Adaptation Ale: Batch 4
Roughtail Brewing Co.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Holy shit, this is one delicious American IPA. The color is a little darker than a lager with just some hints of orange. The white head dissipated quickly. The smell is the only single item I have ever ranked a perfect 5.0 on this app (with 160 beers ranked and growing). Lemon, orange, mango, grapefruit, and hints of pines are all in there. The taste explodes in your mouth with surprisingly little bitterness. More of the same fruits and pines going on in the taste. Just an outstanding beer!!!

 

 

Pours a hazed gold with on finger of eggshell colored head. Stellar lacing & good head retention

S: Grapefruit & lemon, some breadyness once warm

T: Follows the nose, some breadyness, very juicy, plus a little pineyness up front. Some mango, a little pineapple & more grapefruit as this warms. Finishes with grapefruit, pineapple & mango, some dryness

MF: Medium body, slight carbonation, nice balance

Drinks easy, another hoppy gem from these guys! Get it if you can. Roughtail needs to do a better job of telling me which batch I am getting though...

While I'd like it to be a little hoppier, it was still juicy at the same time, if that makes sense. Still one of the better IPAs I've found out here. Good stuff. Canned on 5/17, so I know it was fresh.