ICA (India Cream Ale)
Newburgh Brewing Company
- From:
- Newburgh Brewing Company
- New York, United States
- Style:
- Cream Ale
- ABV:
- 6.3%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.81 | pDev: 7.61%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 20, 2016
- Added:
- Mar 25, 2014
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 3
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
We do so love our Cream Ale... but over the last 2 years, we've also grown to love that green bittering plant known as the hop. And so, we've decided to marry the two with our newest beer: Newburgh ICA, our "India Cream Ale" (why not?) The hop profile on this beer completely sets it apart from our other hoppy offerings. Dry-hopped with generous amounts of Sorachi Ace, Apollo, Glacier, and Brewer’s Gold, the result is something wholly unique. And at an ABV of 6.3%, it puts it right in line with more traditional IPA offerings. Doubled Up on the Cream... Hopped like an IPA... Newburgh ICA!!
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Reviewed by metter98 from New York
3.83/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.83/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A: The beer is very hazy dark golden yellow in color and has a moderate amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a finger high white head that died down, leaving a thin layer of bubbles covering the surface, a thin collar around the edge, and lots of lacing down the sides of the glass.
S: Moderate aromas of spicy hops are present in the nose along with notes of piney hops and hints with hints of biscuit malts.
T: The taste follows the smell and has flavors of spicy and piney hops along with notes of biscuit malts and hints of apricots. There is a light to moderate amount of bitterness.
M: It feels medium-bodied and somewhat smooth on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This beer is very unique and does a good job at blending the smoothness from a cream ale with the hop aromas and flavors from an IPA. There isn't that much bitterness, and it seems that the underlying heavy malt bill used to create the cream ale lessened some of the effects of the hops with regards to the bitterness.
Serving type: growler
May 01, 2015S: Moderate aromas of spicy hops are present in the nose along with notes of piney hops and hints with hints of biscuit malts.
T: The taste follows the smell and has flavors of spicy and piney hops along with notes of biscuit malts and hints of apricots. There is a light to moderate amount of bitterness.
M: It feels medium-bodied and somewhat smooth on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This beer is very unique and does a good job at blending the smoothness from a cream ale with the hop aromas and flavors from an IPA. There isn't that much bitterness, and it seems that the underlying heavy malt bill used to create the cream ale lessened some of the effects of the hops with regards to the bitterness.
Serving type: growler
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