Avery IPA - Colorado

This beer was golden in color as you can clearly see from the photo; I had a bit of trouble discerning the scent of the beer. It was very weak. Once I poured it into a pint glass, there was a little more aroma of the hops there, but not a lot. The first sip of this beer screams cinnamon to me, which belongs in an Xmas ale, not really an IPA IMHO. This beer screams on the front, and has a really subtle finish.

1 or 1.5 on the Hop Scale
2 on overall drinkability due to the cinnamon flavor.
2 as an overall beer.

it's worth noting that Julie disagrees with me on the hoppiness. Says it's higher than I indicated.

El Toro India Pale Ale - El Toro Brewing Co - Morgan Hill, Ca

Mmmmm.

Deliciously hoppy scent. A little sweet, which is surprising, but delicious.

Strawberry blonde to golden in color. That first sip makes me overlook that there is clearly stuff floating in my beer.

No, I didn't forget to do the dishes again. This would appear to be an unfiltered beer.

Woah. That's a kick in the sides of the tongue. In such a good way. And it hangs around there, just under your tongue, reminding you that it's there. mmmmm.


You should try this beer. It reminds me of some of my favorites at Vox on the east side. That was honestly my first thought. I've had something very simily to this before. Tyreanna perhaps. The Bitter Woman IPA. So good. (both this one and that one)

Now for sure not as powerful on the back of your pallate, there is a nice finish there.

A little heavy on the hop scale for certain.

3.75 Hoppiness.
4 for an overall beer
3.5 on drinkability. You'd probably be done with this beer after about 3. Great though. Nice work El Toro!

Pick Axe Pale Ale - Tommyknocker - Idaho Springs Co

Blonde really. Just a whiff of hops on the scent. Lots of great hoppy bitterness on the back end. Some sting on the tongue, in a really good way.


1.5 on the Hop Scale

2.5 overall

4 on the drinkability.

Kinda watery

Gale Force IPA - Scuttlebutt Brewing Co - Washington

This beer was a golden to a ruby in color with a very very slight aroma over all. Good solid hit on the sides of the tongue, but low on the hop scale. Almost not there.

Same on the back side, almost non existent. This beer really lives on the sides of your tongue and for quite a while. it really just hangs out, like a teenager. This is a good beer, most of the day drinker since it's not very overpowering.

2 -> 2.25 on the Hop Scale
3 overall
4 on drinkability.

~B

Hales Pale Ale - Seattle

So, there was a faint scent of hops on the aroma. I would say that this was between an amber and a ruby color.

I felt it was very watery up front, but it really hits you on the sides of the tongue.

1.5 on the hop scale (julie gave it a 2)

Minor dancing on the back of the throat and in my opinion, no real finish.

I personally felt that it was very watery up front, but Julie seemed to think there was a lot there.

I would give this a 2 as an overall beer. 4.5 on drinkability because it's like drinking water. This is the miller ultralight of pale ales.

~B

Double Dog Pale Ale - Flying Dog Brewing Co

The first thing I notice about this beer is how sweet it is, it kinda reminds me of the mongoose I reviewed this weekend. Not sweet in a bad way though.

It's really an all out assault on the sides of your tongue, in much the same way that Ed Hardy assaults any sense of decency in the fashion industry.

It may be hard to tell from the photo, but I would consider it Caramel or even Ruby in color; it had a very distinctive and beautiful aroma. Very enticing.

Flat out wow on the Hop scale, probably a 3.5 or a 4. For sure this is not an all day drinker.

I would give this a 3.5 as an overall beer, very low on the drinkability scale though, maybe a 2 since you could likely not consume more than one or two of them in a sitting.

A whole lot on the front end of this one, but it doesn't go away easily. It kinda reminds me of my ex girlfriend. Cold, bitter, you can't spend a lot of time with it, and honestly, I couldn't move on to the next one fast enough.

:-)

Wild Ride - India Pale Ale- Sand Creek Brewing, Black River Falls, Wi

So I don't want you all to think I've taken to drinking in the middle of the day (employment made me cut back on that), I actually had these next two during the Vikes game on Monday, and I'm just getting around to posting my review.

This is a beer I liked as much as I liked the Snake River, which among those I've reviewed has been a favorite. This beer, much like Pam Anderson, has a whole lot going on up front. It really hits you all up front on the tongue.

Golden in color, as you can see from my photo. This is a very smooth beer with a lot of bite to it. A great little entry level IPA if you're just joining the club.

I give it a 2.5 on the Hop scale, probably a 4 overall, and I've never used this scale before, but a 4 on drinkability. You could go most of the day on this beer.

Good finish to it, the hops really hit you on the back of the throat in my opinion.

~Bri