Watershed IPA - Oakshire Brewing

womencantsail

California

2.78/5  rDev -27.6%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Thanks to Gil for sharing.

A: The pour is sort of orange in color with a soapy white head.

S: Sort of a soapy aroma with toasted bread and sweet toffee and caramel malts. A bit of citrus and pine hop character with just a very mild herbal note to it.

T: Sweet malt all the way with quite a bit of bread, toast, and toffee. There is a fairly minimal hop flavor. Herbs and citrus peel with a little bit more soap and perhaps even some pine sol.

M: Medium bodied with medium carbonation.

O: Soap and floor cleaner are not preferable flavors in any beer.

Serving type: bottle

09-04-2011 01:10:06 | More by womencantsail

ktrillionaire

Florida

2.95/5  rDev -23.2%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

A - It pours an orange-amber hue, and is capped wit a healthy bit of off-white foam which, while persistent, is too slippery to deposit lace.

S - (intentionally left blank. I am not sure where the aroma addition went, but it isn't here.)

T - The taste is lemon-y and caramel-malty and has a bit of astringent-sweet duality going on, as found in, say, lemonade, or pink grapefruit with sugar atop.

M - Sticky and slick.

O - Not a huge fan.

Serving type: bottle

05-07-2011 04:52:19 | More by ktrillionaire

AgentZero

Illinois

3.05/5  rDev -20.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

A - Orangish beer with a white head that had a decent amount of lacing on it.

S - Citrus with just a touch of resiny hops. Mostly it's sweet around a caramel, but light, malt backbone.

T - Too much caramel makes the taste feel heavy on this. There is some citrus notes with some bittering hops, but it's pretty pedestrian.

M - Moderate carbonation with medium body.

O - Not a particularly good beer, needs more hops presence and to seem a little less heavy. Also a little too sweet for my liking with too much focus on the malts profile.

Serving type: bottle

05-16-2011 00:20:36 | More by AgentZero

RJLarse

Washington

3.05/5  rDev -20.6%
look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

I bought a bomber of Watershed IPA in a bottle shop. Poured in to a pint glass.

Pours a pale gold color, clear with a bit of chill haze. topped with a creamy white head.

Smell is faint, a sweet citrus and floral aroma.

Taste is balanced, with a cereal presence up front, and a light citrus flavor on the finish.

Mouthfeel is crisp and clean, with a dry bitter aftertaste.

Overall a drinkable but average IPA. I would have it again, but there are better IPAs out there.

Serving type: bottle

04-28-2013 23:25:35 | More by RJLarse

N3rdM3t4l

Oregon

3.11/5  rDev -19%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25

Bomber into stwndard pint.

A: clear honey gold color. A half inch of white head that fell to a sparse cap with a thick ring around the glass.

S: pretty standard ipa nose. Grassy with a little bit of fruit. A slight tropical note but mostly citrusy. Maybe pineapple in there. A little bit of the malt body.

T: runs the gambit of ipa flavors. Grassy floral hop that leaves a pleasant bitter on the palate. Not overpowering. The malt body is well hidden.

M: lighter than it should be as far as body goes. Kinda slick actually. Feels a little oily.

O: typical NWIPA less agressive than other ipa from Eugene OR, for that I am glad.

Serving type: bottle

01-29-2013 05:27:09 | More by N3rdM3t4l

Beerandraiderfan

Nevada

3.14/5  rDev -18.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25

Copper and orange colored pour, good near 1" head on it, predominantly white in color, small bubbles. Very bitter aroma, but not dropping a lot of citrus, pine or tropical fruit notes to it. Just bitter. Sweet malt.

Taste, very bitter, but again, easily establishes itself as something far from an elite level ipa. All bitterness, little flavor. Tweekers are looking at this wondering how much copper wire they can strip out of it. Lots of sticky caramel malt to it, thankfully, not heavy, but not really working with the high bitterness that lacked any decent amount of dry hopping, or at least never used any aroma or proprietary hops. They went old school with C hops I suspect, which can make a damn good ipa, but it needs a kick up on the mouthfeel, taste and aroma.

Found this one to be way too bitter and astringent without supplying much in the way of taste. Too many superior options out there.

Serving type: bottle

02-13-2013 02:54:04 | More by Beerandraiderfan

smakawhat

Maryland

3.14/5  rDev -18.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3

Poured from the bottle into a Dogfish Head Ale glass. Bottle date indecipherable.

A really nice texbook orange amber body, all the same color throughout it seems. Head makes a creamy two fingers with a good settling one finger puck on top. Rings of lacing, and some large collar like bubbles underneath. Just the faintest carbonation which travels real fast in the middle.

