Lost Cougar IPA
Roaring Brook Brewing

This was poured into a sample glass. The appearance was a hazy bronzed orange color with a one finger slim white foamy head that quickly dissipated. Light clingy slightly foamy lacing glosses along the sides of the glass in a messy way. The smell started off with sweet lemon hops. Light grassiness pervades and lets in extra slight citrusy notes. The bitterness comes from a light underscore of pine. The taste was mainly sweet throughout and had a nice bitterness underneath through the pine. The lemon shows a light sugary aspect to it, but nothing overly done. There’s a light sweet lemon aftertaste leading into a wet sweet lemon finish. On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a decent sessionable aspect to it. The carbonation seemed good for the style and allowed a nice bitterness from the pine aspect to become the harshness over the tongue. Overall, it hit all of the aspects of an AIPA. Its just a bit sweeter than other AIPA’s. Just realize, its the lemon drop hops that did that. Its different. I say, this could be a nice "dessert IPA."

 

 

 

 

 

Not too hoppy and packs a punch!! Pleasant evergreen like aftertaste.

 

Growler purchased at Woodstock Hops & Barley poured into a snifter tasting glass.

A= Amber with a slight haze, lots of small bubbles rising into a thick and fairly creamy head that slowly settles to a thin layer and ring around the glass, nice clingy lacing sticks to the glass.

S= Get citrus hops up front from addition of Lemondrop and Citra, bit of malty sweetness in the background.

T= Lots of citrus flavor and a good amount of bitterness, a bit of sweet malt balances out the bitterness and gives the beer a rich flavor.

M=Medium body with moderate carbonation.

O= Good citrus forward IPA with great aroma and citrus flavors that do not overpower the malts.