IPA - Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery

Stinkypuss

Pennsylvania

3.99/5  rDev +11.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Rock Bottom IPA

LOOK: Pours a clear firey orange. Soapy white head leaves a fine display of lace. Has a very solid appearance.

SMELL: Citrusy hops, caramel malts and fresh grapefruit juice.

TASTE: Citrusy upfront with rind and pine notes. Malt body is supporting with a mild caramel and toasty note but it is easily overcome by hop bitterness and semi tropical hop flavor.

FEEL: Medium bodied and crisp with a hop bite and grapefruit lingering into the finish.

OVERALL: A good IpA, highlights the hop flavor well. Surprised by how much I liked this.

Serving type: on-tap

03-03-2013 22:37:18 | More by Stinkypuss

touchmeimsac

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -2%

05-20-2013 13:59:29 | More by touchmeimsac

Boone757

Maryland

3.75/5  rDev +5%

05-19-2013 21:05:48 | More by Boone757

BucannonXC5

California

3.56/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5

Type: Draft
Glass: 16-oz. pint glass
From: Rock Bottom Brewery in Longmont, Colo.
Price: $5.25
Purchased: May 5, 2013
Consumed: May 5, 2013
Misc.: N/A

Poured a caramel dark orange color with two fingers of off-white head. Healthy foam layer lacing on the sides. Good retention all the way down.

Smelled wet Cascade hops, caramel malts and lemon for the most part.

Tasted a grittier version of the smell. Wet Cascade hops, light rye hops, iced tea, little earthy and citrus. Nothing was too overpowering. Bitterish finish.

Medium body. Creamy texture. Average carbonation. Abrupt bitter finish.

Not a bad beer for a restaurant. I thought I had some better ones at the La Jolla location, but this one was decent.

Serving type: on-tap

05-09-2013 07:20:59 | More by BucannonXC5

jesus808

California

3.5/5  rDev -2%

04-29-2013 07:31:35 | More by jesus808

dcbeers

District of Columbia

3.25/5  rDev -9%

04-28-2013 16:46:42 | More by dcbeers

lilsmizzul1225

Indiana

4.25/5  rDev +19%

04-14-2013 16:56:00 | More by lilsmizzul1225

Jamison85

Indiana

3/5  rDev -16%

03-27-2013 16:44:23 | More by Jamison85

captainbearcat

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev -9%

03-17-2013 20:20:46 | More by captainbearcat

gshoes3

South Carolina

3.25/5  rDev -9%

03-13-2013 15:42:05 | More by gshoes3

GeoffreyM

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -2%

03-10-2013 20:00:24 | More by GeoffreyM

Adkins1203

Ohio

3.25/5  rDev -9%

03-03-2013 01:42:03 | More by Adkins1203

Brewsed

North Carolina

2.75/5  rDev -23%

02-27-2013 22:05:52 | More by Brewsed

FreshmanPour77

Minnesota

3.5/5  rDev -2%

01-23-2013 14:34:58 | More by FreshmanPour77

t0rin0

California

3/5  rDev -16%

12-18-2012 02:54:52 | More by t0rin0

BRD14

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +19%

12-16-2012 18:55:12 | More by BRD14

barczar

Kentucky

3.7/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Pours a hazy golden light copper color with a dense one inch cream head that lingers indefinitely.

Orange and muted grapefruit, tangerine, and pine comprise the initial aroma, with fresh cut grass and dank hops rounding things out. There's subtle bready malt at the base.

Flavor reveals that they need to clean their lines. The citrus is present, but not as prolific as in the aroma. Tangerine, mango, and grapefruit are dominant, while resin and fairly sweet caramel malt form the backbone, leading into a slightly dry, mildly bitter finish.

Body is slick, on the full side, with moderate carbonation, a touch of astringency, and substantial alcohol warmth.

Not bad, for a restaurant beer. Citrus hop flavor is well represented, and the finish isn't overly bitter.

Serving type: on-tap

12-07-2012 00:06:43 | More by barczar

rolltide8425

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +5%

11-18-2012 20:15:31 | More by rolltide8425

brewsadedotcom

Pennsylvania

4.3/5  rDev +20.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A: Beer was served in a pint glass at the Homestead, PA location. No head at all. Nice golden color.

S: Very pleasant pineapple aroma. Simcoe hops would be my guess.

T: The aroma lead me to believe that the hop flavor would be overpowering but it was actually very balanced. Notes of citrus and pineapple dominate.

M: Carbonation was moderate. Hop flavor lingers long after you take a sip.

O: I really enjoyed this beer and will need to take a growler home the next time that I visit RB.

Serving type: on-tap

11-11-2012 16:04:00 | More by brewsadedotcom

RobertColianni

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -16%

11-03-2012 15:49:37 | More by RobertColianni

StonedTrippin

Colorado

3.58/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

i drank this after the hop bomb. big mistake i think, as i could hardly taste this one. its certainly a much lesser ipa than the hop bomb, and more of an english style in my opinion. it pours clear and light caramel colored, with an attractive inch and a half of white foam. the nose is balanced well, english smelling malts with a touch of wheat toast, and then a simple hop profile on the piney side, but not resinous. the flavor is almost too balanced to find the hops, as i expect to be able to do in an india pale ale. its bitter in the finish, but thats about it. some moderate malty sweetness lingers on as well. feel is good, very light in body for an ipa, a definite session beer, with an almost cask conditioned mouthfeel. pleasantly mild carbonation and a nice round texture. overall a good brew, not intense enough for an ipa in my book, but i guess the hop bomb fills that role.

Serving type: on-tap

10-29-2012 19:42:04 | More by StonedTrippin

dunix

Vermont

3.75/5  rDev +5%

10-29-2012 15:34:59 | More by dunix

rydev24

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +5%

10-12-2012 03:53:33 | More by rydev24

Yoda22

North Carolina

3/5  rDev -16%

10-06-2012 00:36:07 | More by Yoda22

hollywood_15063

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +12%

09-26-2012 04:34:55 | More by hollywood_15063