Trader Session IPA - Uinta Brewing Company

packetknife

Idaho

2.68/5  rDev -21.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Crystaline yellow with bubbles throughout. Bleached-white fluffy head that faded slowly. Lots of hoppiness on the nose. While the hops are intensive on the tongue you don't feel like you're drinkng a regular IPA, there is just something missing. It might be the ABV or it might be the complete and utter lack of anything but hops. Very sharply carbonated but suites it well. Average drinkability.

Serving type: bottle

02-09-2004 23:05:45 | More by packetknife

BradLikesBrew

Missouri

2.68/5  rDev -21.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

I would again like to thank the Uinta rep who provided these samples.

In a country where the bar for IPAs is constantly being raised, Trader IPA really falls short:

a - Golden amber body, white head.

s: Mild citrus hop flavor.

t: Vague citrus hop flavor. No real depth, little bitterness, a wimpy IPA brewed for the masses.

d: Did Anheuser-Busch make this? OK, that's a bit harsh, but this is a watered down IPA that would only appeal to someone who has never had an actual IPA and/or hates hops. I drank this at home and swapped a taste with my fiance, Alana, who was drinking a Sam Adams Boston Lager at the time. The Boston Lager had a more pronounced hop presence and more bitterness!

I love supporting Micro breweries, but after having the Uinta IPA, Porter, Pale Ale, Barleywine, and Kolsh I must say I am very dissapointed in this brewery. Average at best.

Serving type: bottle

09-29-2008 21:06:53 | More by BradLikesBrew

jhammerly

Nebraska

2.73/5  rDev -20.2%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Thanks to Wasatch for sending this to me.

Bottled on: 09/25/06

A nice looking beer that has a golden body with a hint of amber. A three-fingered head topped it off, slowly fading to about an inch. Thick clumps of lacing clung to the sides after each drink. I couldn't detect much of an aroma. Just a faint floral nose from the hops, I was expecting more. Taste is light. Has very little hop bitterness and a light malt character, but still manages to balance things out. Mouthfeel is light as well. This would make a good session beer. It has a mild flavor and has a low ABV. I think this would also make a good beer for those just getting into craft beers.

Serving type: bottle

12-03-2006 05:59:13 | More by jhammerly

Arithmeticus

Maryland

2.73/5  rDev -20.2%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 2.5

Utah beer session, 5/6

Poured chilled in large water tulip glass.

A: clear light orange, medium carb (small beads); good 3-finger head (sudsy)
S: bready, yeasty, a bit stale
T: substandard IPA; watery; hopped, yes, but very little malt (and don't forget that it's got Utah's ABV)

IPA lovers will be disappointed

Serving type: bottle

04-20-2012 03:18:21 | More by Arithmeticus

EStreet20

New Jersey

2.78/5  rDev -18.7%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

12 ounce bottle my friend Dave recieved as part of his beer of the month club. A 4% IPA huh??? Well here goes. Poured into a 20 ounce nonic.

A - A fairly light translucent golden amber. A very nice foamy head forms. A nice look overall.

S - Some hops but a wierd smell in there. Reminds me of boiled veggies, no lie.

T - Really not a whole lot of flavor here. Some hop bitterness but not much else rounding it out.

M - Fairly watery but not too bad.

D - I could see my friends who drink for the sake of drinking using this ice cold as a session beer. Nothing really exciting about this one though.

Serving type: bottle

06-08-2006 17:28:34 | More by EStreet20

Knapp85

Pennsylvania

2.78/5  rDev -18.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

This IPA pours out as a clear yellow color with a decent white head on it. The aromas have a little bit of hops in there, Could use a little more I think. The aromas mostly malts other than the light hops aroma. The Taste of this beer is average at best. The hops aren't really screaming out like they should in a IPA. They're in there but they just don't give you a kick like they should. This beers mouthfeel is ok, a little too light I think. Overall I wouldn't seek this brew out again.

Serving type: bottle

04-15-2011 03:23:01 | More by Knapp85

Beaver13

Colorado

2.83/5  rDev -17.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 3

12 oz bottle, bottled on 4/14/08. Pours a clear golden orange with a large fluffy white head that retains well and laces the glass a little.

The aroma is peppery, grassy hops with a little mint.

The flavor is some corny malts and vegetables with a decent slightly minty bitterness. The mouthfeel is light bodied and watery.

Overall, an OK IPA.

