Scale Tipper IPA
Bosque Brewing Co.

 

 

The beer pours an opaque golden amber with good head retention and lot's of sticky lacing all around. The nose is equally impressive, as I pick up sawdust, onion, fresh apple and underlying tropical fruit. There's a noticeable dank component as well in what smells like a pretty serious ipa. The flavor profile replicates the nose, with a long, pretty dry, noticeably bitter finish. There's some malty sweetness in the mid palate, but it's nicely balanced by the noticeable bitterness on the finish. There's some heat from alcohol as well, which surprised me given the modest 6.5% abv. It mars the beers drinkability just a bit in this otherwise very impressive IPA.

The label indicates this beer won the 2014 and 2015 NMIPA challenge, and I can see why. Very nice and impressive ipa.

From a 16oz can. No date.

It is a slightly cloudy, burnt orange with a big soapy, egg white head. Pretty decent retention with a small amount of foam on top the entire time.

It smells a bit like berries and peach on top of mango and piney sap backdrop with a bit of dankness and caramel sweet malts.

Pretty much tastes like it smells. Some passion fruit like sweetness with a malty base that is just barely held in check with some pithy green pine and grass. A little bit of musty mango, grapefruit, peach, and some pineapple too. Fairly bitter on the finish.

A pretty drying beer. Leaves a very cotton mouth like feel. Kind of surprising for the level of bitterness. Body is maybe a touch light, and the carbonation is a touch on the lower side because it has a slightly flat feel.

Overall, a very enjoyable ipa that provides more bitterness than expected.

Nice hazy highly carbonated and a small but thick and creamy head. A strong hoppy aroma that’s different. Hops give a unique taste that’s smooth and has a bitterness that’s different. Mouthfeel is thick and creamy like the head. Overall it’s a good brew with comparatively unique character. On draft at Bosque Brewing Las Cruces.

 

 

Really great beer that stands up with the trilliums and tree houses in New England where I live. Hazy and juicy looking in the glass. Nose smells like zest and candy with a taste that emphasizes hop flavor without a ton of bitterness

On draft at the brewery. This is great, one of the best west coast ipas ive had. Very smooth on the body, lighter malt content but very present, lower end on the bitterness spectrum. All complimented by a sweet dry hop aroma and flavor. well done

 

 

A solid APA that was shared with me at Parish's Opus Vert release. A solid hoppy American Pale Ale with a good nose and medium hop bite on the palate. I was glad I got to try this.

 

Clear, vibrant copper-orange color with two fingers of dense near-white head and strong lacing. Powerful aroma of citrus and pine with some mango behind. Interesting taste, with almost a pine-nut thing going on up front, and some creaminess to the texture, before giving way to an orange and pine taste that follows the nose and then a dry and bitter lingering aftertaste. In addition to that quick hit of creaminess up front, there's also a prickliness to the mouthfeel. A new spin on a old-school IPA.

Thanks, Majin. Pours clear pale amber with a quarter-inch of slowly dissipating foam. The nose is pleasingly tropical, juicy, and slightly plastic. There's a trace malt character to the aroma that brings out the fruitier qualities in the new-school hop bill. Smells good - aside from that cellophane, plastic character. The palate is nicely rounded, bringing plenty of juicy hop character that's balanced by a lightly sweet, gently caramelized malt backbone. Bitterness is pretty gentle here, and the finish doesn't outstay its welcome, though it does give the beer a suggestion of sweetness.

 

 

 

What an amazing brew from an outstanding company. Floral, citrusy, and piney notes on the nose. Clean, smooth, substantial mouthfeel that is satisfying and delicious and finishes well. Love this one.