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Upland's Black IPA

I had to borrow the logo for this image from the guys over at thefullpint.com; We did this as a live review.This is a very dark beer, much like a stout, you really cannot see through this beer even when held up to the lights. I didn't get any smell of hops off of it, none. And it's not really hoppy at all, much more of a coffee/stout flavor. This is a beer that you could drink a whole lot of, and has a lot of carbonation for a beer than a normal beer. That makes it kind of crisp. 

4 on the overall beer scale

3.75 on drinkability

0 on hops, it's just not a hoppy beer. 

Thunderhead IPA - Pyramid Brewery - Seattle, Berkely & Portland

Golden in Color, not a stong scent of Hops off the top of the beer, but it is there. Immediately hits you on the sides and the back of the tongue. It's really, really good. Not an overpowering sense of hops, so it's kinda sweet. There is not a whole lot on the back end, though there is some there.

3.5 as an overall beer
2.0 on the Hop Scale
Drinkability? you could drink three or 4 of these and not be upset about it, so we'll go 3.75 on Drinkability.


Go thunderhead, go IPA. It's delicious.

~Brian

Victory Hop Devil - Downington, Pa

So...Since I'm on vacation I'm reviewing a beer that I've had many times throughout Ohio and Wisconsin. I don't have my camera cable with me, so I can't pull photos off my camera and hence, I'm borrowing the below photo from another blog. If it disappears, don't blame me :-)

so this is a solidly hoppy beer, kind of a caramel in color and I don't think this hits you on the front of the tongue so much as the middle, sides and back, truly. lots of aroma right up front, with the lingering taste of hops after the finish. I love this beer. If you're a hop fan in any way, get your hands on some.

Overall - 4
Hoppiness - 3.75 to 4
Drinkability - 3 to 3.5 (because of the hops)

Tyranena's Stone Tepee Pale Ale, Lake Mills Wi

Ok, so admittedly, Tryanena makes one of my favorite beers (the bitter woman IPA), so this post could be a little bias in my review.

This beer smells awesome. Not as bitter as the Bitter Woman, but it's still very tasty; there is a lot of bitterness on it, it's golden in color but it really does hit you in the back of the throat. There isn't a whole lot left there after it first hits you, which is ok because it's such a good beer.

Overall it's not an overpowering Hop, so I would probably put it at a 3

Drinkability - 3.5 or 4

Overall 3.5 or 4

Centenial IPA - Founders

There isn't a whole lot on the aroma; but a lot of kick up front followed up by a ton on the back end. This is a very hoppy beer, though it is delicious.

3.5 on the Hop Scale

3 overall

2 - 2.5 on drinkability


really strong on the backend.

Shoals Pale Ale

This beer is awesome. There are a lot of hops up front, but in a good way. Ruby in color. It hits you ever so slightly in the center of the back of the tongue. You get a little bit on the back end, but not a whole lot. It's really not overpowering.

This beer is an all day drinker; not too high on the hop quotient.

Hop Scale - 2.5 - 3

Drinkability- 4

Overall - 4

Just delicious.