With our regular crew assembled in the area south of Park Slope, Michael Kagan has joined us for todays activities. We will be tasting an array of IPA's or hoppy ales that qualify in a similar category.
1)Troeg's Amber Ale (Pa.): Burnt wood smoked molasses; grapefruit backbite;sour; Pleasant taste left(bitterness back tongue); watery; Alc-6% Gary-6.5 Michael-6.5 Mike(Baron)-7 Rita-4 Avg.6
2)Sierra Celebration Ale (Cal.): Well balanced;lemon grapefruit; more bitter than sour; taste stays in your mouth; backbite-Alc.6.8% Gary-7.25 Michael-8 Mike-8.25 Rita-7 Avg.7.625
3)Hooker IPA (Brewed in NY(Connecticut): strange bitter taste;medicinal taste in background;too carbonated Gary-5.25 Michael-5 Mike-6.5 Rita-3.5 Avg.-5
4)Wolaver IPA (Vt): burnt wood; sweet; smoky; nice smell Gary-4.5 Michael-4.5 Mike-5 Rita-3.75 Avg.-4.4375
5)Brooklyn East India Pale Ale (NY): good drink ability;floral scent; floral bitter aftertaste; Alc-6.8% Gary-5 Michael-7 Mike-6.75 Rita-6.25 Avg.-6.25
6)J.W. Dundee's IPA (NY): slight hoppy;backbite; molasses; bitter; nice aftertaste Gary-6.75 Michael-7.25 Mike-6.75 Rita-6 Avg.-6.6875
Conclusions-M. Kagan suggested a top 6 tasteoff of the very best IPA's we've tried? We will collect the appropriate ales and schedule when it is convenient for the group!!!
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