Frank J IPA
Ruhstaller Beer in Sacramento, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA Regular|
Score
7.04
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madmitch76 (40205) reviewed Frank J IPA from Ruhstaller Beer 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
16th December 2015
Hazy gold beer, good pale cream colour head. Palate is airy and semi dry, decent fine carbonation. Sweetish malts, semi dry, a little cream. Piney start to the hops and then a slightly bitter resin and marmalade. Trace of tropical fruits. Piney dry finish. Slightly off centre but pretty drinkable.
bb (18337) reviewed Frank J IPA from Ruhstaller Beer 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle. Amber beer with a dark cream head. Pine and earthy aroma with grapefruit and tropical fruit. Tropical fruit and earth flavor with pine and light grapefruit. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Dank earthy grapefruit lingers with pine and light tropical fruit.
bhensonb (22552) reviewed Frank J IPA from Ruhstaller Beer 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bomber from Corti Brothers. The test program was difficult to track. Changes in label colors suggested new versions, but the variations seemed subtle. So, here we finally are. Aroma is roasty malt and earthy/spice. Underlying fruit notes. Med + body. Flavor is spicy and roasty malt. Pretty earthy. The hop is more complex than I can easily decipher. One moment the brain says coffee. Then it says something else. Lots of something else. This is not one of those NW bombs, nor is it one of those here we go again IPAs. The flavors are somewhat mouth wrenching. In a good way. With time wood and leather are coming to mind. Sometimes the nose suggests dark sherry. It is somewhat astringent. It’s clearly bitter, but it is far from a harsh bite. Now some orange citrus seems to pop up. Mouth smacking. Whoops! Now the brain says smoky? Well, let’s just say it’s complex. Maybe even sophisticated. Mind, I just had half a bottle of Schramsberg bubbly, so I’m in verbose mode. Still, you really should get this and take it for a trial run. Good stuff.