Bomber Camping Logan Canyon, Utah 8/1/2014

Nice hazy golden and copper coloured body with a bright ginger glow along with a nice, three centimetre tall tan head. Aroma of bright grassy and herbal hops with a nose of alcohol, strong malt and a touch of caramel sweetness. Medium-bodied; Assertive grassy and herbal flavour with a deep dry malty flavour and a nice pleasant sweetness from apples, apricots and a bit of caramel. Aftertaste shows some dry elements and a bit more malt than a typical IPA, but relatively good and smooth with a touch of hop bitterness on the end. Overall, a good enough IPA that isn’t superb or amazing, but nice to sample and try. I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased from Albertson’s in Great Falls, Montana on 19-June-2016 for US$4,99 sampled in my hotel room here in Montana on 21-June-2016.

From a 22 oz bottle. Pours a cloudy copper with an off white head. Aroma of dank grass. Flavors of alfalfa and pine. Bitter finish.

Bottle from Whole Foods in Portland. Hazy golden/orange with a medium white head. Hoppy with pineapple, grass and some malt. Medium body and with a bitter finish.

Bottle from Albertsons. Not as bad as some of these ratings would suggest. Aroma is slightly musty, funky, almost smells like rye. Murky copper pour, small tan foamy head. Taste brings immediate bitterness, hops while not too strong, obliterate any semblance of malt. Finishes bitter, and sticks around for a while. Good, but not great, IPA.

Found a date on the bottle that says: \"04.1614.\"
This was poured into a pint glass.
The appearance was a nice hazy orange color with a slight transparency about it allowing for some light carbonation to be seen rising. The lacing is fairly thick and shows some nice looking rings.
The smell showcases a nice citrus to pine aroma and lets in a fairly nice sweet maltiness as it warms.
The taste had a nice bittersweetness all the way through letting the citrus and piney hops combine wonderfully with the malts. The aftertaste was the typical AIPA of sorts of letting a great bittersweet pine and citrus combine pretty good. There was a nice long dry bittersweet finish.
On the palate, it sat about a light to medium on the body and still carried a good harshness to assault my mouth and tongue.
Overall, I say this was a pretty good AIPA well worthy of having again.

On tap at Belmont Station. Pours a clear copper color with a medium white head. A light grainy nose with some lemons. Grass, lemons, very earthy mellow malt, caramel, toast. OK. Pretty tasty.

Draught at Mckay’s Taphouse, Bellingham
Cloudy light amber color. The aroma is fruity, nice. The mouthfeel is lean, with caramel flavor and strong earthy/manure character; correct bitterness.
It’s an earthy IPA, good.

22oz bottle from JB’s in Spokane
Appearance: Pours cloudy golden with a medium sized foamy white head and lots of sticky lacing
Aroma: Pine, fruity and caramel
Taste: Caramel, pine resin, grapefruit with a dry bitter piney finish
A nice bitter IPA, I like this

Bomber. I have me three small Washington State brewed IPAs to compare and contrast. First up is Iron Horse. Bought at Super 1 in CDA, ID. This bottle looks nothing like what’s pictured here. It’s labeled "Iron Horse IPA." Pours a cloudy burnt orange with a two-finger cream-colored head with nice retention; leaves decorative lacework. Aroma is citrusy, piney, bready. Taste is bittersweet and very IPAish. Has a spicy finish. Carbonation is medium-high, body is medium, prickly mouthfeel. This is a quality IPA here. I don’t understand the low scores.