Carrot Wheat IPA
Whistle Stop Restaurant & Woodman Brewery
- From:
- Whistle Stop Restaurant & Woodman Brewery
- Wisconsin, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.47 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Apr 05, 2012
- Added:
- Apr 05, 2012
- Wants:
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- Gots:
- 0
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Reviewed by WastingFreetime from Wisconsin
3.47/5 rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.47/5 rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Reviewed from session notes.
This is a wheat IPA that was made with the majority of the bitterness coming from the brewer's homegrown carrots, pureed up into the mash. The rest of the bittering comes from Hallertau hops.
A. Hazy murky golden orange with no real head to speak of.
S. Smells like a carrot cake and orange peel. Also there are garnish level tones of ginger and cinnamon spice in there as well.
T. Significantly drier than the aroma had led me to believe...I taste dry bitter carrot peels and a faintly tangy, musty earthen heavy bitterness in the extended finish. Some of the noble hop spicing hangs around in the palate from about midsip onwards as well. It goes without saying that there is also a large cooked carrot vegetal flavor component from the carrots as well, and this the least pleasing part of the flavor for my particular palate.
M. Medium wheaty body and carbonation...nice extended bitter finish.
Apparently the sugars of a carrot puree in the mash actually do convert if you have a hungry enough yeast. I don't know why I was so surprised to learn (and taste) this. The bitterness that comes from the carrots is different (and intense) enough to set this beer apart from the same old same old boring beers on the market, and while I found myself drawn in by the innovative use of the carrot's bitter properties, I was also repelled somewhat by the cooked vegetable aspect. This beer truly fits the metaphor of the double-edged sword.
Apr 05, 2012This is a wheat IPA that was made with the majority of the bitterness coming from the brewer's homegrown carrots, pureed up into the mash. The rest of the bittering comes from Hallertau hops.
A. Hazy murky golden orange with no real head to speak of.
S. Smells like a carrot cake and orange peel. Also there are garnish level tones of ginger and cinnamon spice in there as well.
T. Significantly drier than the aroma had led me to believe...I taste dry bitter carrot peels and a faintly tangy, musty earthen heavy bitterness in the extended finish. Some of the noble hop spicing hangs around in the palate from about midsip onwards as well. It goes without saying that there is also a large cooked carrot vegetal flavor component from the carrots as well, and this the least pleasing part of the flavor for my particular palate.
M. Medium wheaty body and carbonation...nice extended bitter finish.
Apparently the sugars of a carrot puree in the mash actually do convert if you have a hungry enough yeast. I don't know why I was so surprised to learn (and taste) this. The bitterness that comes from the carrots is different (and intense) enough to set this beer apart from the same old same old boring beers on the market, and while I found myself drawn in by the innovative use of the carrot's bitter properties, I was also repelled somewhat by the cooked vegetable aspect. This beer truly fits the metaphor of the double-edged sword.
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