Bought in a draft pint at the local emporium. So how do these Texas breweries keep doing it? Well done. It appears with a fairly innocuous light gold and yellow in the glass. The head is much better, a highly carbonated layer of small bubbles that is as thick as you want I guess. The smell is of pine and hops, an IPA of course. It has a fairly involved taste, juniper with an ending pineapple sweetness. Very decent. And that is followed with a pleasant bitterness, not too much. Clean, brisk. All right.

Shared 12 oz. bottle. Pours pale gold and hazy with a white head. Aroma of citrus and pine. Taste is light citrus and pine; a bit resinous but very sessionable. Good.

Tap at craft pride in Austin. Moderate low citrus and faint pine. Clear deep yellow with full white head that retains. Taste is moderate juicy citrus. Moderate bitterness leads to a quick finish.

Crisp, very slightly hazy blonde golden coloured body with a thin, half centimetre tall pure white head. Aroma of bright hops, citrus, light malt, alcohol and a bit of grass and herbs. Light to Medium-bodied; Strong grassy, herbal and perfumey hop character up front with a strong malt backbone and an assertive spicey yeast note, for the style, especially. Aftertaste shows mostly herbal and grassy hops with a pungent malt backbone and some stronger alcohol flavours as well. Overall, a nice and pungent IPA with not too much hop bitterness, but more of a grassy and kick from the citrus than anything else. Decent to try, but not great and not in the same boat as the best IPAs from the West Coast. This is pretty much what I was expecting (a middle of the road IPA), until I saw these scores, but this beer doesn’t warrant this type of rating. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Whip-In in Austin, Texas on 05-May-2014 for US$1,79 sampled at home in Washington on 11-August-2014.

On tap at Blackfinn. Slightly hazy orange with small white head that leaves good lace. Nose is grapefruit and pine with a hint of toffee. Mild sweet malty start with a great level of bitterness through to the long dry finish. Medium slick mouth with good carbonation. Decent IPA.

Tap at the Ginger Man, Houston, 21/05/13. Lightly hazed pale golden with a thin white head. Nose is dank citrus, bitter orange, light grapefruit, grass, hops. Taste comprises grapefruit, orange pith, good hop bite, caramel malts. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, hop bitterness in the finish. Solid enough IPA.

Bottle @ Maxi’s House, courtesy of Max. Pours hazy golden with a small white head. Aroma of malt, sweet fruity hops, peach, grapefruit. Flavor is light malty, sweet fruit, grapefruit, light resin. Thin to medium body, lively carbonation, light bitter finish. Light and easy drinking IPA. 230413

Bottle. Pours clear amber with a small white head and good lacing. Aroma is spruce, flowery with a note of urine. Medium sweet with notes of caramel and flowers. Medium bitter finish, medium body.

Sample at Flying Saucer in Austin. This brew pours a clear dark golden color with a medium thin off-white head that diminishes steadily. Partial rings of lacing on the glass. The aroma consists of hops, citrus and malt. Medium-bodied with a grassy hops character and flavors of earthy malt and citrus. The finish is moderately bitter with a hoppy aftertaste. Above average overall.