Rug IPA

[Drauhgt @ Lord Nelson] hazy amber with tiny beige head. Hoppy aroma with grapefruit notes. Hoppy and fruity flavor with caramel notes that leads to a bitter finish.

[i](Draught at Bishops Arms, V Hamng, Göteborg)[/i]Shady orange to brown color, small white head. Sweet and very hoppy citrus taste, really nice. Hoppy, citrus and a tad bit acidic scent. Smooth mouthfeel, high bitterness. I like!

Bottle at toms ... Brown red ... very high hopped lots of lime and pine ... again lots of pine an d lots of hop resisn. Very well balanced.

Bottle from Papsoe; nose of flowery, piney hops; Rusty red with a medium-large beige head; flavor of hop bitterness, pepperiness, toffee, and bitterness in the medium body. Very dark color and a lot of malt for an IPA!

[bottle] Dark reddish amber with a large, thick head. Resinous, somewhat perfumy hop aroma. Really, really bitter with slight burnt touch, is it the rye? Long bitter finish. A bit perfumy, but still a great IPA.

(Bottle, Oliver Twist, Stockholm, 2 June 2007) Amber colour, hazy, with foamy off-white head. Fruity nose with grapefruit, resin, citrussy hops and a hint of dark rye in the background. Fruity, hoppy taste with grapefruit, pine needles and a hint of rye. Rather dry, very hoppy finish with spicy hints of spruce. Medium body, mainly dry. Very hoppy, with the rye charcter staying in the background. Very nice beer.

Brown bottle, 50 cl, best before Juni 2006, savoured on April 19 2007; eye: dirty brown, opaque, tiny beige head that falls rapidly, no effervescence; nose: hops, grapefruit, cocoa, light caramel; mouth: in that order, nice bitterness, average astringency, grapefruit, light caramel, long finale in a nice edgy bitterness with a hint of grapefruit, a bit thin, medium body, slightly sweet and acrid, quite bitter, slightly oily, quite carbonated; overall: quite nice FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 50 cl, meilleure avant Juni 2006, savourée le 19 avril 2007; œil : brun sale, opaque, petite mousse beige qui tombe assez rapidement, pas d’effervescence; nez : houblon, pamplemousse, cacao, léger caramel; bouche : dans cet ordre, bel amertume, astringence moyenne, pamplemousse, léger caramel, longue finale en un bel amertume tranchant avec une pointe de pamplemousse, un peu mince, corps moyen, très légèrement sucrée et âcre, assez amère, texture légèrement huileuse, assez carbonatée; en résumé : très bonne

Bottle. Cloudy amber red color with a average to large frothy good lacing mostly lasting light brown head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, rye, moderate to heavy hoppy, citrus, fruit, flowers. Flavor is initial light sweet and moderate to heavy bitter, finish flavor is light sweet and moderate to heavy bitter but with a strange sour notes at the end. Duration is long. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.

Bottled. Extremely cloudy brownish orange colour with a small beige head. Aroma is strong flowery fruity. Sa,e in flavour along with yeast. The flavour was not that balanced though, and quite a disappointment compared to the aroma.