Cutaway IPA
Tennessee Brew Works

 

Had "State Park" Cutaway IPA at The Western Spur Restaurant, Pin Oak Lodge, Natchez Trace S.P., Tennessee, poured from 12-oz. bottle, no date found, into unfortunately frosted pilsner glass.

Pours deep, apparently hazy gold with 1-finger of foamy off-white head, with good retention, leaving excellent splotchy rings of etched Belgian lace down the glass. Aroma of floral hops and hop and rye bites, and caramel malt as warms. Begins with moderate carbonation, then sweet malt, soon joined by a nice, balancing hop bite, before a crisp, spicy rye and fruity finish.

The rye adds a lot of flavor to this moderate-ABV IPA.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Had in Diner in Nashville

 

 

No nose. Pours dark and clear. Very average IPA.

 

 

 

 

 

12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, no bottle dating. Pours slightly hazy/cloudy deep orange/amber/light copper color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and rocky off white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice dense soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of grapefruit, orange, peach, apricot, mango, melon, citrus peel/rind, pepper, pine, caramel, spicy rye, toasted biscuit, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/earthy hops and dark/rye/bready malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of grapefruit, orange, peach, apricot, mango, melon, citrus peel/rind, pepper, pine, caramel, spicy rye, toasted biscuit, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, grassy bitterness; and peppery rye spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of grapefruit, orange, peach, apricot, mango, melon, citrus peel/rind, pepper, pine, caramel, spicy rye, toasted biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/earthy hops and dark/rye/bready malt flavors; with a nice malt/bitterness and spicy rye balance; with minimal hop/rye astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness and rye spiciness. Medium carbonation and body; with a smooth, creamy/bready, and sticky/resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol for 6%. Overall this is a nice rye IPA. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/earthy hops and dark/rye/bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the modestly bitter/spicy/resinous/drying finish, not overly aggressive. Very dank/earthy hops, with a balanced malt backbone, and mild residual sweetness. Not sure on age here, I can tell it's at least over 6 months old though. Likely Columbus, Chinook, and Centennial hops. A nicely enjoyable offering, well made style example, and classic hop profile.