Schlafly Export India Pale Ale - Saint Louis Brewery / Schlafly Tap Room

mikesgroove

South Carolina

4.03/5  rDev +6.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

poured a lighter amber then i was expecting but with a huge head of white that coated the entirerty of the glass and left tons of lacing down the sides.

aroma was a fine mixture of light piney hops, hints of fresh grass and a touch of tea leaves as it warms. this carries over very well into the flavor as each sip starts with a nice bite of hops which quickly mellow into a fresh meadow like flavor with light earthy tones, grasses, light grains and a smooth, light and dry finish

Serving type: bottle

09-26-2011 01:32:31 | More by mikesgroove

ChainGangGuy

Georgia

3.08/5  rDev -18.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Appearance: Pours a dull orange-copper body with a wispy, off-white head.

Smell: A pungent, leafy hop aroma with a hefty dose of grapefruit. Vague, underlying maltiness.

Taste: Starts with a thin, short-lived caramel malt flavor with only a mild sweetness. Next up is the citrusy grapefruit hoppiness. Finishes citric with a moderate bitterness.

Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation.

Drinkability: Another decent brew from Schlafly.

Serving type: bottle

10-02-2007 01:47:06 | More by ChainGangGuy

brentk56

North Carolina

4.4/5  rDev +16.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Appearance: Pours a cloudy light amber color with a huge whipped egg white head that sticks and laces

Smell: Tangerine and lemon as well as earthy tea-like hop aromas

Taste: A citrusy bitter AIPA taste bud assault at the outset gives way to more tea-like earthy hop elements by mid-palate; after the swallow, the big malt bill also presents a toffee element to balance out the bitterness

Mouthfeel: Medium to full body with moderate carbonation

Drinkability: I wouldn't mind if the ABV were toned down a notch, but this is a fine brew, nonetheless

Serving type: bottle

08-08-2008 19:10:52 | More by brentk56

BEERchitect

Kentucky

4/5  rDev +5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Export IPA is quentessential English strong and hoppy ale with exquisite balance, technical precision, and dead-on for the style.

A deep straw color with golden and copper highlights carries a mild haze, creating a diffused glow. Creamy and airy, the head forms very well, retains equally, and laces as expected. A quite inviting look.

Grassy-sweet aromas blend with sharp grapefruit, juniper, and spice for a juicy and bright scent- a bit more fruity and less earthy than I expect from British Ales. Warming a bit, estery fruits of apple and appricot begin to round out the complex nose.

Translating to taste, the beer carries a medium caramel base that gives the impression of graham crackers and the crust of fresh baked French breads. Piling on, the sharp and crisp hops deliver the citrus pulp and pith with the smoother estery fruits for a decidedly bitter and hop-forward beer. The malty base holds the hops in a framework of early sweetness and late smoothness that might prevent the hops from becomming the true showcase that it deserves. Finishing with a minty/grassy/earthy/pungent taste, the beer's vegital hop notes come to life.

The medium malt base allows for easy creaminess early and a bit more weight than is expected for IPA's, but the English-like malts keep it's firm texture in the forefront. Minty-dry and with a grassy bite in the finish, the beer is moderately dry with a linger of caramel and fresh cut grass.

A very well-done English-style IPA that favors hop bitterness and flavor over all else. But the earthy spice leaves me wanting more aroma and refined flavor.

Serving type: bottle

12-18-2010 18:55:34 | More by BEERchitect

metter98

New York

4.1/5  rDev +8.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: The beer is cloudy golden orange in color and poured with a thin head that quickly faded into lacy patterns of bubbles. A light to medium amount of carbonation is visible.
S: There are aromas of piney hops in the nose along with some hints of malty sweetness.
T: The taste is rather complex has a good balance between flavors of caramel malts and piney hops. The finish is moderately bitter and also has some notes of herbs.
M: It feels light- to medium-bodied on the palate and rather prickly on the tongue. There is a fair amount of dryness in the finish.
D: Drinking this beer is a breeze and any presence of alcohol in the smell and taste is very well hidden.

Serving type: bottle

07-26-2010 23:25:20 | More by metter98

zeff80

Missouri

3.83/5  rDev +1.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

A - Poured out an orange/gold color with a foamy, off-white, three-finger head. It left some good lace.

S - It smelled of barley, hops and citrus.

T - It tasted of bitter hops. It had a nice mild maltiness.

M - It was crisp and very sharp. A medium-bodied beer.

D - This is a pretty good IPA. It seemed fairly true to the English style. It wasn't overy powerful in terms of hops.

Serving type: bottle

07-10-2007 16:46:09 | More by zeff80

russpowell

Oklahoma

4.18/5  rDev +10.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Review from notes, sampled about 3 weeks ago. Bottled on date of 3-24-10

Pours an effervescent apricot with 2 fingers of fluffy cream colored head. Good head retention & lacing, some floaties

S: Leafy hops that do not linger for long

T: Apricot & pear, followed by honey, leafy hops & breadyness up front. Plenty of floral hops & fruittyness as this warms. Finishes fruitty with leafy & herbal hops

MF: Medium bodied, low carbonation with great balance & nice creamyness once warm

Drinks very easy, nails the EIPA style. Would love to try this fresher & or on cask for what I bet would be even more enjoyment. Well done Schafly!

Serving type: bottle

08-24-2010 19:48:23 | More by russpowell

emerge077

Illinois

4.03/5  rDev +6.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

This was a highlight regional beer on a recent trip to downstate IL.

The pint pours with a few inches of foam, billowing to a craggy, gravity-defying head. Casading orange rivulets seep through the foam as it settles. Fun to watch.

