Spot On IPA
Reuben's Brews

had at Mahoney's Public House yesterday. Pours a light clear golden color with very little aroma, but a nice white head. A nice taste of light grains and citrus with some sweetness. Quite good. 50 IBUs Rated 1-12-2024

 

12oz can (packaged 12/21/2023) into a tulip. Pours a clear golden color with a clean, frothy white head.

Aroma is classic West Coast IPA—tropical fruits, citrus, pineapple. If I had to guess I would say Simcoe is involved.

Taste follows nose. Pale neutral malt with a subtle sweetness balanced by the alpha acids in the hops. Pretty high IBUs here. More tropical fruits along with a slight graininess. Almost has that lively, “green” quality you get with some fresh-hop beers.

Mouthfeel is medium bodied, very drinkable. Crisp finish. Hops leave a bit of a tingle on the insides of my lips and tongue, like spicy food.

Overall a solid, well made IPA. Not bad for a somewhat random choice at the local market.

A very sweet smelling ipa almost like pineapple. Good balance of malty and hoppy. Not to bitter and a crisp clean finish. I would buy this again.

 

Pint at the Westside Taphouse in West Salem Oregon.
$7.00.
Pours a darker gold..orange ?. small off white head. Lovely lace.
Aroma light citrus . tangerine, clementines, so.e sweet lime.
Taste, very mellow yet very tasty.
Mouth feel is smooth..yet never sticky.
A very nice early summer beer.

Attractive clear amber brew with abundant foam in the Hopleaf goblet. Pleasant aroma of tangerine with a hint of grapefruit in the nose. Clean and fruity taste with moderate bitterness. Some malty sweetness to start and a lively bit of acidity, but still mellow overall. Some green melon flavors and a citrus finish. HIghly sippable robustly hopped brew. From the 12 oz can purchased at Elizabeth Station. Date illegible.

 

12oz can purchased at Huckleberry's, in Spokane, WA, for $1.99. It had a canning date on it, but I forgot to reference it when I initially reviewed it, and now the can is in a recycling bin at my friends' house up the hill.

Poured into a can glass, this was a chill-hazed dark golden amber color. Modest, off-white head. Thin, streaky lace.

Tropical fruit-like hop notes in the nose. Slightly crackery malt aroma.

Fruity, like in the nose, up front, with a peppery bitterness in the background.

Light-to-medium bodied, with a slightly crisp mouth feel.

A nice but not stunningly so example of a PNW juicy IPA. It's good enough to have a second one if handy while not being something I'd recommend going to much work to track down.