Stowaway I.P.A. - Baxter Brewing Co.

womencantsail

California

3.45/5  rDev -11.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Thanks to Amy for this can.

A: The beer pours a light amber color with a fizzy off-white head to go with it.

S: Quite a nice aroma. Lots of pine and citrus peel, some grapefruit character and a mild malt sweetness. There is also some other fruitiness to the nose and some floral notes.

T: Not quite as good on the tongue, but decent. Fairly grassy with some nice grapefruit and grapefruit peel flavors. Toffee and bread sweetness, with a moderate level of bitterness.

M: Medium in body and carbonation.

O: Significantly better than the pale. The nose was great, it would have been a pretty solid beer if that translated to the flavor.

Serving type: can

05-23-2011 18:14:04 | More by womencantsail

Thorpe429

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev -16.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Can courtesy of McGrupp612. Served in a mug.

Pours a moderate copper color with a good off-white head and a bit of lacing. The nose carries quite a bit of bready malt and some faint hoppy notes. Not strong enough to really be discernible as to type, but a good combo. Flavor is not up to par. It's far too malty and too far in the style of an East Coast "IPA." Quotation marks for emphasis. Medium body with a slight bitterness. Decent, but nothing special.

Serving type: can

12-01-2011 00:42:58 | More by Thorpe429

brentk56

North Carolina

3.9/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Appearance: Pours a clear amber color with a couple of fingers of foam; leaves a few shards of lace

Smell: Citrusy/piney hop aromas waft above the biscuity malt backbone

Taste: The citrus and pine attack from the outset, overwhelming the malt; not a lot of flavor development as it is hoppy from the get-go into the finish; a bit of aspirin in the after-taste

Mouthfeel: Medium body with moderate carbonation

Overall: I'm in the minority here, but I really enjoyed the balance of the Pamola APA to this beer; not to denigrate this IPA, but I was less than crazy about the hop character relative to some other IPAs out there

Thanks, bendurgin, for the opportunity

Serving type: can

10-28-2011 23:41:07 | More by brentk56

MasterSki

Illinois

3.65/5  rDev -6.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Thanks to Greg (Reagan1984) for this one. Served in a Chicago Craft Beer Week pint glass.

A - A finger-plus of creamy off-white foam slowly dissipates, leaving behind stray splotches of lace. Somewhat hazy dark orange body - can conditioned?

S - Lots of ripe orange, touch of pineapple, bready malts, perhaps some grass and herbs in the periphery. Pretty nice example of an East Coast IPA.

T - The taste is disappointing, with mostly caramel and doughy bread malts, some yeast, and only mild citrus in the finish. Bitterness is moderate. Nothing offensive, just not much of interest here.

M - Prickly, zesty carbonation, resinous and oily finish, some decent dryness, touch of alcohol warmth. Viscous medium body has a nice heft to it, but the bubbles are too much.

D - A decent beer that might do in a pinch if you didn't have access to Maine Brewing Co. offerings (or wanted to take cans on a camping trip). Not much else to report here.

Serving type: can

03-28-2012 03:36:09 | More by MasterSki

TheManiacalOne

Rhode Island

4.05/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Acquired from svosie, so a big “Thank You” goes out to her. Poured from a 12oz can into a US tumbler pint glass.

A: The beer is a deep amber color, with a large off-white head that fades slowly and leaves a thick but spotty lace on the glass.

S: The aroma contains fruity citrus, grassy hops and caramelized malts.

T: The taste starts out with a strong burst of piney hops bitterness followed by a citrus and caramel sweetness. The malt character is hearty but not too heavy and brings a good balance. The after-taste is slightly hoppy and slightly sweet.

M: Crisp and smooth, medium body, medium carbonation, finish is clean and dry.

D: Tasty, goes down easily, not too filling, decent kick, good representation of style, this is a nice solid IPA to drink for a long time.

Serving type: can

12-14-2011 06:14:06 | More by TheManiacalOne

smcolw

Massachusetts

4.05/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Liumpily rocky head that leaves wide spotty lace. Orange amber color with a large dollop of fogginess.

