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

mdurkee11

Florida

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

This beer is crisp, simple and balanced. Love the hops in this brew as they are not overpowering but effective. Appearance is a bit too clear for an IPA in my opinion, bunonverbal it's not a major problem. Great citrus smell that is simple and smooth. You don't get the impression that this is a big IPA, which makes this an inviting session beer. Love that this beer is served from a can and feel this adds a lot to the experience. Overall, a great beer to drink while watching a game or on a hot summer day.

Serving type: can

04-26-2012 00:32:10 | More by mdurkee11

dasenebler

Maine

2.03/5  rDev -47.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 1.5

12oz, canned 4/13/12. Very fresh.

Pours a hazy medium amber with a small off-white head. Retention and lacing are average.

The aroma is muffled for an IPA, with some piney, grassy hops. A bit off, but alright.

The flavor is messed-up. Either this beer is infected or has some strange yeast autolysis flavors. Exceedingly vegetal and bitter, with a weird, salty character. Toffeeish malts come through, adding to the mess. "Clean" is not a word I would use to describe this IPA, but at least there's some piney hop flavor in there. A touch astringent, with a drying, medium-bodied mouthfeel.

If the flavor weren't so bad, this would be a palatable beer. Baxter Brewing is all over the goddamn place. "We do what we can, we can what we do, and we CAN'T brew consistent beer."

Serving type: can

04-25-2012 21:11:40 | More by dasenebler

u2carew

Massachusetts

3.23/5  rDev -17%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

12oz can
A) pours with a finger thick head, then settles to a thin lacing on top. Hazy bronze colored body. Semi-sticky lacing on the drink down.
S) Orange. Grassy.
T) Hop bite upfront. Subtle nutty-ness and malty sweetness. The hops are the definitely the dominate feature of this brew.
M) Crisp. Medium body. Dry in the finish. The alcohol gives off some warmth in the aftertaste.
O) A decent beer. I'd have another one.

Serving type: can

04-15-2012 18:15:12 | More by u2carew

jmarsh123

Indiana

3.33/5  rDev -14.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours light copper with a generous amount of off-white foam.

Smells of bready malts along with some citrus hops.

Some sweet toffee/bready malt stands out the most. Not a whole lot of hop flavor up front. Finishes with a grassy piney bitterness and a touch astringent.

Normal mouthfeel and carb levels.

Not horrible, but nothing especially stands out about it either. The finish is a bit harsh, but decent beer in a can is always good.

Serving type: can

04-03-2012 23:03:35 | More by jmarsh123

Etan

Illinois

3.4/5  rDev -12.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured from a 12oz can into a Libbey stout glass. Sent to me by Valdieu2.

A: Pours a dark murky orange with a nice, spongy off-white head. Sticky, sticky lacing. Nice looking IPA.

S: Juicy citrus rind and flesh. Sweet papaya, grapefruit, orange. Some caramel malt underneath.

T: Pretty scaled back compared to the aroma. Mellow citrus, grassy, lemony hop builds up to a brief flash of bitterness. A bit of grainy malt in the clean finish.

M: Medium-bodied, tingly carbonation.

O: Looks great, smells nice, but the taste doesn't deliver. A bit too weak to be a full-on IPA.

Serving type: can

03-31-2012 03:56:58 | More by Etan

divineaudio

Michigan

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

12oz can courtesy of valdieu2. tulip glass.

a - pours a hazy, glowing amber color with a finger's worth of dense, creamy, off white head. leaves some interesting lacing patterns in the glass too.

s - biscuity with faint grassy hops and a faint astringency.

t - biscuity malt with a faint toffee like sweetness, faint grapefruit and maybe a hint of something darker like raisin. has an earthy hop character and ample piney bitterness but avoids being a bitter hop bomb. nicely balanced.

m - medium in body with adequate carbonation. co2 profile is on the coarser side.

o - enjoyable a definitely a better than average ipa, but nothing really makes it memorable to me. worth a try if you come across it.

Serving type: can

03-30-2012 05:23:38 | More by divineaudio

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

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

billybob

Massachusetts

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

pours a very cloudy orange/amber color one finger head and large amounts of lace that just glues itself to the glass long after the beer is gone. your normal aromas of pine resin and grapefruit rind. biscuit malty taste slightly oily resin and rind smooth medium mouthfeel that has a slightly sweet taste maybe hint of honey. overall the taste is complex and balanced which makes this beer one of the better i p a's. out there.

Serving type: can

03-20-2012 16:10:15 | More by billybob

ryan1788a5

Massachusetts

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

12oz can poured into a New Belgium globe.

A: Pours a hazy red/orange color with a foamy two inch white head. Retention is great, rings of lacing cling to the glass.

S: Tangerine, blood orange, sweet grapefruit, green, oily hop scents, and fruit punch.

