Palisade Brewery - Red Truck IPA

So this is a very nice, very crisp beer. Not overly heavy on the Hops, but enough to qualify as an IPA.

It has a very mild scent, personally I like a little more upfront in my beers, but it's fine; there is a bit there. For me, most of the flavor (apart from the Hops) comes on the back end of this beer producing a quality finish.

So, on the scale of hoppiness, I would give this beer a 3 out of 5.

Overall, I would give this beer probably a 3 or a 3.5.

I wouldn't be dissappointed if I had to drink it on a regular basis. If you're just looking to get into IPAs, and want to start somewhere to get used to how hops affect the tast of a beer, you could certainly start in worse places. This is nowhere near the level of say the Siera Nevada Torpedo, that's just plain ridiculous. That said, this is a solid beer, and a solid IPA. Like most IPAs though, you probably could not drink this all day long, but it's a really nice break from standard beer.

If you're an IPA love like me however, I would say this is a solid beer, but not a stand out.