Plenty of floral hop smell, no harshness. Light paler malt in the background.

A well balanced IPA with the notable malt (dry) up front. The hop is peppery and is strongest in the swallow. The body is rich but this may be because of the lower carbonation. Classic flavors.

Serving type: can

12-23-2011 02:24:51 | More by smcolw

Wasatch

Utah

3.53/5  rDev -9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Thanks goes out to portia99 for this brew.

Pours a very nice slightly hazy golden amber color, nice carbonation, with a nice one-finger creamy off-white head, with some nice sticky lacing left behind. The nose is pretty hoppy, with some malts thrown in, citrus, slight pineyness. The taste is hoppy, with a nice little sweetness, citrus note, slight pines. Medium body, with a nice bitter/dry finish. This one surprised me, very nice brew.

Serving type: can

09-06-2012 22:23:07 | More by Wasatch

jlindros

Massachusetts

4.03/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Big fluffy head fades semi slowly with tons of sticky lacing, over mostly clear nectar orange color beer.

Nose of light fruity and citrus hops, touch of tropical fruit, light grassy hops too, some sweet malts under that as well balancing it well.

Taste brings fresh hops, slightly resinous, tropical fruits, citrus, a slight pine, fairly bitter, light malty sweetness bringing a good malty backbone for balance, juicy hop flavors. Finishes slightly resinous again, fresh hops resonate through my mouth, a bit of citrus and hint of freshening spearmint, semi dry but a light sweetness.

Mouth is medium bodied, lower but decent enough carbonation.

Overall pretty good, a nice canned IPA, nice fresh hops, malty balance, not too bitter, drinkable.

Serving type: can

05-02-2011 00:43:16 | More by jlindros

ppoitras

Massachusetts

3.78/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12oz can bought at Yankee Spirits, Sturbridge, MA as part of a 6-pack.

Poured into an imperial pint glass, formed a 1/2" beige head over the cloudy golden amber brew. Frothy head lasts well, with leggy slow-falling lace. Aroma is earthy citrus.

Taste starts sweet, citrus power in the middle, a bit more than balancing bitterness through the close. Mouthfeel is smooth, and drinkability is good. Approachable rep of the style.

Serving type: can

07-18-2012 22:43:14 | More by ppoitras

Kegatron

Pennsylvania

3.2/5  rDev -17.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

12 oz can into a pint glass. I drank this within a month of being canned.

Pours a clear copper, with a couple fingers of off-white head. This retains with a big creamy dollop of froth in the middle of glass that just coats the sides of the glass with sticky foamy lacing. The aroma smells more herbal than floral to me, with notes of earthy spice and zesty grapefruit character that pairs up decently enough with a sweeter mix of ripe fruit and tight grains across the back of the nose. Fruit, herbal tones, and pine end up dominating this as things warm up.

The taste has a moderately robust grapefruit bitterness to it that is softened considerably by a mix of slick herbal textures, light tropical fruit, grainy toasted malt, and a splash of sweeter caramel. The finish is spicy and resinous with a bit of raw pith that sticks to the tongue. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, with a soft oily creaminess on the edges that pulls into more of a crisp prickle on the tongue. Unfortunately, I’m finding a bit too much warmth here in the body, which brings out some unwanted assertiveness from those hops.

I couldn’t get into this one. Tropical fruit, herbal flavors, and warmth just control the profiles too much here, as I was left searching for some kind of crisp or biting character to help crank the drinkability up a bit. I’m glad I just grabbed a single can of this one.

Serving type: can

03-08-2012 19:35:56 | More by Kegatron

woodychandler

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +9.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

Many thanks to IndiaPaleAle for making sure that my end of The CANQuest (TM) gets a chance to try some Mainerd beer. I spent the best summer of my life in Portland, ME in 1990 and a high school friend owns an art framing studio up there, plus I have visited a few times since then. I loved Maine, but the unemployment rate is less than enticing in terms of a relocation. Oh well.

