Flower Power India Pale Ale | Ithaca Beer Company
Brewed by:
Ithaca Beer Company
New York, United States
ithacabeer.com
Style: American IPA
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 7.50%
Availability: Year-round
Notes / Commercial Description:
Enjoy the clover honey hue and tropical nose. Simultaneously punchy and soothing with a big body and a finish that boasts pineapple and grapefruit. Flower Power is hopped and dry-hopped five different times throughout the brewing and fermentation process.
Added by Todd on 09-17-2002
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Ratings: 5,258 | Reviews: 1,286
3.89/5 rDev -6.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
No canned on date. I can tell it was once hoppy by the lingering ibus but given the lack of hop aroma all together I presume this is quite old.
Not sure how I try this fresh though since they don't (or at least not legibly) date their shit.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
No canned on date. I can tell it was once hoppy by the lingering ibus but given the lack of hop aroma all together I presume this is quite old.
Not sure how I try this fresh though since they don't (or at least not legibly) date their shit.
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4.16/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.13/5 rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
3.91/5 rDev -6.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
The appearance is a clear light golden body with a one finger off-white head with light slowly moving streams of carbonation seen rising. The smell has a nice floral hoppiness along with a bit of grassiness, citrus and pine that combines very nicely. The taste took those flavors and added a bit of back punch of malt as the beer warmed. On the palate, its about a light sort of body and slightly spritzy with an acceptable amount of harshness on the tongue due to the style, it had a dry and bitter finish. Overall, for the most part, this is good for me and good for the style.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
The appearance is a clear light golden body with a one finger off-white head with light slowly moving streams of carbonation seen rising. The smell has a nice floral hoppiness along with a bit of grassiness, citrus and pine that combines very nicely. The taste took those flavors and added a bit of back punch of malt as the beer warmed. On the palate, its about a light sort of body and slightly spritzy with an acceptable amount of harshness on the tongue due to the style, it had a dry and bitter finish. Overall, for the most part, this is good for me and good for the style.
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4.19/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
3.75/5 rDev -10.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
4.18/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
To think they were making and selling an IPA like this since 2004 in the Northeast is pretty mind blowing.
It is floral, piney, grapefruity and has decent malt backbone. Very much so like the classic Midwest style of IPAs. It is delicious break from the OJ style IPAs of northeast today.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
To think they were making and selling an IPA like this since 2004 in the Northeast is pretty mind blowing.
It is floral, piney, grapefruity and has decent malt backbone. Very much so like the classic Midwest style of IPAs. It is delicious break from the OJ style IPAs of northeast today.
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3.74/5 rDev -10.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
One pineapple & a loaf of bread.
Two tablespoons of honey & a field of hops.
A twig from a pine tree & a bouquet of tulips.
A dash of white pepper & a dog's kiss on the cheek.
Golden-amber, medium-bodied, & floral, hence its name.
Bitter on the attack & finish;
A bitterness that needs a blue cheese to spar with it.
A bitterness that needs some French fries or kettle chips.
It has a maltiness that summons Upstate's vast western region, full of as much mystery as the City.
The porches, the factories, the small towns, the mountains, and rivers.
The snow, the birds, the universities, the tractors, and the wind.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
One pineapple & a loaf of bread.
Two tablespoons of honey & a field of hops.
A twig from a pine tree & a bouquet of tulips.
A dash of white pepper & a dog's kiss on the cheek.
Golden-amber, medium-bodied, & floral, hence its name.
Bitter on the attack & finish;
A bitterness that needs a blue cheese to spar with it.
A bitterness that needs some French fries or kettle chips.
It has a maltiness that summons Upstate's vast western region, full of as much mystery as the City.
The porches, the factories, the small towns, the mountains, and rivers.
The snow, the birds, the universities, the tractors, and the wind.
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3.7/5 rDev -11.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
4.18/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.66/5 rDev -12.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
4.21/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours slightly hazy golden orange with solid head from can into glass. Smell is floral hops, bread, some sweet malts, and mild pineapple and maybe some other fruit. Taste is the same, with a bit less breadiness. Refreshing feel with minimal dryness. Easy drinking and a solid IPA.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours slightly hazy golden orange with solid head from can into glass. Smell is floral hops, bread, some sweet malts, and mild pineapple and maybe some other fruit. Taste is the same, with a bit less breadiness. Refreshing feel with minimal dryness. Easy drinking and a solid IPA.
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Flower Power India Pale Ale from Ithaca Beer Company
4.17
out of 5
based on 5,258 ratings.
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Serving: Can
Canned: May-5-2017 (though I practically had to use a decoder ring to come to that conclusion)
A:
Pours a clear orange with a little chill haze and a couple fingers of creamy off-white head that pretty well dissipates. Ok retention; some doily-like lacing. (4)
S:
Floral/bitter hops, some light malt character. (4)
T:
Follows the nose. Dried orange rind, perfumes flower bitterness, husky hops, meaty (but light) malt presence. (4)
M:
Medium-minus body with active carbonation and a dry, bitter finish. An easy drinker. (4.25)
O:
This one kind of grew on me as I drank it.
It is pleasing to the eye nose and mouth. Pretty straightforward as far as I can see. Floral and perfumes bitterness, sweet malt center, dry as a bone, drinkable, enjoyable. This one is older than I'd like (but not by much) and I get the impression that the nose may have popped a little more at one point in time, but regardless, this was an enjoyable beer all around. Nice balance, dry, bitter, quenching. Would have it again. (4)
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