Serving type: bottle

08-11-2008 03:17:00 | More by Beaver13

AltBock

Ohio

2.88/5  rDev -15.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Stubby 12 oz. bottle with a dark forest green label that has a drawing of 2 men loading a 1800's era tall ship. The name on the side of the ship is H.M.S. Uinta. What a coincidence! To the left is the Government warning and to the right is the brewery's home city and a bottled on date. Mine was bottled on 8/1/08. The neck label has the same drawing as well as two small sentences. The first one talks about the beer and the second one talks about the history of the IPA style.

When poured into a Victory pint glass, this IPA was a lightly hazy golden tangerine orange. On top of this golden brew was a 3/4 of an inch head of pure white foam. This head had really good retention that left behind a foamy white film and small blots of white lace. Overall, it had an above appearance IPA appearance.

This IPA loved the scent of ruby red grapefruit. The aroma was mostly all about the ruby red grapefruit. Following the grapefruit was a subtle pinch of bitter citrus hops and a drop of fresh pine. Not much going on the aroma. It was average at best.

This beer made me feel like I was drinking grapefruit juice more than drinking an IPA. This would have been fine where it stood, but it tasted like they watered it down a bit. The only thing after the grapefruit was a hint of bitter hops infused with grapefruit. Even the hops couldn't get away from being ruled by the grapefruit.

This was a light bodied IPA with a ton of crispy carbonation and a faint aftertaste of watered down grapefruit juice. That was it for the aftertaste. There was nothing after that.

In the end, this beer needs to be more like an IPA and less like grapefruit juice. I would consider this beer again if I was in the mood for some grapefruit juice, but if I wanted a crispy IPA, I would look somewhere else.

Serving type: bottle

01-05-2009 17:30:04 | More by AltBock

Jsteez

New Mexico

2.9/5  rDev -15.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

I visited SLC and thought I may try one of these brews. No fresh date on bottle. Poured into a mug.

A-Orange, golden,brownish, a little cloudy. Thick, white three finger head. Nice lacy sides on the glass. High to moderate carbonation. Very bubbly and frothy. Enjoyed the look. It looked quite refreshing.

S-Floral notes,hoppy,grainy, and citrus blends.

T-Dry and hoppy flavor. Watery. A Smooth and mellow finish with a hint of bitterness from the hops. A touch of pine. Watery. I also sensed some buttery hops and a light touch of malt? The malt was not really noticeable though, but it may be there. Needs more hops, bitterness, and more ABV to be a true IPA. Did I say this tasted watery? Hmm...

M-Wet and not sticky. A little watery for my taste. IPA's usually seem to stick on my palate. This one did not.

Overall, Utah has strange alcohol laws. From what I understand, a normal IPA in other states will have between 6-7% ABV. This brew has 4%. It does have a lot of flavor for a watered down IPA, I will give it that. The best things about this brew are the nice lacy sides and the thick head. I could drink a couple of them (easy drinking). However,if I wanted a lighter beer, I'd drink a lager. I would buy this beer while in Utah. If I saw it in another state, I wouldn't bother.

Serving type: bottle

06-13-2012 06:34:54 | More by Jsteez

BigMike

Pennsylvania

2.98/5  rDev -12.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

From under the cap, "Earth,Wind & Beer"

Pours a glowing orange color with a nice two finger head.

Piney citrus on the aroma with floral and mandarin oranges.

The flavor is citrus. Mostly oranges and tangerines although very very light.

This is very smooth and easy to drink. Not much complexity.

It says extra hopped on the label but i don't taste it.

This beer lacks any depth. I wouldn't try this one again.

Serving type: bottle

05-05-2009 22:03:11 | More by BigMike

ybnorml

Rhode Island

3.05/5  rDev -10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

A yellow/amber beer with a slight haze. Has a bubbly white head and nice lace. The aroma starts with a piney hop note but is overtaken by a musky, earthy, woody character which dominates. The taste is very light on the palatte. With some light cereal malt note an a decent hop bite at the back of the throat. Extra Hopped it says on the label.

Serving type: bottle

06-27-2006 21:52:36 | More by ybnorml

Mora2000

Texas

3.05/5  rDev -10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Thanks to blutt59 for sharing this bottle.

The beer ours a yellow color with a white head. The aroma is full of grassy hops and some bready malt. Not as hoppy smelling as I expect from an American IPA. The flavor is basically the same, with a lot of grass and citrus. However, I also get some orange citrus notes, but they are well hidden. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation.

