Freestyle #28: Blonde IPA
Oxbow Brewing Company in Newcastle, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
IPA Series Out of Production|
Score
7.31
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Blonde IPA brewed with Centennial, Azacca, Amarillo and Chinook.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft at Pizzeria Paradiso. Poured a hazy pale color with a small off-white head. Aroma was fruity notes, some funk, lemon peel notes. Flavor has some nice light citrus hops, lemondrop, and a touch of sweet malt/grain. Interesting.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Jun 2015
at 02:28
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft. Hazy pale yellow color, white head. Nice funky fruity barnyard aroma. Taste is dusty, peppery overripe citrus. Very tasty.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Jun 2015
at 15:03
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught at the Portland location, 5/17/15
Foamy white head atop a lightly hazy, deep golden-hay colored body. Retention is strong.
Fruity and juicy hops give off a lush beginning to the nose, as very light honey sits in the background, balancing. Moderate acidity, more of a floral and moderately citric quality, is what is left on the end. Even after having only 5 of these guys beers, you just know theyre not ever going to let you down with a resin-bomb or the likes. Even here, with their 6% pale-malted IPA, it’s mostly delicate or at least just full of lively fruits and such. No alcohol or flaws.
The flavor is equally juicy, with bitterness growing but then tapering off on the finish and never beginning to chip at the palate. Soft honey, with a refreshing, zesty carbonation. Perhaps a bit more citrus and juicy fruitiness than even I would like, but it’s difficult to nitpick here.
Foamy white head atop a lightly hazy, deep golden-hay colored body. Retention is strong.
Fruity and juicy hops give off a lush beginning to the nose, as very light honey sits in the background, balancing. Moderate acidity, more of a floral and moderately citric quality, is what is left on the end. Even after having only 5 of these guys beers, you just know theyre not ever going to let you down with a resin-bomb or the likes. Even here, with their 6% pale-malted IPA, it’s mostly delicate or at least just full of lively fruits and such. No alcohol or flaws.
The flavor is equally juicy, with bitterness growing but then tapering off on the finish and never beginning to chip at the palate. Soft honey, with a refreshing, zesty carbonation. Perhaps a bit more citrus and juicy fruitiness than even I would like, but it’s difficult to nitpick here.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 May 2015
at 16:03