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Able Seedhouse + Brewery

 

draught
Medium golden orange appearance. A sweet spiced aroma, with a good amount of malt, to round out the smell. Quite enjoyable, slight citrus peel and spiced hop bite, up front. Moderate, medium malt base. The citrus peel bite lasts for awhile, and finishes off the experience.

IBU: 46

 

On-tap at Able Seedhouse + Brewery, Minneapolis, MN

A: The beer is crystal clear yellow in color and has a light amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a short white head that left lacing on the surface and down the sides of the glass.
S: Moderate aromas of citrusy hops are present in the nose.
T: Similar to the smell, flavors of orange citrus are present in the taste along with a bit of floral hops. there is a light to moderate amount of bitterness.
M: It feels light- to medium-bodied and crisp on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This is an easy drinking IPA that is very sessionable. I would have no problem drinking more than one of these in a single sitting.

Serving type: on-tap

 

 

 

On tap, pours a crystal clear light gold. Dense white head leaves lots of lacing. Nose kind of muted, but has floral and citrus hops. Taste follows but bolder. Feel a little light for the ABV. Solid West Coast IPA.

 

 

 

 

Great balance of juicy, dank hoppy, and bitter.

Poured from a 12oz can into glass. Can notes, "JUICY, DANK, NORTHEAST-Y". The latter attribute refers to the section of Minneapolis (Northeast) where Able is located.
Clear dark amber body, Slightly off white head, dissipating to a ring. Some lacing.
Pungent hop aroma (tropical and citrus) and sweet malt.
Taste follows nose, is dank, and moderately bitter.
Moderate mouth feel, with a little stickiness.
I think the 'JUICY' has more to do with the mouthfeel, and the 'DANK' is in the taste. A solid IPA for sure, if one is searching for a hoppy brew with some bitterness.

 

Pours deep gold. Foamy, short, white head that fades slowly with good lacing.

Smells melon, tropical, grapefruit, light floral, lightly fruity and light dank.

Tastes light bready malt, grapefruit, Tropical, melon, citrus peel and earthy bitterness. Finish is dry with a bitter citrus peel and earthy linger. Medium body and lightly fizzy, medium carbonation.

 

Nice, basic IPA. Copper color, lightntan head. Pine and citrus hop aromas, plus a nice malt aroma. Taste is piney, resiny hops, some citrus, and the malt backbone is really present. Nice effort by Able.

Tawny copper colored body. Thin off white head. Sparse lace. Nice tropical aroma of pineapple and mango A little lemon zest and some light caramel. Bold flavors of hop goodness, but not necessarily torpical...or piney. Not citric in particular either. Unique flavors. I think the El Dorado shines through more than the Azacca and FF. I get bold flavors of stone fruit and to a lesser degree, grass. I really like this IPA flavor profile because it stands out and is distinctive. Body is smooth and carbonation is restrained just enough....it still has some nice scrubbing qualities as a palate cleanser if need be. Nice beer.

Fruity aroma with passion fruit, blueberries, and melons. That combines with an impressive floral aroma to create a great smelling IPA.

Carbonation and body are about perfect for the style.

Flavor is enjoyable as well. Toffee like english IPA maltiness gives some balance to a nice bitterness. Hops on the taste include the fruitness but more pine now that pure floral notes.

Has a fair amount of bitterness which in today's IPA world is getting more and more unique.

Solid IPA that I'd pick up on occasion for a changeup.