City IPA
Roughtail Brewing Co.

RB transfer

 

Clear light copper color with a respectable and lasting white head with some nice lacing.
The aroma is mild, hints of citrus, pine and light caramel malt.
The taste is grapefruit, tangerine, bread, pine and a hint of caramel. The finish is dry with citrus zest and pine resin, moderate bitterness.
The body is medium, good carbonation, actually pretty smooth and very drinkable.
Altogether, this is a pretty decent west coast style IPA, tasty and refreshing, should go well with barbecue and hearty fare, well done.

CAN:

C+ / ABOVE AVERAGE

12oz can received in a shipment from Beer Drop. No freshness date on the can.

Poured into a can style glass, this was a hazy orange-amber color, with a big, creamy looking, bone-white head that had considerable staying power. Lots of lace.

Aroma was of grapefruity hops and wet cardboard. Seems like there's a decent amount of oxidation here.

Flavor is more promising than the nose. There's the grapefruti happiness noted in the nose, along with flavors more along the lines of stone fruit. Still, there's that wet cardboard thing in the background that keeps reminding you that you're drinking a flawed beer. Finish is surprisingly soft for something that is supposed to be reminiscent of a West Coast style IPA.

Medium bodied, with a slightly resiny mouthfeel.

Definitely a flawed beer. Were it not for the spoilage, I'd probably be really enjoying this. It has elements to it that make you think it might be great, but sadly that's not what is in this can. I might try it again were I to come across it under different circumstances.

Nice looking beer. Hazy gold, large white head that persisted well and left some nice lace.
Aroma of fruit and sweet malt.
Taste of fruit, bread, and late in the taste some pine.
Dry, minimally bitter.

Pours a chill-hazed gold with 2+ fingers of eggshell colored head. Nice head retention & lacing

S: Passion fruit, melons, Kiwi Fruit, white grape skins

T: Dryness, cakeyness, grassy bitterness, tangerine & green melon & a little pine. Pine opens up a bit more once this beer is warm, some cakey notes, grassyness, & a touch of pomelo. Finishes dry with pineyness, limes & woody hops, just a little breadyness fighting through along with mineral hoppyness

MF: Medium body, restrained carbonation, nice balance

A solid very drinkable IPA from these guys, no surprise

 

Cloudy gold,orange appearance with a lasting white head.
Medium carbonation with a close to medium body.
Aroma is bitter hops,mild citrus with equally mild malt and plenty of pine resin.
Taste is almost identical to aroma with just a touch of sweetness.
Im not a fan of ipas but this was very good