IPA
Ozark Beer Co.

Good, relatively smooth ipa. Good mouth feel. Drank straight out of a can

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I got a can of this beer from my good friend and old neighbor from the 'Wego. It poured a clear yellow with thin white head that is leaving a spotty lace. The scent had bitter hop notes. The taste was bitter leaning and followed a true English IPA profile. There was bitter hop with hints of pine and citrus. The mouthfeel was lighter in body with good carbonation. Overall it is a decent beer.

 

 

 

Pours a clear sweet tea color with a finger of white foam. Aroma is citrus, pine, resin, and light dank and peach. It smells rather west-coast IPA style, but the citrus mellows it out a touch. Flavor profile is light orange and mandarin. Pine and resin rebound the sweetness into a more balanced area, with light biscuit and bready malts peeking through. Mouth feel is medium in thickness with a smooth, lightly velvety texture that continues the sweet tea-esque experience. Overall, modest hop notes toned down by quality malts keep this IPA drinking balanced and straightforward. At 5.5% ABV, this beer lands squarely in the 'quality every day IPA' category.

Served in a 12oz snifter from a 12oz can.

 

Canned on 4/12. Poured into nonic.

A: Pours a nice orange color. Half a finger of white head. Beer is transparent.

S: Pungent hop aroma. Very evergreen and woody. Underripe tropical fruit, some stone fruit and a large smattering of grapefruit and lemon peel. Malt notes are very light, with a slight under current of lightly burnt saltine.

T: Would love to try a younger example. Hops are a little faded and kick off a slight bit of "expired IPA". Fairly big bitterness up front that is mostly grapefruit peel and pine sol. Pretty classic West Coast style. This one actually dials the malt down a skosh from the west coast classics and the hop bitterness becomes borderline bracing.

M: Light for the style bordering on thin. There is a slight creaminess that emerges at the end of each sip. Carbonation is very subdued on the palate. Perhaps a trick to keep the beer from being too astringent.

O: Light bodied and hopped to hell and back. I enjoy the lighter take on the style. Most hop heads will, as well. Still, it feels a bit unbalanced. Would be an awesome beer to float the Buffalo with.