Fourplay - Batch #4
Stoudts Brewing Co.

 

Undated bottle at 40 degrees into standard pint glass
Aroma citrusy hops
Head large (5.5 cm), white, frothy, slowly diminishing to 3 mm layer
Lacing OK – wide partial rings of mostly tiny bubbles
Body medium orange, hazy
Flavor begins with light piney hoppiness, unfortunately short lived; no malt, no alcohol, no diacetyl
Palate light to medium, watery, lively carbonation

Appearance 4, Aroma 3.75, Flavor 4, Palate 3.5, Overall 3.8125. Final weighted score: 3.8625.
Another unremarkable IPA.

 

 

 

12 ounce bottle into pint glass, best before 7/15/2014. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy deep orange/copper color with a 2 finger dense and rocky light khaki head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of lemon zest, lime, orange zest, herbal, floral, grass, light mint, light caramel, bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/earthy hops and moderate malt sweetness; with solid strength. Taste of lemon zest, lime, orange peel, grapefruit, pine, herbal, floral, grass, light mint, light caramel, bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Good amount of pine/grassy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of lemon zest, lime, orange peel, grapefruit, pine, light mint, light caramel, and floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity and robustness of bright citrus/earthy hops with moderate malt sweetness; with a crisp malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, crisp, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a very good IPA. Good complexity and balance of bright citrus/earthy hops and moderate malt sweetness; and very smooth and crisp to drink. A nicely enjoyable offering.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beautiful copper amber color with an billowing off white cream head looks like a doughnut floating on top of the beer. First sip where are the hops, it's maltier than any IPA I've ever had it's best by date is 6/2014. Aroma, where are the hops it smells like caramel/biscuit malt tart mild grapefruit in the background. Flavor is such a dumbed down hop flavor, really I love Stoudts and the DIPA has always been a winner but this is below par fort them their helles, hefeweizen, and pils are world class this is just lacking in so many ways. Mouthfeel carbonation is solid I can't complain but there's no hop resins just a bit of residual hop bitterness that tastes more like hop pellets than anything else. Overall go back to the drawing board please.