Pacific Waves
Ornery Beer Company

 

At the brewpub in Fairfax, VA; fresh, well balanced, frothy

 

 

 

At brewery:
Orange-amber and fairly cloudy, the near white cap sticks in a couple ways.

The feel is fairly soft with a delicate carbonation. The back end has a mixed feel/flavor of orange juice+toothpaste that grates me personally.

Until that point, though, there’s a decent mixed of medium light toasted malt and grapefruit pith classic 3C flavors. The nose had this, though it had a decent bit of the pulp included.

So this is a solid beer, and fans of the west coast style will probably enjoy it. By those standards I’d say it’s moderately bitter, but also brings a slightly more full, softer feel.

Mixed review overall fir me, much to like, but it didn’t come all the way through to the end.

 

 

Pours a nice amber color with a generous head and lacing
Aroma had generous malt hints
The taste follows the nose with a malt forward flavor
A medium bodied well carbonated beer
A good IPA

 

 

tap at the brewery

Pours a clear amber orange, ring of white for a head.

Smells of biscuit malts, piney and citrus hops. Bit of honey richness.

Rich honey biscuit malt flavor is topped with a range of hops from grapefruit, fruity floral, and piney. Good balance.

Medium body with a fizzy carbonation on the tongue.

Pretty good IPA. Not going to stand out in this over-saturated style, but if you're there and looking for an IPA, there's little to complain about.