Lost Gold IPA - Real Ale Brewing Company

Soonami

Pennsylvania

2.83/5  rDev -26.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Thanks davacano for this bottle from the Refreshing Summer BIF.

Real Ale Lost Gold IPA is a golden apricot beer with a quickly leveling white head that leaves just a wisp on the edge of the glass. There is a little bit of sediment that leaves just a bit of haze. The beer smells slightly piney with orange peel and a fair bit of malt. The beer is resinous at first with a sweet tangerine juice middle and a lingering bitterness at the end. There is a little bit of sweet malty caramel, but overall, dry. The hop flavor in this beer is definitely underwhelming for an American IPA, when Blind Pig and Sculpin are in the same category. The beer is pretty solid, but not great, but I'll definitely enjoy another.

Serving type: bottle

06-23-2011 04:19:02 | More by Soonami

carrollmel7

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -2.8%

06-18-2013 00:25:53 | More by carrollmel7

RealAleBlanco

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +10.1%

06-15-2013 05:23:41 | More by RealAleBlanco

Syracuse12

New Jersey

2.75/5  rDev -28.8%

06-12-2013 02:57:32 | More by Syracuse12

javahead71

District of Columbia

3.75/5  rDev -2.8%

06-10-2013 21:42:14 | More by javahead71

Bearman13

Texas

3.75/5  rDev -2.8%

06-07-2013 22:05:49 | More by Bearman13

cjdun86

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -2.8%

06-07-2013 02:14:10 | More by cjdun86

czillmer

Virginia

4.25/5  rDev +10.1%

06-02-2013 02:31:21 | More by czillmer

harrisjohnson

Maryland

4/5  rDev +3.6%

05-28-2013 23:35:55 | More by harrisjohnson

mikeincharleston

South Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -9.3%

05-26-2013 19:37:59 | More by mikeincharleston

SmellsofMahagony

Texas

4/5  rDev +3.6%

05-20-2013 02:48:14 | More by SmellsofMahagony

Lagerquestrian

Texas

4/5  rDev +3.6%

05-19-2013 02:08:01 | More by Lagerquestrian

RonaldTheriot

Louisiana

4.31/5  rDev +11.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Real Ale Lost Gold IPA has a medium, off-white head, and a hazy, yellow-orange appearance, with lots of bubble streams, tiny brown specks floating about, and a good amount of lacing left on the glass. The aroma is strongly of sweet, grapefruit and maybe some sweet, white bread. Taste is the same, with robust bitterness up front. Mouthfeel is medium and slick, and Real Ale Lost Gold IPA finishes dry, refreshing, and relatively easy drinking. Overall, this is excellent. Check it out, if you ever see it.

RJT

Serving type: bottle

05-18-2013 14:04:10 | More by RonaldTheriot

mactrail

California

4.16/5  rDev +7.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Warm and spicy brew that is on the friendlier side of the IPA spectrum. Pours a handsome golden amber with an orange tint. Lots of foam in the Saxo tall tulip. Spritzy and a little sharp on the tongue.

Nice flowery aroma with a touch of resins. Pleasantly malty without being too sweet, but it's definitely on the mellow side. The hops are just bitter enough to balance the sweetness. Lots of aromatics with pineapple and citrus flavors. Totally drinkable. Maybe this the wave of less extreme IPAs that give you lots of hops without the crush-your-head-with-a-rock bitterness. Cheers to Texas! From the 12 oz bottle bought at Texas Wine Cellars in Fredericksburg.

Serving type: bottle

05-18-2013 05:28:13 | More by mactrail

canders0927

Texas

3.25/5  rDev -15.8%

05-16-2013 21:25:49 | More by canders0927

Holland

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -2.8%

05-15-2013 23:30:29 | More by Holland

Premo88

Texas

3.6/5  rDev -6.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

12 oz. bottle poured into tulip

L: peach orange ... the color of the peach that isn't red; weak head; barely 1/4-inch of weak white foam; *does* lace a bit. i love the color and the half-opaque murkiness; the head isn't much, but there is a nice collar and surface layer of foam that seems to be hanging around.

S: hops and more hops; very bright and floral; lots of pine; i swear i smell house paint ... not an overpouring smell, but there's a sweet smell mixing with the hops that reminds me of paint. ironically, it's not a bad smell.

T: all hops at first, nothing else; over time some wheat (?) or toasted barley starts peeking in; it offers a nice extra note to balance the big hop bite. the English crystal malt might be taking control of it late, both in the taste and smell ... whatever it is, halfway in I'm picking up some new sweet notes that are nice.

F: a little weak ... light carbonation. it's not terrible, but it is a tad watery.

O: i like it. it doesn't shine or stand out as excellent, but the wheat/toasted barley notes give it a nice quirk that interests me. and while it starts out tasting like just another IPA, it finishes with some different notes that again seem interesting and pleasant.

Serving type: bottle

05-14-2013 02:56:20 | More by Premo88

csfcmitchell

Texas

4/5  rDev +3.6%

05-13-2013 15:45:40 | More by csfcmitchell

Xzfgiimtsath

Texas

4/5  rDev +3.6%

05-10-2013 00:23:07 | More by Xzfgiimtsath

jheezee

Texas

3.75/5  rDev -2.8%

05-09-2013 21:32:22 | More by jheezee

TWHartman

Minnesota

3.51/5  rDev -9.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A- Slightly cloudy pale orange-gold. Off white foam, hold well to abut a quarter inch of foam that leaves a nice lace

S- citrusy punch, toasty grain

T- pretty much like it smells, but it smells more like grapefruit than it smells, the toasted grain comes through more in the flavor

M- bitterness sticks to the back of the tongue nicely

There is no real wow factor to this beer, but I appreciate it as it would make grate beer with food, or a great option for a beer that I could sit around and drink all day, very well balanced

Serving type: bottle

05-03-2013 03:12:17 | More by TWHartman

spycow

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -2.8%

04-28-2013 22:09:54 | More by spycow

bellb

Connecticut

4/5  rDev +3.6%

04-27-2013 23:17:59 | More by bellb

JReites

Florida

4/5  rDev +3.6%

04-26-2013 22:38:35 | More by JReites

StArnoldFan

Texas

4/5  rDev +3.6%

04-25-2013 22:02:46 | More by StArnoldFan