Thanks to my dear brother: Pours a light brownish color with a tan head... quite on the dark side of IPAs. Aroma of caramel malts and more English style hopping (definitely leading towards an more English rendition of the style). Beer is very full-bodied and full-flavored. Hits you with a strong bitterness right in the middle, but that is well balanced against the robust malty backbone. A little bit of candy-like flavors in there as well, as well as a little bit of dirt. This is a dirty IPA, and is certainly deserving of its title as a Curmudgeon. In any case, it is quite good.

Bottle: Poured a hazy dirty beige color ale with a rather large foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of earthy and dry English hops with a light caramel malt presence. Taste is also dominated by dry English hops with a nice earthy touch and a malt backbone presence that is felt though not overly complex. Body is quite full with medium filtration and good carbonation. Well brewed and easily drinkable while staying well balanced.

Brown bottle, 500 ml, bottled on June 20 2009, gift from Steve Gamble (thanks!), savoured on September 29 2009; eye: amber with a golden hue, no effervescence, creamy beige head that turns into a sheet in the middle of which lays an island of melting ice cream, good lacing; nose: vegetable juice, light hops, light grain, light grain dust, light pine; mouth: resinous hops, vegetable juice, resinous hops again, astringency, light pine, dry finale in resinous hops with presence of vegetable juice, medium body, average carbonation, light astringency, mildly bitter, a bit watery; overall: interesting FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 500 ml, embouteillée le 20 juin 2009, cadeau de Steve Gamble (merci !), savourée le 29 septembre 2009; œil : ambrée avec une teinte dorée, pas d’effervescence, mousse beige crémeuse qui se transforme en une couverture au centre duquel se trouve un îlot de crème glacée fondante, bonne dentelle; nez : jus de légumes, léger houblon, léger grain, poussière de grain, léger pin; bouche : houblon résineux, jus de légumes, houblon résineux, astringence, léger pin, finale sèche en houblon résineux avec présence de jus de légumes, corps moyen, carbonatation moyenne, légère astringence, moyennement amère, un peu aqueuse; en résumé : intéressante

500 ml bottle from HogTownHarry! Nose of citrus and light pine with some caramelized sugar and yeast. Cloudy orange with a medium, lightly lacing creanm colored head. Flavor is caramel with the bitterness kicking in after a few seconds. Finish is bitter. Nice English style IPA!

Bouteille 500ml, courtoisie de Blankboy. De couleur cuivrée et voilée. Nez malté de grains de céréales, de biscuits, moyen de houblon citrique (pamplemousse), herbeux (herbes fraîches) et aux petites notes résineuses, léger de pain et de fruits (agrumes, notes de mangues), ainsi que des notes de caramel. Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture légèrement huileuse et aux notes crémeuses. Goût moyennement amer et asséchant de houblon citrique (pamplemousse) et aux notes résineuses (une amertume présente durant toute la gorgée) accompagné d’un léger-moyen goût fruité (agrumes, traces de mangues et d’abricots) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût de biscuits, moyen de pain, léger de céréales et avec des notes de caramel puis en finale s’effectue un regain d’amertume de houblon plus herbeux (herbes fraîches et mouillées), plus sec et légèrement terreux. Post-goût long et sec, moyen-amer de houblon citrique, herbeux et légèrement terreux avec des notes fruitées (zest d’agrumes).

A golden IPA with a thick dark off white head. A very interesting resinous hops aroma, meaty, and herbal. In mouth, loads of oily malt with resinous hops, very British, with grainy qualities, earthy. Medium to rich bodied, a wack in the face. Bottle from JesseM. Thanks dear Sir!

This IPA poured a really nice rust colour with a big bold off white head. To the nose there are scents of pineapple, hopps, oranges and dough. First taste was very hoppy with strong citrus flavours. Grapefruit and orange citrus flavours mostly noted. Sharp hopps but not overpowering flavour. The finish is bitter with the citurs flavours lingering. Palate is fruity with the bitterness lingering.