Iowa Pale Ale

Millstream Brewing Company in Amana, Iowa, United States 🇺🇸

IPA Regular

Score

6.58

ABV: 5.7%

IBU: 45

Ticks: 23

India Pale Ale’s are turning into hoppy monsters, but our Iowa Pale Ale is milder and about balance. It has enough bitterness to match the maltiness provided by the pale malt base and gets its citrus zing from extensive dry-hopping with Cascade hops. This beer was first made in a few small batches as a summer seasonal in 2003. The response was so incredibly positive that is has worked its way into a year-round beer and became a favorite to many.

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6.8

yespr (55501) reviewed Iowa Pale Ale from Millstream Brewing Company 17 years ago

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

12 fl oz bottle. Pours cloudy deep orange with a diminished off-white head. Mild citrusy hops aroma and a bit spiced too. Mild citric to a mild roasted and breadish malty base flavour. Ends bitter and roasted malty.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Nov 2008 at 05:52

CloakedDagger (37227) reviewed Iowa Pale Ale from Millstream Brewing Company 17 years ago

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

(Bottle 35,5 cl) Courtesy of pepsican. Slightly hazy amber golden with a small off-white head. Overripe fruit, caramel and and hops in the nose. Medium body, caramel and overripe fruit. Some citrusy hops that leave quite some bitterness. 131108

Tried from Bottle on 18 Nov 2008 at 13:51

7.4

McDermottDrink (4593) reviewed Iowa Pale Ale from Millstream Brewing Company 17 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

12 oz. bottle. For the near-warning about how mild this is for an IPA, it actually pours out a nice, rich amber color. Bubbly head, and some particles swirling about in the body: yeast dregs or bits of unfiltered hop pellet? A good hoppy IPA smell with plenty of Cascade in evidence (although in this hop drought, there may be some substitutions at play). Very first taste impression is peppermint, then that’s gone. Following is a sharply bitter hop note with herbal backing. Plenty of malt here, but despite their description, the hops do get your attention. Notes of orange further down, and a whiff of alcohol to follow. Yeah, this is a good an IPA as I’ve found brewed in my home state; though I haven’t had as many Iowa beers as I’d like yet. Date notch suggests this is maybe two months old, so be sure to look for fresh stuff.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Sep 2008 at 22:51