From the CAN: "Draught Beer Taste, Fit For the Camp-Lake-BBQ-Mountain-Hike-Picnic-Beach-Cooler-Backpack-Fridge-Golf Course."; "Thirsty For Adventure? Set sail With Our Crew!"; "Craft-Brewed In Maine"; "Bold, complex flavors with a solid malt backbone and assertive hop profile, along with cold conditioning give this beer its crisp, clean finish." I also liked the skull & crossbones/piratical/nautical graphics as a retired US Navy sailor. Stowaway? Arrgh! Yer goin' into the locker - Davy Jones' Locker, boyo!

The Crack revealed yet one more brimful CAN o' beer and now I am coming to expect it as the norm. The Glug began to create a force o' nature head and I had to back down, lest overflow procedures come into effect. I was faced with two fingers' worth of tawny head with great retention. Color was a deep coppery-amber with just a hint of haze. Nose was both orange-citrusy and caramel malty. This combination always reminds me of the Orange Brach's caramels that were in a jar at my maternal grandmother's house when I was a kid. Mmmm. My mmmmouth was watering in anticipation. The mmmoooose on the CAN seemed to be winking at me. Mmmmouthfeel was mmmediummm with a very pleasant intermingling of the orange and caramel flavors noted on the nose. Mmmmm. Mmman, I was really starting to suck this down until I looked at the time and the ABV. This was too easy-drinkin' for this hour! Finish was more bitter than sweet, which in my mind, is a good thing. I might not want this for the beach, but it definitely gets a spot in my cooler for Hula in the Coola Day!

Serving type: can

04-14-2011 03:25:14 | More by woodychandler

HopHead84

California

2.73/5  rDev -29.8%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 2.5

12/11/2011

Can given to me by UncleJimbo at Pizza Port Strong Ale 2011, thanks! It's always nice to try something from a brewery I've never heard of, and I greatly appreciate the gift. Split with my fiancé, who wasn't ecstatic to be told we were drinking an IPA right when she was about to go to bed, but in the end she did her duty.

A: Dark orange and opaque with a finger of beige sea foam. Retention is good and lacing is scattered.

S: Well, this is very, very malty. Bread and biscuit notes are dominant, with a pervasive malty sweetness. There's a little sweet citrus hiding behind the monolithic malt foundation. There are light candied notes in there. This is not only malt dominant but the hops are also very feeble. Still, the malt smells pretty good. On the whole, it doesn't smell bad, it's just that it's definitely below average.

T: Sweet bready malt with biscuit and toasted notes. There's a touch of alcohol and diffident citrus. This is definitely an East Coast style IPA, though I can't say it's really IPAish. The finish is malty and sweet. Again, nothing particularly bad in the flavor, but it's below average on the IPA spectrum.

M: Medium body with upper moderate carbonation. The mouthfeel is sticky.

Overall: A lackluster malty IPA. I appreciate the chance to try it, but it's not at all what I'm looking for in the style.

Serving type: can

12-12-2011 05:18:02 | More by HopHead84

Brad007

Vermont

4/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Received in a trade from BrewedAwakening.

Pours a hella decent amber color with a good one-finger head into my glass. Great color.

Lightly buttered malt and grassy hops greet the nose. Aroma isn't as "full" as I'd like.

Lots of bitterness for the hop lover backed up by lightly buttered malt. As for the hops themselves, they've got good citrus/grassy flavors.

Lingering bitterness dominates the mouthfeel. It's like your throat was just coated by hop juice.

I like it and it's from a brewery I obviously haven't seen yet. Worth trading for!

Serving type: can

03-28-2011 04:11:30 | More by Brad007

mothman

Saskatchewan (Canada)

3.48/5  rDev -10.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Thanks to Hollie for sending this out!

Poured into NB Globe Glass.

Pours 1/2 finger of rocky khaki head. Good retention with lace rings. Color is a dark rustic orange.

Aroma: Pretty fresh and hoppy. Weedy and piney. A little bit of union flavor. A bit of citrus. Kind of dank hoppy.

Taste: Kind of different from the nose. It is a lot grassier. A bit weedy. Sticky hops. Has the similar onion hints. Hardly and citrus fruits here. Some bready malts.