Biscuity malts, crisp sense a bit on this too, but there is virtually no hop presence. A little bit of grain hides in the back, with a sense of dry flour.

The malts dominate on this one, with just a little hint of wet palate. Flavors are fleeting, and there's next to no hop flavor on this. A little bit of pine on the finish and herbal tea presence. Light bitterness coats the mid palate a bit, but honestly not much to speak of.

Either this bottle is really old, or it's more likely just not doing it for me. Hard to say, but this really tastes and smells like something is missing. Drinkable and fine, but for the hop heads another one to pass on.

Serving type: bottle

03-13-2013 22:42:19 | More by smakawhat

ChainGangGuy

Georgia

3.18/5  rDev -17.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Appearance: Pours a cloudy, deep copper-toned body with a sporadic, skittish, white head.

Smell: Simplistic, one-dimensional malt base, just a hint of pale malts, really, with some floral, resinous, lemony hop scents on top.

Taste: Lightly sweetish pale malts with a low, dull breadiness to it. Dash of stale lemon peel, vague notion of spice, and a hint of birch tree bark peel. Medium bitterness. Some inclusion of dry maltiness on the bitterish finish.

Mouthfeel: Medium-light body. Medium carbonation.

Overall: Personally, I found it to be a bit bland in the flavor department.

Serving type: bottle

09-08-2011 16:52:44 | More by ChainGangGuy

Brad007

Vermont

3.35/5  rDev -12.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5

Pours a nice mild gold color with a whitish hue at the bottom and a thick, frothy head into my glass.

Light and fluffy with a good balance of citrus and pine in the nose. Label says that it's their take on the PNW IPA.

Tasty with just the right amount of bitterness. A touch of pine and grapefruit. Crisp. Seems fairly fresh too.

Lingering buttery malt with the pine and grapefruit flavors. Carbonation isn't too high, which aids in a seamless transfer to the throat.

I like this. It's very balanced. Though it's not a DIPA, it reminds me a bit of heady topper in a sense.

Serving type: bottle

03-10-2013 01:05:15 | More by Brad007

skivtjerry

Vermont

3.36/5  rDev -12.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

Can purchased in Waterbury, VT. Served in a Unibroue snifter.

A: Hazy orange color with a sticky medium head... the classic look.

S: Earthy, herbal and citrusy hops with a touch of pine, some crystal malt. A little alcohol as it warms. Aroma is subdued for the style.

T: Grassy, herbal piney hops and sweet malt. Hop flavor is a little weak for the style and the firm hop bitterness just reinforces the relative lack of flavor.

M: Medium carbonation and body. A hint of alcohol. Clean bitter finish.

O: Not bad but nothing special. Could definitely use more flavor and aroma hopping, and maybe a smidgen less crystal malt. This reminds me of the dreaded 'east coast IPA' of 15 years ago, back when there actually was a difference. It's nice to have a decent IPA in cans and I might drink quite a bit of this outdoors if I was local. Given the 3000 mile trip it must take to me and the associated price premium, plus the abundance of good canned IPA's in New England, I probably won't be buying a lot of this but I'm glad for the opportunity to try it.

Serving type: can

04-26-2013 22:28:25 | More by skivtjerry

scootpolute

Washington

3.43/5  rDev -10.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

1 Pint, 6 FL OZS...brown bottle...

Appearance: Hazy orange/copper beer with a patchy cream off-white foam head that clings to the sides of the glass.

Smell: Very pronounced grapefruit hop aromas, spicy with background sweet malts and a faint bready grain aroma.

Taste: Hmmm...not exactly what I was expecting from the smell & appearance...Funky soapy flavor, which could be crazy hops?! Then, mellows out to a smooth and creamy with a relatively weak-body. The initial taste is a strange soap/hop mix on the palate! Some spicy, leaf and grass flavours pull-thru, then are followed by an alcohol presence and spiciness. The malt in this beer is faintly present but gets lost in hops/soaps weirdness. Beer finishes with residual hop spice and faint malt sweetness, with the last touch of weird soapy flavor.

Notes: I'm not sure about this beer? I've sure had better. 7.10 % abv.

Serving type: bottle

02-07-2012 00:20:34 | More by scootpolute

Idris

3.49/5  rDev -9.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Clear, honey-orange brew with a solid crown of tight white bubbles and very well carbonated. Very nice looking beer! Pleasing aroma, with piney hops dominant, and some honey malt characteristics present in the tail end of the the nose. Malt is more assertive in the beginning of the palate than I anticipated, with an astrigent, biting bitter coming in toward then end. I found the mouthfeel to be odd...a bit thin, yet a slight stickiness.

