Castle Island Brewing Company Keeper

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Castle Island Brewing Company in Norwood, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸

  IPA - New England / Hazy Regular
Score
6.83
ABV: 6.5% IBU: 58 Ticks: 14
STYLE: India Pale Ale

ABV: 6.5%

IBU: 58

SRM: 4.2

Malts/Adjuncts: 2-Row, Vienna, Crystal, Dextrose

Hops: CTZ, Simcoe, Cascade

Yeast: House Ale

Availability: Year-Round Distribution

First Debuted: December 11, 2015

Our flagship India Pale Ale is smooth but punchy; balanced yet intense. Despite the colossal amount of hops we cram into this beer, it’s still remarkably approachable-for pros and rookies alike-so grab a Keeper and save the day.
 

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7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 7.5
Poured into a snifter showing well filtered honey amber with half a finger of clean white foam. The nose shows sweet caramel malts with brief notes of pine in the background. The palate is moderately carbonated and medium bodied. Flavors of malt very well balanced with juicy, clean pine and light pineapple. Finish shows a moderate sharp IPA finish.
Tried on 15 May 2016 at 18:07

7.6/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can shared tonight at the meeting. Slightly hazy small off white head. Resinous earthy pine with a bit of sweet bready malt. I went back a couple of times to revisit this one, its pretty good.
Tried from Can on 11 Mar 2016 at 23:03

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Undated can from Fort Point Market, drunk 3/5/16.
Very lightly hazy, amber-waxen color has some light auburn hues and a white head atop showing moderate retention.
Light pine, tangerine and vanilla in the nose show a good mix of both malt and hop, with very light caramel with warming and lots of pine and mango. The acidity isn’t heavy and it’s still quite fragrant though a good deal of this is malt-driven. No alcohol from the nose, nor flaw.
Malty in the texture with some caramel malt sweetness showing up in greater quantity than is usual for the NE juice bomb IPA (which this is not). Some minor tropical fruit flavors exist, primarily dry pineapple and light mango, but it’s very strong in the pine and orange rind department, despite not being overly resinous. Moderate carbonation is ample and fairly tight, though not o the extent of some of the best breweries. Bit more caramel and toast lingering on the finish, with no alcohol or flaw. Another solid offering from these guys in one of the hardest categories to break in to in the beer world (New England IPA scene). Excited to see them continue to improve and evolve.
Tried from Can on 09 Mar 2016 at 22:30

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Four pack of 16 oz. can’s purchased at Redstone Stoneham, MA location. Sticker on the four pack reads canned 1/6/2016. Unclear ornage color with some lasting white head in the snifter, light legs. Aroma has a decent amount of fruit with Crystal and caramel malts. As this warms and opens up, mild pine as well. Nice pleasant inviting aromas.

Flavor shows the pine throughout the entire sip and almost overrides the fruit and malt. As far the malt is concerned, it is a medium body with the sweetness subdued by a strong pine. (Simcoe?) Too me it comes off as a Simcoe hop pellet.

Overall this has a reasonable drinkability. Based off this brew I would be happy to try more from this very young Massachusetts brewery.
Tried from Can on 30 Jan 2016 at 21:12