Moar IPA
Bent Brewstillery

 

2015 Notes:
This one is called a Historical India Pale Ale, a designation I didn't see on that bomber label. I thought it was a Scotch Ale, explaining the fellow in the illustration. Brewed and bottled by Bent Brewstillery, Roseville, MN. Alc: 4.7% ABV, IBU: 47.

appearance: clear and golden hued, long lasting, lace-leaving white head. Nice.

Aroma: Hoppy nose, floral and spicy. Some mild fruity esters, too.

Taste: Lots of citrus zest exploding on the palate from first sip. Nicely spicy, warming the palate, the citrus notes rising and expanding, bitterness flowing and growing. Lean, crisp and clean, light bodied, with never-ending and much-appreciated hop presence.

12oz can. Poured out a clear, golden amber color with a small, white head of foam. It smelled of toasted caramel, pine and citrus. It tasted of sweet citrus, pine and a very malty finish.

Pours a hazy reddish-amber colour. Smells like caramel malts, bready malts, spiced hops, and pine resin-hops. Tastes much hoppier than the smell, slight malt tastes upfront, earthy, pine-y hops, light pine resin bitterness, juicy, heavy hop, and the hops linger a bit.

This beer pours a deep amber with a medium head and lots of carbonation. The aroma starts with a heady whiff of cleaning products, and then sweaty socks, orange juice, and some red malts. The flavor leads with sweet red malts, cinnamon, pine, plums, dried oats, and a dusky dark bitterness. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, with big, aggressive carbonation. Overall I would call this a nice red ale - but not an IPA - and certainly not a "Scottish IPA" whatever that is. The aroma is not very pleasant, and the carb is much to strong, but the flavor has some pleasant contrasts.