Experimental IPA 2017
Upslope Brewing Company in Boulder, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
IPA Regular|
Score
6.94
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
12oz can pours with a crystal clear copper body that supports a dirty white head of foam. The modest aroma offers up malts, biscuit and then a Cascade hop like blend of floral, spicy, pine and citrus. The taste delivers thin smooth sweet malts, some biscuit and then the hoppiness. The hops create bitter floral, spicy, citrus and a dash of pine. Behind those hops is a mild citrus hard candy like hop flavor sensation. Pretty nice IPA.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 12
Can. Deep golden body with a frothy white head, lasting. Aroma of pine, citrus, lemon, toasted grain, light resin. The flavor is moderately sweet and lightly to moderately bitter. It finishes lightly sweet and moderately bitter. Medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation. Taste of citrus, grapefruit, resin. Tame, especially considering all the citrus/tropical fruit hops used. Not unpleasant but it could have used some bolder experimentation.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Slightly hazy golden coloured body with a thick, frothy tan head that shows tints of yellow. Aroma of fresh grassy and herbal hops with a dose of tropical fruits and flowers. Light to Medium-bodied; Strong grassy and herbal flavours with a light malt backbone and some subdued sweetness from honey and caster sugar. Aftertaste shows grass, herbs, light caramelised sugars and a hint of yeast. Overall, a nice and light IPA that shows some good flavours, but a relatively mild and grassy affair with some smooth finishes. I sampled this twelve ounce can purchased from Supermarket Liqours in Fort Collins, Colorado on 05-June-2017 for US$1,75 sampled a bit less than a month later on 04-July-2017 on Independence Day in Washington.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
12 ounce can, best before July 12th.
Pours a dark orange, not quite clear, excellent head of long lasting foam, sticky lacing.
Dank grapefruit citrus and tropical fruits rising from my glass, permeating my nose buds.
Grapefruit and lemon citrus smacks my taste buds, pretty dank, mango sneaks in, fairly strong cracker malt throughout.
Slick and juicy mouthfeel, very drinkable. Another winner from Upslope!