Mouthfeel: Bitter and sticky.Medium bodied with a medium amount of carbonation. Ends with a hop resin feel.

Overall, a decent ipa. Very bitter. It lacked the tropical citrus fruit that I normally enjoy in ipas, however. Decent drinkability.

Serving type: can

03-29-2011 23:46:54 | More by mothman

gford217

Georgia

3.95/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

12oz can courtesy of Ben.

Pours a deep, clear amber with a small creamy beige head that lasts a while and leaves great lacing.

Aroma is great on this one with lots of floral pine hops and light citrus with a solid bready malt presence.

Taste is nice and bitter up front with pineapple and orange rinds giving way to a hefty bready malt backbone. The finish is lightly bitter with some resinous pine dominating.

Mouthfeel is light to medium bodied, but unlike the pale ale, doesn't come across as watery at all.

This beer is miles better than the pale ale with plenty of hops and body to represent the style well. I could drink a lot of these.

Serving type: bottle

03-09-2011 03:17:18 | More by gford217

smakawhat

Maryland

4/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from the can into a small pilsner style glass.

Amber orange hued and slightly cloudy, giving off a very nice solid creamy two finger off white head. Some good lacing while finishing the drink. It does look a little frozen but still alright.

Smell is dry malt and powdery pine sensations. Small hint of orange like citrus and hop wanting to poke out. Pretty good hop bent going on.

Taste matches well with a good texture. Solid hop body and bitter pine with a dry palate on the finish. Taste dry hopped but not sure (wild guess). Dryness is a little chalky in texture but not so intolerable. Good bittering hop and pine, chalky citrus with a good density.

Overall pretty good, this is much better than their Pamola Extra beer.

Serving type: can

07-29-2011 01:41:35 | More by smakawhat

Mebuzzard

Colorado

3.68/5  rDev -5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A rather nice IPA found at the Great Lost Bear in Portland.
Burnt orange pour, medium head. Looks good just sitting there ready to be gulped

And that's what happened. It's aroma is more of pine than citrus, but the flavor is more citrus than pine. Random spice and some green flower along the way. Light caramel malt backbone steps aside. Bite is efficient. Nothing over the top here, just a solid IPA

Serving type: on-tap

08-19-2011 21:28:22 | More by Mebuzzard

Durge

Connecticut

4.43/5  rDev +13.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Cold out of the can this IPA is a hazy rusty amber color with a decent big bubbled off-white froth on top and very nice lacing. The aroma is a solid nutty pine & citrus hop which just makes your throat open up. Very enticing. The flavor brings beautifully drinkable earthy citrus and subtle pine hops. It's bready with caramel sweetness but the accent is tasteful, satisfying hops which coat the tongue from stem to stern. It's medium bodied with a slight resinous quality and plenty of fine carbonation to brighten things up. I love this as one of my new favorite sessionable hop beauties. This will be a staple for Baxter for years to come. Let's hope they bring many more great brews to beef up there new stable in Lewiston, Maine.

Serving type: can

09-25-2011 04:15:32 | More by Durge

lordofthewiens

Maine

4/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Canned on 3/21/11.
In a pint glass the beer was a clear amber color. It had a big, fluffy off-white head, with a little bit of lace.
Fresh, floral aroma. Sweet malt. A little bit of citrus.
Piney hops, bready. Some grapefruit. The hops lingered well.
A nice, medium-bodied IPA. Pleasant hops.
Would drink this again.

Serving type: can

03-30-2011 20:45:48 | More by lordofthewiens

DavoleBomb

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Poured into a pint glass.

4.5 A: Clear medium to dark orange color. Two fingers of creamy off-white head with pretty good retention and full on lacing. Very nice.

4.0 S: A lot of tropical fruits going on here. Pineapple is strongest, followed by mango and grapefruit, followed by orange and pine. Malts are for the most part hidden behind the hops. Maybe a touch of crystal malt and bread.

3.5 T: Healthy bitterness. Not quite mouth distorting, but definitely powerful. Orange and pine are the big players this time. Grapefruit and pineapple to a lower extent. Malts are much breadier than in the nose, but still just a touch of crystal.

