Flavor Aroma - Tired Hands Brewing Company

onix1agr

Pennsylvania

4.58/5  rDev +7.8%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

On Tap at The Brew Cafe in Ardmore. Hopped with Motueka, Nelson, Zythos Cascade, Centennial and Simcoe.

Flavor Aroma is a great looking gold colored brew with some orange and light bronze peeking through. A nice amount of firm white head up top leaving rings around the collar. Good retention and activity rising up. The aroma is citrus forward with a small amount of malt giving off light bread/biscuit. The orange, mango, papaya come off well. No sign of the ABV and no abrasive scorching scent. Flavor is wonderful, an IPA for sure, west coast twinged. The malt is barely present, just a kick in the finish, it is masked by loads of the 5 above mentioned hop varietals. This comes off like juice, a whole lot of citrus, loads of tropical fruit. The carb is not that active where it bites the tounge, leaving this having a juicy feel, body is medium and no alcohol in the mouth, besides some bittering hops. This was all to easy to drink and more juicy than bitter, a well rounded IPA, I will get more.

Serving type: on-tap

11-14-2012 05:28:04 | More by onix1agr

rondufresne

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev 0%

04-14-2013 12:40:43 | More by rondufresne

oglmcdgl

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +5.9%

03-22-2013 00:37:28 | More by oglmcdgl

macrosmatic

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +5.9%

03-18-2013 15:12:00 | More by macrosmatic

Huhzubendah

District of Columbia

3.76/5  rDev -11.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Shared by Lunch. Thanks Paul.

The beer is light golden with a small white head of broken bubbles. The aroma offers light pine, earth tones, hops, a hint of spice. The beer is light and easy drinking. Hop forward with light spice and a bit of a biscuit character. Tangy feel with a hint of grapefruit. Pretty good.

Serving type: growler

03-08-2013 23:08:40 | More by Huhzubendah

aasher

Indiana

4/5  rDev -5.9%

03-04-2013 03:45:39 | More by aasher

claaark13

Indiana

4.25/5  rDev 0%

03-03-2013 16:37:59 | More by claaark13

victory4me

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +5.9%

02-06-2013 03:49:00 | More by victory4me

callmemickey

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -5.9%

01-31-2013 23:01:18 | More by callmemickey

Retail1LO

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev 0%

01-29-2013 16:38:35 | More by Retail1LO

Blanco

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev 0%

01-19-2013 05:42:32 | More by Blanco

DaveHack

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev 0%

01-18-2013 13:17:20 | More by DaveHack

yourefragile

District of Columbia

4.5/5  rDev +5.9%

01-13-2013 21:40:00 | More by yourefragile

THECPJ

Delaware

4/5  rDev -5.9%

01-10-2013 01:38:35 | More by THECPJ

Auror

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +5.9%

01-09-2013 06:09:02 | More by Auror

tobelerone

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev 0%

01-08-2013 14:32:01 | More by tobelerone

SPRichard

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev 0%

01-07-2013 23:07:50 | More by SPRichard

phishphorce

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +5.9%

12-29-2012 06:38:10 | More by phishphorce

JAHMUR

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev -11.8%

12-06-2012 22:38:38 | More by JAHMUR

MusicaleMike

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Growler from the brewery. Poured into Tired Hands stemmed glass.

From the website: "A VERY flavorful and aromatic IPA. Brewed with wheat and a touch of caramel malt. Hopped with Motueka, Nelson, Zythos, Cascade, and Simcoe. Notes of sticky pine, orange grove, apricot marmalade and grass."

Very attractive clear golden body with a copper tint and some slight chill haze, topped by a finger worth of white, frothy foam. Head dissipates after a few minutes and laces minimally.

The aroma is where this beer shines! Big, bold notes of Juicy Fruit gum, papaya, clementines, apricot and subtle herbal aromas. Complex, succulent and very inviting. Great mix of hops created this diverse and potent aroma. For an IPA, this is among the best.

The bitterness is very restrained and to me comes off as a Pale Ale level of bitterness. Flavor is mostly hoppy, with notes of wintermint, orange rind, and a subtle, biscuity/caramel malt backbone. Leaves the palate with a fresh citrus taste.

The mouthfeel is so soft. Carbonation level is modest (keeping in mind that this is a growler pour) and makes this beer feel all the more sessionable.

Tired Hands keeps making some great beers and this is no exception. With their focus on developing their Saisons and hoppy American style Pale Ales, IPAs and DIPA's, they have a considerable amount of variation to play with even if they are narrowly focused. They're brewing what they like to drink, and that's great for me, because I like drinking those things too. They explore different hop varieties in their ales and sometimes they put something out like FlavorAroma that strikes a chord with their drinking audience. Happy that I picked up a growler of this while it lasted.

Serving type: growler

12-02-2012 19:55:26 | More by MusicaleMike

blibby05

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev 0%

12-01-2012 00:40:39 | More by blibby05

xnicknj

Pennsylvania

4.2/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

on tap at the brewery

Pours a hazy golden orange color with a two-finger high crop of white head resting on top. Nice foamy retention, leaving copious amounts of lacing all around the glass.

Grapefruit and citrus explosion! Super fragrant hops punctuated by dashes of honey sweetness and soft caramel malts. Hints of pineapple, sticky resin and dankness with a soft alcohol note.

The aforementioned citrus beat down comes blazing right through up front, dropping a bomb of grapefruit, orange and pineapple on the tastebuds. Dank and hoppy with some sticky resiny notes. Slightly understated but solid malt backbone with caramel and honey, delivering a soft note of sweetness. Finishes with lingering bitter, juicy hops and a brush of alcohol warmth.

Medium body, well carbonated, creamy and full on the tongue. I'm really enjoying the rotating selection of hop-forward American beers coming out of this brewery, and Flavor Aroma lived up to its branding.

Serving type: on-tap

11-27-2012 16:12:46 | More by xnicknj

orangesol

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev 0%

11-26-2012 17:31:26 | More by orangesol

Rifugium

Pennsylvania

4.1/5  rDev -3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

First had: grenade from the brewpub

Hazy, golden-orange pour, capped with a nice firm white head that sank to a dense collar, leaving layers of lacing on the glass. As promised, the aroma is chock full of hoppy goodness from a diverse array of hop varieties, citrus, pine, tropical fruits. Bready malt and honey sweetness was barely detectable in the taste, but certainly there, overlaid with all the hoppiness of the aroma: orange, grapefruit, mango, pineapple, mostly, with undertones of pine bitterness. Medium body, juicy and crisp. Quite tasty overall, and another nice IPA from TH, though not my favorite.

Serving type: growler

11-24-2012 07:39:53 | More by Rifugium

jaasen64

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev 0%

11-23-2012 23:26:35 | More by jaasen64