606 India Pale Ale

Bottle from Big Ridge Liquor Store, Surrey
Beautiful amber color, with copper and red reflex; small head. The aroma is not fascinating: candy cotton and vegetables; we have some fermentation problem here. Quite dry mouthfeel, with just strong caramel flavor and light toffee; very strong bitterness, with much dry resins, but just subdued hop qualities. Not bad, but sub-par.

Brown bottle, 355 ml, gift from Karl Probst (danke!), savoured on January 11 2011; eye: caramel with an orangey hue, lightly hazy, light effervescence, ring of creamy beige head, light lacing; nose: resinous hops, pine, grapefruit, light orange; mouth: resinous hops, lots of astringency, pine, light orange, quite-dry finale in resinous hops, medium-full body, good carbonation, rather bitter, slightly sweet, lots of astringency, foamy texture; overall: better than expected FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 355 ml, cadeau de Karl Probst (danke!), savourée le 11 janvier 2011; œil : caramel avec une teinte orangée, légèrement voilée, légère effervescence, anneau de mousse crémeuse beige, légère dentelle; nez : houblon résineux, pin, pamplemousse, léger orange; bouche : houblon résineux, beaucoup d’astringence, pin, léger orange, finale très sèche en houblon résineux, corps moyen-corsé, bonne carbonatation, plutôt amère, très légèrement sucrée, assez astringente, texture mousseuse; en résumé : meilleure que mes attentes

Sampled at GCBF '10, pours hazy golden. Aroma of hops and too much malt to balance. This comes through in the flavour that is caramel malt dominated, with light hops in the backbone.

Bottle (courtesy of joss!): A bit hazy, copper coloured, huge persistent beige head; very aromatic, a bit perfumed, hoppy nose with a solid caramelly background and hidden fruity traces; moderate to solid bitter-sweet flavour, creamy MF, medium bodied; sourish sweetish-fruity finish with a hoppy "tail". Very drinkable, not too perfect.........

Huge dense head, between cream--colour and mango over reddish-brown/amber beer. Very nice nose of exotic fruit, hops with touches of mango, lytchee, grapefruit. Some cookey malts playing hide-and-seek behind. Hoppy, sourish-bitterish taste, just overclashing a cakey sweet-matly underbuild. Less fruity than the nose, if still quite nice. Grapey, bitter(ish) oranges, some lytchee left. On the reverse side of the coin, the finish is metallic-bitter, much more crude. Not really full-bodied, bit mineral water quality. The nose is fantastic. The rest OK to more than OK. Danke, joss

Bottle. Tropical fruit aroma (mangoes, peaches) Dark amber with a nice creamy tanned head. Light smoked, earthy, roasted notes, light body,edgy bitter hop notes. Woodsmoke retronasal.

Cloudy amber colour. Piney, woody notes with bright citrus and melon overtone....yuzu! Full body...bit too much carbo. Woodiness dominates, with bright fruit notes subjigated. Earthy malts back it up, with a footy yeast hint. Finishes bitter and woody. It’s ok.

Chestnut color. Caramel malt, citrusy nose. Hops are too subdued. Mouth is malty with caramel and grapefruit, but almost no bitterness. Malty half assed finish. Not offensive, but poorly executed for the style.