Eagle Trail IPA
Ellicottville Brewing Co.

Eagle Trail IPAEagle Trail IPA
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From:
Ellicottville Brewing Co.
 
New York, United States
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
7%
Score:
82
Avg:
3.51 | pDev: 11.11%
Reviews:
5
Ratings:
21
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 08, 2015
Added:
Nov 08, 2012
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  3
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Ratings by Dirtinabottle:
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Rated by Dirtinabottle from New York

3.75/5  rDev +6.8%

Feb 26, 2013
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Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York

2.6/5  rDev -25.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.5
On tap at Acme Bar and Pizza in Rochester, NY.

This pours a fairly dark brown for an IPA, with a small head, and a lot of lacing.

Smells super caramelly and sweet, with not much in the way of hop aroma, maybe some pine.

This is just a super poorly done IPA. It tastes sweet and under attenuated, super caramelly and candied, with very little that would actually scream IPA. As meh as it gets.

This is medium bodied, with a sweet and sickly mouthfeel, not drinkable at all.

Ugh.
Dec 08, 2015
 
Rated: 3 by ejimhof from Pennsylvania

Oct 14, 2015
 
Rated: 3.56 by TheBeerdedCharmer from Pennsylvania

Sep 14, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by SonictheBeerhog from New York

Sep 14, 2015
 
Rated: 3.73 by tdm168 from Pennsylvania

Aug 23, 2015
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Reviewed by KomodoDragon from Virginia

3.93/5  rDev +12%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
Color is harvest gold, lots of activity and a resilient off white head. Decent lacing. Looking good.

I pick up some peach, some pine in the nose.

Sweetness up front. burnt orange perhaps. Some sourness - like licking a kiwi. Creaminess and some ending herbal spice in the back of the throat.

Some bitterness lingering, and there is some heaviness in the finish. Too carbonated for my liking.

An IPA with some bite. I do wish there was either more crispness or totally creamy smooth instead of in between, but well crafted and refreshing.
Aug 05, 2015
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Reviewed by FriedSlug from North Carolina

3.73/5  rDev +6.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Very reddish copper colored pour with a light tan had. Smells malty and slightly of citrus but overall not a huge aroma. Tastes very malty and less like citrus but it has the slight taste of a peach with some age on it. Slightly over carbonated with a lingering bitterness on the tongue after the swallow.
Aug 05, 2015
 
Rated: 2.77 by bluntedboywonder from New York

Jul 28, 2015
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Reviewed by Kendo from New York

3.77/5  rDev +7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Note: The bottle says the ABV is 8%, not the 7% that's currently listed here on BA. . . .

A: Poured from the bottle into a Piraat tulip/snifter-type glass. Body is coppery-amber, with more reddish hues when backlit. Half-finger ivory head on top.

S: Juicy hops and caramel malt, nicely balanced. Some citrus, some pine and some tropical fruit. Also something that seems just a little bit "off" - reminds me of some type of hard candy.

T: First impression is the mouthfeel - this is thicker and maltier than expected. Good base of caramel malt and brown sugar or candied sugar is followed by modest hops - I expected them to be more pronounced, to be honest. Hops are somewhat piney, and taste of generic tropical fruits as well. Lingering modestly bitter pine at the finish. Bottle says it's hopped with Apollo hops, a hop I'm not familiar with. I expected more bitterness though.

M: Pretty thick and slick - closer to full-bodied than medium-. Carbonation is there, but loses out to the thickness of the body.

O: Good. Like a thick Imperial Red IPA, really, more akin to the Nugget Nectars of the world than your standard American IPA.
Jul 18, 2015
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Rated by TheBeerMaster1 from New York

3.13/5  rDev -10.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
8% abv. Seemed a little heavier than I anticipated. Buttery, citrus-y and some bitter with a pale ale like finish.
Jun 27, 2015
 
Rated: 3.56 by vermilcj from Ohio

Jun 16, 2015
 
Rated: 3.92 by jpd026 from New York

Jun 09, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by ejh06752 from New York

Jun 08, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by dbauer78 from Pennsylvania

Sep 13, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by heerboth from Pennsylvania

Sep 11, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Weavagra from Pennsylvania

Sep 08, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by schnell from Ohio

Jul 16, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by clfrost from Pennsylvania

Oct 30, 2013
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Reviewed by oberon from North Carolina

3.86/5  rDev +10%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Came to the table in a nonic a clear rich lighter amber with a half finger lacey slightly off white head atop.Fruity hops in the nose,not to sharp with some biscuit malt and faint alcohol as well.Flavors are more of fruity hops than sharp bitterness with lingering herbal notes,somewhat sweet underneath but the hops win out.A solid ipa,it seemed a little bigger than it was.
Sep 23, 2013
Eagle Trail IPA from Ellicottville Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 82 out of 100 with 21 ratings