India Pale Ale - Davidson Brothers Restaurant & Brewery

WesWes

New York

3.73/5  rDev +12.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

The beer pours a light golden color with a nice white lace head. The nose is of butterscotch and ringwood yeast. Where is the hop aroma? I smell what I think are English noble hops. It's a good finish, but comes up short in my book. This style calls for more hopping in not only bittering, but flavor and aroma as well. The taste is good. This beer is a more than adaquate golden ale, but not a very convincing IPA. The mouthfeel is average. The beer is plenty drinkable. I would think that the abv is around 5% or slightly under. It feels weak. Overall, a good drinking beer. "Great taste, less filling," no wait that's something else. entirely. I love to see these brewpubs making their beers available to consumers other than the regular pub crawlers.

Serving type: bottle

06-16-2003 18:53:37 | More by WesWes

Lovely85

Florida

3.5/5  rDev +5.4%

05-09-2013 23:36:18 | More by Lovely85

civicm87

New York

4.25/5  rDev +28%

04-20-2013 15:52:46 | More by civicm87

GarthDanielson

New Hampshire

3.59/5  rDev +8.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

Poured from a bottle into a shaker pint, the beer is a hazy, caramel-copper coloring with a thin, sparse, filmy white surface head. Slow, steady flow of carbonation bubbling throughout. Aromas of tangy caramel backbone and floral hops highlights. Very tangy sweet nose. Flavors are roasted, with a rich caramel and nut backbone supporting a peppery spiced and floral hops presence. Very dry hop characteristics on this brew. Slightly resiny aftertaste, with pepper and bitterness overtaking any of the sweetness from the palate. Very concise, clean finish. This one hits me more like an English IPA than American, but either way it's well balanced and very sessionable, for an IPA.

Serving type: bottle

04-09-2013 01:42:35 | More by GarthDanielson

WDJersey

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev +5.4%

03-17-2013 05:14:25 | More by WDJersey

GreesyFizeek

New York

3/5  rDev -9.6%

03-06-2013 00:50:01 | More by GreesyFizeek

Skramer

New York

1.75/5  rDev -47.3%

02-19-2013 03:09:17 | More by Skramer

dsshuck

Maryland

3.5/5  rDev +5.4%

02-03-2013 22:21:10 | More by dsshuck

sachie23

New York

3.75/5  rDev +13%

01-30-2013 16:13:23 | More by sachie23

Huffs

New York

3.25/5  rDev -2.1%

01-29-2013 13:42:27 | More by Huffs

Amarchand

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev -2.1%

01-09-2013 01:46:03 | More by Amarchand

athenmonk

New York

3/5  rDev -9.6%

11-30-2012 10:43:50 | More by athenmonk

RMoeNay

Connecticut

3.25/5  rDev -2.1%

11-26-2012 03:58:48 | More by RMoeNay

twillingthenoz

New York

3.5/5  rDev +5.4%

10-30-2012 15:41:16 | More by twillingthenoz

djrn2

New Jersey

3/5  rDev -9.6%

10-20-2012 17:56:35 | More by djrn2

mitch3114

New York

2/5  rDev -39.8%

10-16-2012 00:05:46 | More by mitch3114

OWSLEY069

Pennsylvania

2.45/5  rDev -26.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2

Pours a clean yellow to orange-ish in color with an off white head. In the aroma, orange citrus rind hops. In the taste, a small dryness of citrus hops, and quite watery. A small bite, but mainly smooth and a lighter to thin mouthfeel, with a small dry orange rind in the aftertaste. Decent nose, but quite thin and watery.

Serving type: bottle

09-18-2012 19:33:57 | More by OWSLEY069

brentblack1

New York

3.5/5  rDev +5.4%

09-06-2012 23:33:39 | More by brentblack1

MDDMD

Pennsylvania

2.68/5  rDev -19.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

A-nice amber color with a white head and good lacing

S-malty, light citrus, hints of fruit

T-malt, slightly metallic taste, somewhat sweet and fruity, light hop presence with minimal bitterness in the finish

F-light to medium body with moderate carbonation

O-not much to distinguish it from the mass produced beers

Serving type: bottle

09-01-2012 12:56:18 | More by MDDMD

nosavingsaccount

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -2.1%

08-18-2012 21:45:13 | More by nosavingsaccount

Giantspace

Pennsylvania

2.5/5  rDev -24.7%

07-29-2012 02:17:39 | More by Giantspace

buffcityx

New York

3.5/5  rDev +5.4%

07-18-2012 04:35:16 | More by buffcityx

jzeilinger

Pennsylvania

2.65/5  rDev -20.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

A - 3.5 - Pours a medium copper color with an evenly creamy with an 1/8 inch of foam and gentle bubbles.

S - Grainy, earthy aroma with light pine and citrus, has a slight bit of musty dankness.

T - Follows the nose with grainy, earthy dankness, toasted caramel malt up front which gradually migrates to a lemony, citrus grapefuit, and pine bite. Taste is unrefined, harsh, and too grainy like a macro beer.

M - Medium light body with a little watery character, coats the mouth with a grainy coating.

O - Glad I could try this one but it's grainy, harsh, and messy. I hate to be so down on this beer but I would be more than willing to try it again and revisit this review.

Serving type: on-tap

05-30-2012 21:21:24 | More by jzeilinger

Jumski

New York

3.25/5  rDev -2.1%

05-25-2012 03:32:32 | More by Jumski

prisdefer

New York

3.5/5  rDev +5.4%

05-24-2012 19:37:35 | More by prisdefer