Serving type: bottle

01-27-2013 06:56:27 | More by Idris

morimech

Minnesota

3.55/5  rDev -7.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Slightly hazy golden color with one finger of head that had decent retention before settling to a thin cap. Moderate amount of sticky lacing is left down the glass.

Aroma is a surprising amount of sweet smelling malt. The hops add some citrus, possibly lemon, and herbal aromas.

On the sweeter side of the IPA spectrum, especially for an American IPA. Hops give some citrus and herbal qualities. Bitterness seems moderately high. Alcohol cleanses the palate in the finish.

Has good carbonation for an IPA. Light and fine bubbles that give just enough life to the beer.

I would of liked more hop flavor to accompany the bitterness. Otherwise an enjoyable beer.

Serving type: bottle

04-01-2012 19:12:56 | More by morimech

RedBrewer83

Oregon

3.6/5  rDev -6.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Poured into tulip...

A: Pours a golden amber body, nearly transparent with a nice three finger creamy white head. Falls slowly and leaves nice lacing.

S: Classic NW IPA, lots of pine resin and citrus a little malt in the background. Pretty straightforward but solid.

T: Very crisp and tastes like ruby red grapefruit, a little too fruity, but not sweet surprisingly still very dry finish. Long lingering bitter pine resin hops...a little too bitter and not enough malt to balance things out.

M: Medium light body with very active carbonation, a little too harsh on the palate, but very crisp and clean on the finish. Bittering hops linger a little too much, not quite balanced enough.

D: Drinkable, but needs balance to really make this go down smooth.

Serving type: bottle

03-15-2010 23:48:56 | More by RedBrewer83

beertunes

Washington

3.6/5  rDev -6.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

From the hated and despised 22oz bottle format. Poured into 10oz goblet. Poured a lightly hazy orange-amber color with less than 1/2 inch of off-white head that had very good retention and lacing.

The aroma had some very nice citrus hops upfront, with some malt in a supporting role, making for a nicely balanced scent. A similar story on the tongue, bright hops upfront, malt smoothing things out in the middle, and a slightly lingering hop finish.

The body was good and clean, it was a bit fuller than than typical for the style, and had a slightly sticky finish. Drinkability was much better than average for the style, I would happily have a few of these. Overall, a better than average example of the style. A must try if you see it and probably worth working a trade.

Serving type: bottle

09-28-2012 21:19:10 | More by beertunes

Thorpe429

Illinois

3.63/5  rDev -5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Reviewed from notes.

Pours a nice orange color with a white head and some pretty good lacing. The nose is light orange and grapefruit. The taste is mostly citrus as well but not too strong and there is some faint pale malt in the background. Feel is good with decent bitterness. Pretty good, but not a top of the line West Coast IPA.

Serving type: bottle

10-29-2010 23:38:03 | More by Thorpe429

Reidrover

Oregon

3.68/5  rDev -4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

22 oz bomber. Deep burnt orange in colour, large frothy,thick,creamy off white head. Very hoppy,floral and pine mostly scents Piney,lemony..dried lemon flavours, little candy sugar and a nice balancing maltiness. Very nice on the palate..indeed so easy to quaff..a true summer IPA. Good drinkable IPA.

Serving type: bottle

09-04-2009 19:31:43 | More by Reidrover

ccrida

Oregon

3.68/5  rDev -4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Bomber poured into my large Duvel tulip, Watershed IPA is a hazy dark orange with a big light sand head that leaves lots of lace.

Smell is big and hoppy, classic PNW profile of resinous citrus, spicy, with some sweet malt, making it a bit gingerbread like. For an IPA it's great, more assertive then plenty of DIPAs, at least ones not from the west coast!

Taste is hoppy for sure, predominantly spicy and bitter. Starts off with some sweet malt, then lots of citrus mid palate before the lingering bitter finish, with some bread notes there as well.

Mouthfeel is slick, a little flabby, medium light bodied.

Drinkability is pretty good. Not really my style of PNW IPA though, I prefer more complex hop flavor and less bitterness, but it's still a well done example of the general regional style. Decent price for the bomber too, $4.50.

Serving type: bottle

03-13-2010 02:02:52 | More by ccrida

CooperEllis

New York

3.73/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

One of many generous extras from hopsbreath.

22oz into .3l tulip.

The color of freshbrewed icedtea. With bright white head and sticky lacing.