T: Green, oily hop tastes up front. Dank, weed like, and leafy. Pine resin bitterness builds in intensity and reaches modest levels. Bitter grapefruit with fruit punch and a hint of tangerine in the background. Sweet malt base (Crystal malt?) also divulges faint tastes of grain and biscuit. Fairly sweet overall, though it does dry out toward the finish. Sugary malt and oily hop tastes in the relatively quick, clean finish.

M: On the lighter side of medium bodied. Creamy and full with semi-sharp carbonation.

O: This is a nice IPA. I can picture taking it tailgating or camping. It might pair well with some barbecue chicken.

Serving type: can

03-10-2012 05:22:29 | More by ryan1788a5

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

far333

Connecticut

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

Honey copper colored with a half inch head of tightly bubbled foam that slowly fades as large bubbles rise up and create pop, creating pockmarks and craters. Fresh and inviting aroma of citrusy and floral hops.

Flavors initially of doughey malt, followed quickly by citrusy hops, lots of tangerine and orange peel, some pine and grapefruit rind, pithy and malty at the same time, well balanced. Moderate to aggressive bitterness, firm but not overpowering.

Even and full mouthfeel, creamy and satisfying. Nice beer.

Serving type: can

03-05-2012 00:03:13 | More by far333

bszern

Massachusetts

4.68/5  rDev +20.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

This is my go-to beer in Maine...I was stoked to find it in Massachusetts!

A: Pours an amber color with a 1-2 finger head, lacing is decent down the glass.

S: A face-full of hops; citrus, pine, and a little bit of malty goodness.

T: Citrus and pine are very forward, the taste lingers for a while after you swallow. A bitter/sour aftertaste occur a few seconds after swallowing, but that just indicates that you need to pour a little more down your throat.

M: Points off for the aftertaste....that's all.

O: Overall, an incredible IPA...one that I plan on consuming gallons of.

Serving type: can

02-21-2012 23:46:46 | More by bszern

uustal

Rhode Island

3.95/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Pours a hazy, medium/deep orange. One finger cloudy white head which sticks around the laces the entire glass. Aroma of fresh pine and citrus zest. Nice smoothly hopped IPA. Sweet citrus notes, mostly light grapefruit mixed with orange carry the flavor. Soft and sweet bready malt before a light pine hop adds just enough bitterness on the finish. Really nice, short, compact, simple, but tasty flavor. Excellent drinkability. It's well hopped, but moves moves quickly through the progressions, ending clean. Pretty simple and straightforward IPA, but there's nothing wrong with this tasty beer in a can.

Serving type: can

02-21-2012 02:04:55 | More by uustal

Fubar1453

Massachusetts

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

A: Deep honey with a huge creamy head.

S: Smells like a stack of pine needles.

T: Matches the nose, not overly bitter or hoppy, very session-able and refreshing.

M: Not sticky like most other IPAs, watery, but not in a bad way.

O: A good IPA in a can, I could see myself drinking this sittin out on my lawn in the spring.

Serving type: can

02-20-2012 02:44:53 | More by Fubar1453

greenengineer

Massachusetts

4.13/5  rDev +6.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

12 oz can into my Opa Opa pint glass
A - Big foamy head, nice orange (amber) color. Optically transparent - not cloudy. What beer is "supposed" to look like.
S - hoppy aroma
T - hop bitterness out front. A little watery.
M - crisp. cuts nicely through some spice food
O - Nice American IPA, but undistinguishable from many other brews. Extra points for local and can.

I love a local IPA in a can. Will buy this over and over.

Serving type: can

02-18-2012 19:53:28 | More by greenengineer

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

cbutova

Massachusetts

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

Love Maine, cans are nice, moose.

A- Poured out of the can into a pint glass with a slightly hazy amber body. Creamy off-white head forms to a nice two-finger size and retains well. Lace begins forming as the head dies and continues down the glass all over.

S- A nice mix of East and West. Hoppy forward with citrus, peach, pine and earthy hops. A bit of a sweet caramel malt backbone.

T- More of a malt presence here but still a nice IPA. Hops bring pine and citrus up front like grapefruit and lemon zest. Some peach and floral notes as well. Caramel rounds it all out.

MF- Creamy feel with nice moderate, smooth carbonation. Ends with a good bitterness.

Refreshing and drinkable IPA, hopefully next time I go up to Maine I can bring a stash of this in the cooler.

