Charleville Hoptimistic IPA
Charleville Vineyard & Microbrewery in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, United States 🇺🇸
IPA Regular|
Score
6.83
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Location: 22 oz bottle from Colonial Wine and Spirits, 5/23/11
Aroma: That is a rather sweet nose, like orange candy with some floral and grass notes too
Appearance: A hazy orange-brown colored pour with a creamy beige head and lots of lace
Flavor: Also tastes heavy sweet with lots of orange and citrus, it turns just a touch bitter in the finish
Palate: The body is really smooth and creamy with just a little tingle on the tongue and a dry finish
Overall Impression: Overall, this is a sweet one. If you are a sweet beer fan looking to get into IPAs, this one might be for you, as it does have a little dry/bitterness to the finish that makes it feel (only somewhat) IPA like. (Get ready for this as it is going to be an excellent description): It is kind of like a cross between a cream ale, and an IPA, only if you dropped about 50 orange candy's into the glass. (I told you, brilliant, he said sarcastically.) I'd never even heard of this brewery before I came across this one in the store, but the beer was worth trying, and is hard to score. Post-rate (but still sipping) edit, it got just a touch better as it warmed, bumped the overall from 12 to 13.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
22 oz bottle purchased at The Wine and Cheese Shop in St Louis. Pour is an unfiltered looking golden light orange with a big, three inch well formed off white head. Head falls slowly with nice lacing. Nice looking beer. Aroma is a bright, fresh citrus hoppiness - more orange fruit then peel. Along with the hop is a pleasant toasty malt. Straight forward, clean and nicely balanced nose. Taste is the nose, though the balance is a bit more towards the malt initially. The hops pick up with a drying bitterness in the finish. The aftertaste features a nice mineral earthiness. In the very late aftertaste, there is some dirtiness, though this does not detract much. Palate is medium, unfiltered, a bit on the low side of carbonation though this led a fuller body, which worked for the beer. This is a nice IPA.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Transfer rating. I never realized I rated the wrong beer call hop monster. Pour is a hazy orange with a large white head. Aroma is a strong pine hop followed by a decent grapefruit flesh. Flavor is again pretty good with lots of fresh pine hops and a mild sweet malt in the back round.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bomber courtesy of phaleslu. Thanks! Pours a hazy orange-amber color with a medium offwhite head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma of caramel, and citrus hops with a bit of a peppery note. The taste is bitter citrus and leafy hops with light caramel malts. Lingering bitterness. Medium bodied.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle from a trade with phaleslu. Pours clear orange amber color with off white head. Tropical fruit aroma. Moderately sweet fruity flavor with some pine and caramel. Medium to full body with moderate carbonation. Thanks Peter.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bomber from Wine and Cheese. Pours a hazy light amber with a 5-finger off-white head. Nice floral/resin aroma. Near medium body with frothy carbonation. Flavor seems more floral than resin or citrus. It definitely is bitter. It’s a very pleasant drink. Not for NW hopheads, but certainly for anyone who wants a consisently flavorful and bitter ale.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle thanks to bu11zeye. Pours with hardly any head over a hazed orange body. Aroma of alcohol, florals, and grapefruit hops. Taste is hoppy with chew caramel and a wet hay note. Dry mouthfeel, light carbonation.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
On draught at The Stable in St. Louis. This beer pours a clear dark amber color with a medium thin and rocky beige head that dissipates steadily. Patchy lacing on the glass. The aroma is citrusy hops, malt and touches of grass. Medium-bodied and moderately hoppy with notes of citrus and pine, along with some malt in the base. The finish is hoppy and short, with a bit of citrus on the back end. Above average overall.