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From backlog. (As Nudie’s Honkey Tonk West Coast IPA) Straight from The Can, at Johnny Cash’s Bar and BBQ, Nashville, Tn. Malts, hops, yeast, pine, some bitterness.

5.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

12 oz. can from Fresh Market in Brentwood, TN. Pours a hazy gold color with a large, thick off white head and excellent retention. Good lacing. Hoppy aroma, as expected. Hoppy taste too, with low, soft grapefruit bitterness in the finish. Much less aggressive than I expected for 100 IBUs (per my can). Tastes more like a pale ale. Medium carbonation and body. The 6.5% ABV is well hidden.

7.2

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

From a 12 oz can. Pours a clear copper with an off white head. Aromas of dank hay. Flavors are bitter pine.

6.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Draft at Urban Grub, Nashville. Pours hazy pale gold with a white head. Aroma of citrus, tropical fruit. Taste is citrus, tropical fruit, caramel notes, pine. Good.

6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5

Very dull West Coast IPA, more focused on caramel and toasty malts than presenting much of a hop presence. Mild orange and lemon notes lead to a modest, clingy bitterness on the fade, but buttered caramel steals the show, with a wet grain undertone and a slight metallic bite. Pours a pretty gold with a lasting white head and good lacing. Nose offers caramel, butter, and pine. Creamy feel's nice, but does nothing for the overall malt-heavy presentation. Pass.

6.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Can sample at a tasting at troubles' place. Thanks troubles. Hazy golden, white head. Citric hops aroma, slightly stale. Sweetish flavor with malt, a bit of caramel, and a bitter hops finish, slightly stale. Medium-bodied.

5.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Can from Craft Brewed. Pours an orangish gold with a finger of foam that lingers. Grainy nose, light citrus, caramel. Clean and crisp, caramel sweetness. Citrus , overripe orange, some bubblegum. Too much caramel to really be a true west coast IPA. Was left wanting more bitterness and less sweetness.

6.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

On tap at Pepperfire. Pours a clear copper orange with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a bit of grass and pine with sweet grains supporting. Flavor has a decent amount of pine and earthy citrus with grains backing.

7.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Pours a clear orange-amber color with a medium thin off-white head that recedes steadily to an outer ring. Stringy lacing. Aroma of citrus, herbal hops and malt. Medium body with flavors of floral hops, tropical fruit and malt. The finish is mildly bitter with a citrusy hop aftertaste. Decent overall.

7.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Can courtesy of SpringLicker, thanks! hazy golden color huge white head that settles to leave solid lacing. Aroma of tropical fruit candy. Taste is bitter fruit, dry finish. Tasty.