Serving type: can

02-11-2012 04:34:22 | More by cbutova

kangarooAdam59

Connecticut

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

Into a pint glass (also sampled in a borrowed nonic):

A: slightly hazy amber/orange body, slowly rising carbonation is seen, a small white one centimeter head forms and lasts for about a minute, the lacing is foamy, spotty and ringy

S: balanced with hops, grapefruit, pine and malts

T: sweet malty character up front with a decent bitterness through the hops, grapefruit and pine in the background, slight caramel malt is tasted in the background as well

M: light to medium, sessionable, some harshness surrounding the mouth and tongue, no aftertaste, harsh finish

O: I like this for an AIPA, I'd come back to this

Serving type: can

02-01-2012 14:58:45 | More by kangarooAdam59

jneiswender

Massachusetts

3/5  rDev -22.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Poured from can. Amber body with an off white head. Citrus and fruity smells. the taste is a mix of pine pitch, citrus and course grain. Medium mouthfeel and well carbonated. Okay beer but nothing really spectacular here. I would drink again if given limited choices.

Serving type: can

01-31-2012 03:19:00 | More by jneiswender

sprucetip

Alaska

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

Had this at the brewery and at dinner, and then Lunch when I got home. I liked this better than Lunch, though Lunch gets all the hype. No dissing intended on Maine Beer Co, I'm a fan. More commentary on BA hype....

Good looking golden/amber, medium white head, decent retention, a bit of lacing and moderate activity visible.

Very rich hoppy aroma that comes with significant floral and fruity elements, and a whisp of pine. It hangs on and on, and the sweet malty backbone also comes into play adding depth and complexity. Surprisingly pleasant aroma.

The taste has the same elements coming into play, but it doesn't shine quite as brightly as the smell, probably because dry hopping doesn't add to the flavor the way it does to the nose. But still there are prodigious floral, citrus, peach and mile pine hop influence balancing delicately with the sweet malty base of the beer. The medium bitterness plays well with the other influences and it finishes clean.

Good carbonation level, medium body, gentle warming, and a clean finish that isn't overly dry.

I am impressed! The bountiful floral and fruity hop bouquet in the nose, especially, but also in the flavor were surprising and appreciated. And the body and balance are far more to my liking than the aforementioned, more heavily hyped beer from down the road a spell. Good job Baxter! Keep it up.

Serving type: on-tap

01-29-2012 03:28:23 | More by sprucetip

ms11781

Massachusetts

3.78/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Canned on 12/09/2011 printed on bottom of can. 12oz can poured into a pint glass.

Pours a slightly hazy amberish orange. When held up to the light the beer is more orange than anything else. A finger or so of off white foam develops and falls fairly quickly, leaving a thin foamy cap. Decent lacing is left on the glass.

The nose is pretty balanced. Nice juicy hops, grapefruit and other citrus are backed by some sweet malt character. Not really much else going on. It's really just straightforward and it works.

The taste follows along with the nose. Really hoppy up front. Grapefruit, some juicy hops, maybe leaning towards tropical fruit. The hops are balanced by a nice sweetness, caramel malt comes through. There is a nice pleasant bitterness at the semi-dry finish, not too bitter but enough to let you know it's there.

The mouthfeel was a bit off for me. It seems to be on the higher side of medium with carbonation to match. The higher carbonation seems to be the only thing keeping it from being syrupy, which is odd because nothing in the taste really leads it that way. Plus the finish is somewhat dry. Perhaps something outside of the beer itself is having an affect on it.

Overall, this is a pretty good beer, aside from the thicker mouthfeel. It really doesn't detract from or get in the way of the aroma and flavor but just feels a bit big, relative to the style. Probably a beer that I'll come back to and re-review down the road to see.

Serving type: can

01-01-2012 04:58:33 | More by ms11781

brewerburgundy

California

3.5/5  rDev -10%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

12oz can, Duvel tulip, the bottom says "CANNED 10." which seems to be an incomplete printing of the date.

Deep orange coloring and a creamy yellowed paper head give this a classic American IPA look. Lacing is very good.

Citric hops (orange), sweet biscuit malt, and a perfume of alcohol. A hint of diacetyl.

Orange pith and peel, gummy bear, bitter alcohol, and salty biscuit.

Creamy and slippery feel at the same time. Solid medium body on a refreshing higher carbonation.

This one is kind of all over the place. Even though it's got to be fresher than the Ghandi-Bot I had earlier today, the hops are still not vibrant. Stowaway definitely has a solid malt body, but it has a good bitterness to counter and I suspect when fresh a nice hoppiness.

Serving type: can

12-31-2011 04:23:13 | More by brewerburgundy

ShogoKawada

Rhode Island

3.7/5  rDev -4.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Never heard of this, big thanks to Ray TBG for snagging me a can!

A- Slightly hazy orangey amber with a slightly off-white sticky head that has left copious but thin lacing.

S- Very juicy citrus- tangerines. Nice.

T- Hops are aggressive. Grapefruit and tangerine. Nice malt sweetness to compliment; well put-together. Bitterness lingers but fades back to the fruity notes.

M- Decent body, a bit of heft, good carbonation.

O- I like this stuff. Hope I can score it locally at some point. A good IPA.

Serving type: can

12-30-2011 00:11:21 | More by ShogoKawada

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