Irishboy (4674) reviewed Excelsior! White Gold from Ithaca Beer Co. 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
750 ml bottle from beastiefan2k; Apr 07, bottle 1407; Nose of wheat, yeast and corriander; Hazy yellow with a small yellow head; flavor of spices, light hop bitterness, and breadiness; Decent BSA!
Irishboy (4674) reviewed Double IPA from Ithaca Beer Co. 18 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
12 oz bottle from Beastiefan2K; Light flowery hop nose; copper with a very small offwhite head; flavor of very light hop bitterness and caramel. Is this really a DIPA. I would rate it a mediocre IPA!
cheap (9533) reviewed Pale Ale from Ithaca Beer Co. 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Wow, what a label, cloud with personality, a little scary. A shade darker than the pale yellow american lager. A little hazy, must be unfiltered. Decent carbonation thru the session. Thin head. Fruity and hoppy on the aroma and the taste. Wet rag olfactory. .Almost IPA in character. Finish is bitter linger for at least a short period of time. Not as bitter as an IPA but certain has the hoopy bite to it. I find it more palatable than many APAs.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
I didn’t realize this was a bock. Whatever the style, it is a very good coffee beer. Exceptionally smooth palate. Coffee aroma and coffee flavor balanced by sweet malt. Black, and very little carbonation. Thanks Brewfiend.
JK (8181) reviewed Excelsior! IPAbbey from Ithaca Beer Co. 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
This has a great citrus hop aroma. Intense flavor, more citrus, hops and sweet malt. Dark brown appearance. All of the aromas and flavors are powerful, and the quality of the beer is clear. This is in the style of Houblon.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Pours with a very dark brown body, not black, and a tiny head that quickly fades. Lighter hues on the surface of the glass but no visibilty inside. Aroma is dry roasty espresso with nothing behind that. Makes me think like the base beer is nothing special and they added espresso. Taste is also espresso but not as roasty as the aroma suggests and then there is this lagered-mineral flavor and a lagered-fruitiness, which I dont like. A thin, watery, light bodied beer. Overall not much substance behind the espresso, but the espresso is nice. The yeastie part of beer is the best. 750ml bottle, bottle #121 (out of a billion!), Maredsous taller thinner goblet glass.
nimbleprop (16712) reviewed Nut Brown from Ithaca Beer Co. 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Pours a watery, slightly opaque deep brown with amber hues and a thin white head. Smells sugary and slightly malty, but not a whole lot of nose. Heavy malt and very sugary, but not a lot else for flavor. Slightly syrupy on the palate, otherwise smooth. I always find it funny when nut browns don’t taste a thing like nuts. Drinkable but not exceptional.
nimbleprop (16712) reviewed Cascazilla from Ithaca Beer Co. 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Poured a translucent red amber with a creamy, lacing white head. Aroma is great, sweet and malty, but also hoppy with pine and lemon. Flavor was heavy on the citrus and very bitter, but caramel and candy on the end really smoothes things out. Finish is bitter but very drinkable.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
Bottle pours a very dark brown with a smal light tan head and spotty lacing. Aroma is strongly of coffee and some chocolate. Flavor is farily sweet and of chared wood, bitterswet chocolate again and coffee again. A bit thin but a tasty combination. Thanks to Jah Noth for this rare sample.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle #59 - dark brown/mahogany colored beer that stirs up a small tan head only after a vigorous pour - strong coffee aroma, with notes of charred wood, chocolate and black cherries - kind of thin-bodied - powerful, burnt coffee flavor, with a following artificial sweetness that tastes a lot like Sweet ’n Low - a touch of smoke and that charred character from the aroma - some cocoa and dried fruit try to show themselves late, but are overpowered by the other flavors - an interesting, albeit not completely successful experiment.