Serving type: bottle

09-25-2011 21:05:34 | More by Mora2000

beerthulhu

New Jersey

3.08/5  rDev -9.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

A: Poured a bright, clear pumpkin orange with a 1 finger frothy, medium toned ivory colored head that lapsed after the first minute leaving fairly good full band lacing behind. Visible carbonation was light. Really liked the coloring here, bright, and vibrant.

S: fresh citrus aroma, moderate in strength. Some sweet grapefruit pulp lingers underneath. Pretty well tamed, well refrained and nothing obnoxious here.

T: The flavor starts off a little thin with watery wet citrus. A watered down maltiness as well which doesn't make for a good first impression. The bottle label claims to be extra hopped, but fails to say in what regards to. A light sweet maltiness manages to sneak in with some pine but was really nothing to get excited or talk about. A slight dry hopped awarness is barely detectable on the finish giving this just enough creditability per style to make this average overall. Take it for what its worth.

M: light, watery but very smooth with a light carbonation factor. Doesn't leave much of an impression hop or malt wise per style and really cant even justify an average rating here.

D: Easy drinkability, but so is water. A light drinking ipa but why bother when its comes off as watered down with little hoppiness or malting to make it enjoyable. Don't waste your money here, gets a big pass here.

Serving type: bottle

12-03-2008 23:57:00 | More by beerthulhu

beernut7

Massachusetts

3.1/5  rDev -9.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5

This is another victim of the Utah low alcohol legislation. As most beer people are aware, IPAs by definition are supposed to be powerful, malty and resultantly high in alcohol. This beer has a huge spicy hop aroma and has a decent malt presence, but the overall impression of the brew is one of weakness. A lighter than usual body leaves one wanting for something more.

Serving type: on-tap

08-21-2002 19:04:10 | More by beernut7

blitz134

Connecticut

3.1/5  rDev -9.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Clear, yellow-caramel color. Small white head on the pour. Reduced to a thin layer with a ring around the glass. The remaining bubbles clump together like pitrie (sp?) dish growth.

Aroma is sweet, yeast roll with citrus and floral hops. Some grapefruit comes through, a bit of straw as well. Has a strange twang underneath which I can't identify. Simple, non-offense. Not that bad really.

Flavor is mostly malts, biscuit mainly. Hops are more earthy and grassy. Not much bitterness, more on the level of a basic pale ale. Hard to describe more than that. Simple flavor, not really all that complex.

Thinnish mouthfeel. Good carbonation levels. Flavor holds on for a bit after the swallow, then goes away.

Okay drinkability, kinda weak overall in a lot of departments, but for a 4% beer I think this probably holds its own. I'd drink this if I was in Utah.

Serving type: bottle

02-12-2007 02:47:20 | More by blitz134

RblWthACoz

Pennsylvania

3.1/5  rDev -9.4%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Beer #8 in the great Utah Brew Hunt.

What an odd nose on this thing. It's almost candy-ish. Flavor is a bit unusual as well. Orange citrus tones with a touch of spicy aspect is there as well. Drinkable? Sure. It's consistent. But it's consistently different on its profile in a way that won't bring me back for another try.

Serving type: on-tap

09-08-2012 23:56:03 | More by RblWthACoz

BreweryRun

California

3.14/5  rDev -8.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Very light in flavor, but refreshing and has a nice floral smell and light amber appearance. Personally I like IPAs to have a lot more flavor/bitterness but this one is a solid session beer that you could drink a lot of without burning out your palette or getting tipsy (4%).

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2013 01:28:50 | More by BreweryRun

slyke

Minnesota

3.15/5  rDev -7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Uinta IPA is a beer I'd seen at liquor stores in my area in recent months. Giving it a try, the beer pours a pleasing orange color with an inch-high white head. The aroma is better than average and hoppy. A taste, however, reveals a good drinkable beer that unfortunately looks better than it tastes. There is nothing bad about this beer, but the appearance and aroma led me to expect more.

Serving type: bottle

03-10-2005 23:23:36 | More by slyke

kkipple

South Carolina

3.15/5  rDev -7.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A serviceable, drinkable light IPA that clocks in right at 4%! Those crazy Utah folk. Not much head here, color is a fine clear copper.

Really comes across as an IPA-lite, think SN pale ale and you're quite close, the hops are restrained and the whole experience is rather... watery. Hint of malt sweetness but hardly extravagant. Nice hop finish for being so light tho, and the sweetness is coming up a distant second to the citrus bitters. Mouthfeel = mineral water.