Aroma: Sweet citrus/tangerine. Floral notes.

Definately the taste I associate with a west coast IPA. Malt sweetness is evident from the start. Good hops bitter bite at the end. The flavor is round, burnt citrus, a bit of pine, slightly roasty. The end is crisp and citrus.

Very nice carbonation. Easy to drink this. The mouthfeel could be better but the carbonation assists the flavor. No trace of any alcohol in this.

(30)

Serving type: bottle

10-06-2010 00:37:02 | More by CooperEllis

barleywinefiend

Washington

3.73/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 2.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

A: Poured a hazy orange color with lacking carbonation leaving a small white cap

S: Very grassy, hints at citrus too

T: Starts out very grassy, citrus and caramel hits, then it finishes with more grass, light bitterness and a dry feel

M: Light body,balanced but astringent and biting

O: Good IPA and worth a try

Serving type: growler

08-18-2011 04:12:20 | More by barleywinefiend

distantmantra

Washington

3.75/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

22 oz. bomber poured into a straight pint glass.

A: The beer poured an orange color with a small head of foam that broke down to a thin cap covering the surface. Very heavy lacing clung to the side of the glass, but it quickly vanished.

S: The initial aroma is that of freshly cut grass along with more subtle notes of lemon, orange peel and pine.

T: The first flavor that I can detect is bitter lemongrass, almost like green tea in nature. I also notice some orange peel and pine, but the grassy flavor is very dominant. There's a bit of caramel malt, but it's drown out by the dry grassy wallop.

M: Watershed has a very dry mouth feel with some pleasant bitterness. The alcohol is masked very well.

O: This is my first offering from Oakshire, it's very nice. The grass flavor is noticeable in other IPAs, but this is the first one I've had where it's very front-forward and the dominant flavor.

Serving type: bottle

08-21-2011 20:18:12 | More by distantmantra

ChugginOil

Illinois

3.78/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a slightly cloudy straw color with at least 3 inches of white head. Moderate lace.

The nose has some sharp piney hop notes. There is a bit of pineapple and mango followed by a sweet malty scent to balance things out.

The flavors incorporate the aromas noticed. Pine and pineapple/mango hop flavors are bitter and tasty. There is quite a bit of sweet malt that outdoes the hops by just a bit.

The mouthfeel is clean, crisp and medium bodied. Low carbonation.

That Oregon water is working nicely here. The near balance makes for a pretty solid ipa.

Serving type: bottle

12-08-2012 02:29:34 | More by ChugginOil

philbertk

Washington

3.8/5  rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

Oakshire Brewing--Watershed IPA--India Pale Ale--2010 22 oz. Bottle. 7.10% ABV. 75 IBU's. (3.5 / 5.0) Thin fizzy off white mild lace head. Clear bright amber red color. Thin tight dark sediment. Mild floral hop front. Slightly flat mild creamy sweet sediment mellowed caramel fruit dough pine earthy body. Flat mild hop spice smooth balanced end. Aged rapidly in Bottle. Sampled 6/25/2010. 2 @ $4.95 Each.

Serving type: bottle

06-26-2010 04:53:59 | More by philbertk

djbreezy

Washington

3.8/5  rDev -1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

appearance - pours a nice transparent amber with a moderate head, some sticky lacing, okay retention

smell - although there are some pine notes, carmel malts dominate

taste - up front there are some citrus and hop bitter notes, but the malt is a bit in imbalance, caramel is strong in this one

mouthfeel - medium carbonation, medium mouthfeel

drinkability - this is a good brew, could showcase the hops a bit more, but definitely has a close balance to it

Serving type: bottle

10-13-2010 04:36:01 | More by djbreezy

gford217

Georgia

3.85/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

22oz bomber courtesy of writerLJBerg.

Pours a bright, slightly hazy golden orange with a massive creamy white head that leaves delicate lacing down the side and hangs on as a cap for ages. The bottom of the head is fed by a crazy amount of bubbles streaming up to the top.

The aroma is full of juicy citrus, mainly lemons and oranges, with hints of floral, almost spicy, hops as well. There is a mild toasted bready malt presence as well.

The taste doesn't seem nearly as citrus and has a more muted flavor overall. There is a slightly astringent bitterness that takes on a fairly grassy character with only hints of the citrus that dominated the nose.

The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied and the flavors overall come across fairly thin on the palate.

This is a decent IPA, but I was expecting something bigger in the flavor. Either way, I'm definitely looking forward to trying more from this new brewery.

Serving type: bottle

10-28-2009 00:27:46 | More by gford217