Lot No3 India Pale Ale - Evolution Craft Brewing Company

Jason

Massachusetts

4.03/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12oz brown bottle.

Clear dark amber hue, not a peep from the head so the head stays a head and does not crackle to lacing until several sips are taken. Smells of grapefruit, tangerines, pipe tobacco and peppermint from the hops ... hint of toasted bread in the back. Super smooth with an oily hop slickness on the tongue. Perhaps not a huge bitterness, it does have a sting to it, the flavor is quite vast with floral, citric, minty and leafy flavors. Hint of grapefruit rind? The maltiness at least puts its foot in the door with a well rounded toasted bread flavor. Alcohol is noticeable with fruity esters and warmth but not hot at all.

Delicious comes to mind, a bit of a slow sipper as there is a lot going on here ... a well put together ale.

Serving type: bottle

09-22-2010 23:24:43 | More by Jason

MDDMD

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

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

S-malt, grapefruit, pine, slight herbal

T-toasted bread, grapefruit, pine, hint of sweetness, nice bitter hop finish

F-medium body with moderate carbonation, smooth and crisp

O-nice IPA with a good balance of flavors

Serving type: bottle

05-21-2013 00:42:17 | More by MDDMD

thampel09

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +3.9%

05-20-2013 20:00:55 | More by thampel09

Jason1337

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -8.3%

05-17-2013 13:56:49 | More by Jason1337

calcnerd

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +10%

05-16-2013 01:21:34 | More by calcnerd

ejimhof

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -2.2%

05-15-2013 22:15:31 | More by ejimhof

InspectorBob

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -2.2%

05-14-2013 21:57:34 | More by InspectorBob

phillybeerfreak

Pennsylvania

4.75/5  rDev +16.1%

05-14-2013 21:05:57 | More by phillybeerfreak

ipas-for-life

Virginia

4/5  rDev -2.2%

05-12-2013 16:17:47 | More by ipas-for-life

Pecafaced

Maryland

4.5/5  rDev +10%

05-12-2013 02:31:43 | More by Pecafaced

trcarlson

4/5  rDev -2.2%

05-11-2013 23:44:10 | More by trcarlson

jpd7374

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -2.2%

05-09-2013 01:40:13 | More by jpd7374

Magery

Kentucky

4/5  rDev -2.2%

05-07-2013 19:41:22 | More by Magery

BrownAleMale

Wisconsin

3.5/5  rDev -14.4%

05-04-2013 21:54:41 | More by BrownAleMale

bootdown21

Connecticut

4.25/5  rDev +3.9%

05-01-2013 13:40:01 | More by bootdown21

Damian74Shensky

South Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -8.3%

04-27-2013 15:49:08 | More by Damian74Shensky

onix1agr

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -2.2%

04-25-2013 22:53:36 | More by onix1agr

hollywood_15063

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -8.3%

04-24-2013 22:08:20 | More by hollywood_15063

TonyTalon

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev -2.2%

04-23-2013 22:58:42 | More by TonyTalon

jmdrpi

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +3.9%

04-23-2013 03:09:43 | More by jmdrpi

beerthulhu

New Jersey

3.66/5  rDev -10.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

A: Dark orange full of vibrant effervesce. Peanut shell toned head is average in heigth and retention. Lacing is spotty with spongy dabs on the vessel.

S: Fresh hops, piney-orange-citrus of moderate awarenss. Okay but a little played out and hardly the attention getter in a tough field.

T: Malty flavor, orange citrus, nice depth upon the first taking. Piney-citrus hops are bitter, flowery with a big malting of toasted bread that is warming. Spicy pine bite on the back end with just the slightest of malt sweetness upfront that is soon swallowed by a flowery citrus bitterness. A touch more complexity adn a solid 4.0 rating may be in order.

M: Vibrant carbonation, a big malt lush helping, sharp and tingly, bready and full. Sharp bitterness after the swallow.

O: An ordinary nose turns to a malt forward experience for flavor. Good level of bitterness, strong carbonation factor that is bitter, but not exactly sharply defining. Good malt support, good drinkability and good ibus to boot.

Serving type: bottle

04-23-2013 01:04:34 | More by beerthulhu

bcm75

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -14.4%

04-21-2013 21:13:29 | More by bcm75

oglmcdgl

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +3.9%

04-21-2013 03:46:25 | More by oglmcdgl

JohnnyMc

Ohio

3.78/5  rDev -7.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

First from Evolution!!

Pours out a nice deep orange with about 2 fingers of a nice, white fluffy head.

The aroma has a decent amount of pine followed by some grapefruit, citrus and some caramel malt and bready malt notes too.

The taste is also very pine forward with a nice amount of grapefruit and some light citrus notes. On the backend there is some sweet caramel notes with some slight bready malt. Not overly complex.

The body is medium and the mouthfeel is crisp.

This is not the most mindblowing or complex IPA I have ever had, but it has a lot of nice hop notes and some decent bitterness. It's a solid example of the IPA style and should be tried at least once. Very refreshing.

Serving type: bottle

04-21-2013 01:05:27 | More by JohnnyMc

pdcleff

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -8.3%

04-20-2013 17:54:16 | More by pdcleff