3.5 M: Medium body. Good moderate carbonation. Reasonably creamy, but could be moreso.

4.0 D: Solid IPA. It doesn't standout, but it certainly is nice.

Serving type: bottle

03-16-2011 03:36:19 | More by DavoleBomb

johnnnniee

New Hampshire

3.43/5  rDev -11.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

New IPA in a can, yes please!
Pours a crystal clear deep copper color with a huge fluffy white head that takes forever to recede and leaves lots of sticky lace on the edges of the glass. Smells of citrus hops up front, grapefruit and a hint of lemon with some pine and resin thrown in for good measure. There's a solid malt backbone there, bready, caramel, honey malts. Taste is a bit maltier than I expected. Lots of bread and caramel sweetness. Kind of light on the hop flavor, although the punch of hop bitterness is evident. Medium body and level of carbonation, sweet almost sticky mouthfeel. Decent IPA but a bit heavy on the malt for my liking. There's a lot of harsh hop bitterness in here, maybe more later hop additions and a bit fewer bittering would work a little better.

Serving type: can

10-30-2011 00:59:37 | More by johnnnniee

GarthDanielson

New Hampshire

4.1/5  rDev +5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from a can into a pint glass, the beer is a slightly hazy, bright orange-copper coloring with a thick, chunky, big bubbled, airy, off-white head of about an inch and a half. Nose is heavy cedar green, with a dry-hopped feel to it, and some peppery spicing. Smells amazing! The beer is smooth, with a rich, sweet caramel background and a tart grapefruit highlight balancing out the ton of hops flavor that is rich, dark, green, and resinous. The aftertaste is bitter and dry, with a hint of the grapefruit but mostly hops spicing. The finish is slick, with a few of the flavors lingering longer, although lightly, on the palate. Great beer!

Serving type: can

10-01-2011 16:12:39 | More by GarthDanielson

mdaschaf

Washington

3.68/5  rDev -5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Big props to Papollo for sending me this can out of the blue. Been wanting to try it since Baxter opened.

A: Pours a medium orange color with a very large head upon pouring, about 2.5 fingers in height at first. This reduces to about 1/2 finger of foam relatively quickly and then much slower to a thin layer on top. Nice sticky lacing.

S: A good bit of pine and some floral/grassy hops. Slightly buttery with some biscuity malt.

T: Orange and orange rind, some pine and good bit of biscuity malt. Slightly bitter finish.

M: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Slightly sticky/dry finish.

O: A solid IPA, easy drinking and canned, all pluses in my book.

Serving type: can

07-26-2011 00:13:25 | More by mdaschaf

Reagan1984

Massachusetts

3.58/5  rDev -8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Picked this up so I could send some out in trade. Finally getting to try my first after mailing out 4 of the 6 cans. Canned on 12.16.11 (too old? Well it’s a touch older than I thought, but not too bad..)

Finger and ½ of creamy tight off white head settles to a tighter cap of foam. A slightly hazy orange color. Thick sticky lace.

Aroma is a bit muted and sweet. A touch of pineapple. Hinting of an east coast ipa.

East coast it is. Pineapple, orange, tangerine and some other fruit up front and then a bracing pine bitterness along with some grapefruit pith. There is some sweetness here. Some resinous pine towards the end.

Fairly bold body but not sticky. A touch oily…

It’s ok, but I was frankly expecting more from the overall scores I’ve seen. Oh well.

Serving type: can

03-23-2012 21:39:29 | More by Reagan1984

tigg924

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev -16.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Had on tap at New World Tavern--served into a pint glass

Appearance: 1/4 inch head, moderate carbonation, dark golden amber in color, clear

Smell: big time pine and citrus hops and caramel

Taste: big time pine and citrus hops and caramel

Mouthfeel: medium-light body, bitter spike in just about the beginning less bitter end, moderate carbonation

Overall: I was surprised with how bitter this one was for the amount of IBUs. The beginning almost reminded me of Hop Devil by Victory. A bit bitter for my tastes but worth trying for a hop head.

Serving type: on-tap

02-17-2012 13:30:40 | More by tigg924