Not much to say. A very timid entry into the style, not really *bad*, just... light. Understandable given the state laws. Very drinkable. Might be a good way to introduce hops to your friends who "hate bitter beer!"

Serving type: bottle

05-22-2008 00:05:26 | More by kkipple

hoegaardenhero

California

3.23/5  rDev -5.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

a: amber with very light white head that fades to just a ring of foam.

s: piney and citrus hops; light malts;

t: light grain with a light piney hop aftertaste; really light in flavor w/ even less hops than the scent

m: smooth and creamy w/ very light carb

d: disappointingly weak flavor

Serving type: on-tap

10-10-2008 01:02:42 | More by hoegaardenhero

EPICAC

Massachusetts

3.23/5  rDev -5.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

On tap at Black Rabbit in NYC.

Pours a cloudy copper. Topped by a white head that fades to a film, leaving no lace. The aroma has notes of resiny hops, caramel malts and an apricot fruitiness.

Sweet, bready malts upfront move through more of the same in the center to a mildly bitter hop finish. There's also a bit of residual sweetness in the finish. Could use a good bit more bitterness. Thin feeling with moderate carbonation.

Needs a bit more hop bitterness and flavor.

Serving type: on-tap

03-03-2009 23:21:29 | More by EPICAC

alpinebryant

Connecticut

3.23/5  rDev -5.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Pours a golden yellow with a nice frothy head for a session ipa

S: aroma of citrus and orange peel.

T: light pale ale malt flavors with a well rounded hop profile consisting mostly of orange peel, fresh citrus and a bit of pine. There is a nice rounded flavor here that is very drinkable.

M: light mouthfeel with a mild carbonation.

O: very drinkable session ipa. The mAlts Are very subdues but these would be easy to sip on all day after skiing. L

Serving type: bottle

04-02-2012 20:58:16 | More by alpinebryant

TwelveOunces

Kentucky

3.25/5  rDev -5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

12Oz bottle poured into a pint.
A- Clear light orange with a two finger head.
S- A good hop character but its surprisingly sweet thanks to the malts. Smells more malty then hoppy and some alcohol.
T- The first thing I noticed is that there is not a ton of hop character in this IPA, its got a hoppy aftertaste but doesnt have that bitter bite I expect from an IPA. I really want a bigger hop character.
M- This beer is not too sweet, bitter, carbonated or thick. It goes down very smooth and its easy to keep drinking. Somewhat dry aftertaste.
O- This is a pretty good beer but hardly what I look for in an IPA. Its not as hoppy as it should be just as their pale ale is not as hoppy as it could be IMO.

Serving type: bottle

01-08-2012 00:19:36 | More by TwelveOunces

beerguy101

California

3.28/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

Medium gold color. Small white foamy head. Arom ais fruity and sweet. A medium bodied IPA. Malty and aggressively hopped. Good balance, nice flavor. Hoppy without being too bitter. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly bitter.

Serving type: bottle

09-29-2003 02:14:59 | More by beerguy101

joe1510

Illinois

3.28/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

12oz Stubby

Received this IPA in a recent trade with russpowell, thanks again Russ! Trader IPA glows polished copper in my pint glass with good clarity. Tiny carbonation bubbles rush up the sides of the glass while large bubbles creep from the middle. Three fingers of dish soap head formed on the pour and left chunk lacing on its way down to the skimming that was left.

Pale biscuity malts are the first things that hit my nose followed quickly by somewhat watery grapefruit juice. I realize this IPA only rings in at 4% but the aroma is way on the weak side of the spectrum. A few drops of lemon juice come through and a light watery drizzling of caramel. Actually as this beer warms it smells exactly like a caramel apple.

Biscuity malts with a squeeze of lemon juice slide along the tongue. Caramel is dropped here and there with a segment of sweetened grapefruit showing its head occasionally. I enjoy the flavors in this beer although they all seem a little watered down, which can be expected from a 4% IPA. Not bad just not what I look for in the style.

The body is on the lighter side of medium, or is it the heavier side of light? Either way it moves through the mouth quickly leaving a touch of bitterness behind. The carbonation is brisk on the tongue.

The low abv and decent flavor makes for an easy drinker. I could run through these quickly if I had some on hand but I would pick up a whole lot of other IPAs before I'd pick this one up.

Uinta's IPA just isn't my style. They did a good job with having to follow such a low abv but Trader IPA doesn't do it for me. For a loooong session I would pick this up, maybe, but otherwise probably not.

Serving type: bottle

10-02-2008 02:50:05 | More by joe1510