Mow Master
Ellicottville Brewing Co.

I wonder if they put ipa on the label nowadays to try to boost sales or if they actually tweaked the recipe enough. Anyways not bad but really glad I didn't get a sixer.

 

 

Poured from a 12 oz bottle into a Dogfish Head tulip

L: Nearly clear light golden pour with 2 fingers of fluffy white head. Solid lacing.

S: Light citrus and grains

T/F: Follows the nose... a bit sweet up front with toasted malts. Light citrusy hop profile... not overly complicated. A little floral/herbal. Modest bitterness. Light bodied and easy drinking.

O: Like the name says... a lawnmower light IPA. Not bad... certainly nothing special. Not one I'd seek out.

 

Bottle dated 3-21-17. Ouch. Nonic pint.

A: pours a hazed yellow-gold with two and a half fingers of fluffy bright white head. Lots of small particulate matter suspended in the beer with a few streams of carbonation flowing up. Pretty decent lacing.

S: very modern hoppy: citrusy, tropical, sweet, tart. Some malt presence lurking behind there. A very tangy citrus - candy like.

T: drier arrival than the nose would suggest, modestly hoppy, some of that tangy hoppiness, then it transitions to a light and satisfying malt, some herbaceous, stemmy, green and floral hops, before ending on a way less bitter finish than the nose portends.

M: solidly midweight with moderate to low carbonation. What bubbles there are feel large on the tongue. Somewhat slick.

O: this is not as light or as crisp as I would like for a true lawnmower beer. But it is a pretty balanced new age American pale ale. Or perhaps golden ale. I'll say it's held up remarkably well for six months old; I can only imagine what that tropical citrus was like new.

I bought this to enjoy after mowing the lawn, and it proved to be light and easy drinking for the occasion. My notes are limited, but it pours an ugly yellow, with limited hops aroma and flavor. Too thin for most occasions, good hops taste, earthy, just could use a higher gravity and an ounce or two more hops.

 

Bottle from Wegmans. I like this. A tasty ale without the hop bitterness of an IPA. Just enough hoppiness to enjoy and refresh. Nice grassy aroma...me likey!

 

 

 

 

 

Not impressed. Light, dry, but no flavor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bottle purchased and drank at Clarence Center Coffee Company in Clarence Center, NY.

Pours a clear gold, with some orange tinges. A small half inch head forms that dissipates quite quickly, leaving behind little splotches of lacing.

Smells slightly weak- a bit of grassy hop aromas, and some grapefruity aromas as well.

This one is pretty tasty, and lives up to its namesake as a lawn mower beer. Slight crackery pilsner malt type flavors, fairly dry, with grassy and herbal hop tastes- almost brings to mind a grassy lawn. Slightly spicy.

Light bodied, crisp and very drinkable- goes down quite easily. A slightly higher than medium amount of carbonation.

Not bad, but slightly boring. A good session ale nonetheless with some definite flavor.

 

 

 

 

 

Pours a bright canary yellow. Golden sunshine yellow. Lemon yellow! It's perfectly yellow and hazy with a fat two fingers of cream colored foam that falls lazy and rocky and leaves a thick cap and lace. Nose is lemon and lemon peel. Grapefruit and the pith. A bit of malt sweetness and a sweet grass in the background. some earthy pine but it is terribly light. perfect balance on the nose. The taste is lovely and ultra light. It has only a bit more substance than the session IPA's. But it's there and it is enough to distinguish it. The lemon is bright and sweet, the grapefruit is pungent and earthy. The pine is lightly in the background where I think pine belongs. The malt is just a bit of substance and this finishes a bit crisp and dry with sweet grass to linger and a bit of malt sweetness with all that grapefruit.

Lovely. Another terrific beer from ellicottville. That's three for three that I have tried. I had a hard time rating this. If this is a session IPA then it is in fact, the best one I have tried. if it is a pale ale it is not the best one I have tried. hmmmm.

 

 

Bottle > Bow-tie Pint

A - Clear straw yellow with half a finger of soapy white head, little lacing.
s - No real potent aroma here, some cracker malt and grass, mild dankness
T - Flavor is good, toasted bread, grass, a little pine, some grapefruit.
M - Clean and to the point. Refreshing beer.
O - Good sessionable beer, medium hoppy flavor thats refreshing and very fresh tasting.