Aroma is pretty subdued. Chalky and herbal with a vague notion of pale malt.

Big grapefruity taste, slightly bracing bitter finish. Very drying in warmer temperatures. Round maltiness, with the tart grapefruit very upfront. Alcohol is pretty well hidden.

Six-pack was gone pretty fast...an easy drinker to be sure.

Serving type: bottle

09-09-2007 03:46:06 | More by emerge077

Billolick

New York

3.95/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

12 ouncer, "Bottled with love on 05 06 2009" on the bottom of the front label. Pours darker amber, burnt orange, the head is light tan, frothy, leaves a thick collar, and ample sheeting down low and strands of stick. Mild hop nose, with some dough in the rear. Full bodied and coating on the tongue. Nice depth of flavors, plenty of sweet and then a soft yet quite drying finish. Full bodied and nicely flavorful. Almost tastes like an old ale or a lite Barley wine. Which I suppose is a compliment and means that this is a flavorful and moderatly complex Brit style ale. Well done, enjoyable night capper for me.

Serving type: bottle

08-08-2009 00:41:22 | More by Billolick

gford217

Georgia

4.08/5  rDev +7.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Bottle courtesy of STLStoutAddict poured into a snifter.

Pours a bright, slightly hazy golden orange with a big fluffy off-white head that lingers for a while leaving some impressive lacing. Smell is big on citrus and floral hops up front with oranges, lemons and grapefruit with a mild bready malt aroma in the background. Taste is also dominated by the big citrus hops with mainly grapefruit in the taste, definitely bitter and hoppy in very nice way. The malt background balances everything nicely. The mouthfeel is nice and prickly with hop oil with strong carbonation to tingle the tongue. This a very good beer and certainly not what I expected when I saw English IPA on the bottle.

Serving type: bottle

06-21-2008 00:16:43 | More by gford217

DefenCorps

Oregon

3.78/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12oz bottle (bottled 18th April 2008) received from hwwty4 in the GBU BIF. Thanks, Bill! Into my Duvel tulip

A: Clear orange with a thin white head that's rather dense. There's a good deal of yeast left in the bottle and I threw it in for good measure

S: A combination of citrus, earthy and spicy hops with the earthy character being most dominant. Mildly leafy and resiny. Some malt sweetness in the back with a caramel character. Pretty solid!

T: A balance of malty sweetness and a citrus hop character up front with the spicy, leafy hops appearing mid-palate and lingering on in the finish. A little sweeter than I'd like but that's just me

M: Solid carbonation and a nice, hoppy finish

D: I'm enjoying this, I think I'd drink another if i had one on hand

Serving type: bottle

10-11-2008 19:07:48 | More by DefenCorps

smakawhat

Maryland

4.48/5  rDev +18.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Poured from the bottle into a nonic pint glass.

A real nice gold orange amber body hits with a good white cap the forms very slowly. Good retention. Body color is quite crystal clear as well, and there is some real solid lacing on this glass while drinking, and leaves a real solid thick puck and collar while drinking.

Mild brisk lemon, faint woody ash and herbal black tea, hints of apricot. Faint toasty malt backbone.. yup just as interesting as how I remember it on tap, great.

Palate is just a giant rush of senses on the taste. Hop blasting tea herbal bitters, a great graham cracker crust on the finish. Mouthfeel hits with a nice toasty brown sugar, crisp and baked all over. A good thick sense without a syrupy content. Wonderful lingering hop aroma on this, of black tea mixed with piping hot spice (not alcohol).

Overall, still wins for me, probably one of my favorite English IPAs even still.

Serving type: bottle

04-02-2012 23:44:47 | More by smakawhat

bluejacket74

Ohio

3.95/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

12 ounce bottle, bottled on 3/20/2012. Served in a pint glass, the beer pours a hazy orange/amber color with about a half inch off-white head. Head retention is good, and there's a lot of lacing left on the glass. The brew smells like herbal hops, bready malt, and some caramel. It tastes like herbal and citrusy (grapefruit) hops, along with some apricots, caramel and bready malt. Mouthfeel/body is medium, it's a bit creamy and smooth with moderate carbonation. I think this is a good overall brew, I'd buy a 6 pack of this the next time I come across it. It's a nice English IPA that I enjoyed. I either picked this up at Party Town or Liquor Barn, I can't remember which place for sure.

Serving type: bottle

05-25-2012 23:04:23 | More by bluejacket74

LilBeerDoctor

New York

3.25/5  rDev -14.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Reviewed on 6/6/2010. Bottle. Pours a clear light orange with a thick white head. Aroma of sugars, sweet citrus. Flavor of light citrus, almost a juice-like character, caramel malt. Very sweet, definitely more English pale ale than IPA, and just a little too heavy for me.

Serving type: bottle

12-23-2010 21:14:32 | More by LilBeerDoctor

AgentZero

Illinois

3.13/5  rDev -17.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

A - Hazy orange/golden color with a big fluffy head that dissipated and left some chuncks, but nothing spectacular on the sides.

S - Not a ton here, a little bit if citrusy orange sweetness. Some rind, lemon, and a bit of something that reminds me of gin. Interesting smell, but smells bad to me, as in, it is unpleasant.

T - Malty, a little bit hoppy. Little bit of bread, and that woody gin taste that comes through on the nose. Quite malty, not bad tasting, but it's not good, quite average. I think the oddities of this might appeal to some, but it is not something I am in to.

M - A little slick, lighter side of medium bodied, under carbonated.

D - Actually pretty easy to get down, could do another but I didn't care enough for the taste.

Serving type: bottle

06-15-2010 23:44:08 | More by AgentZero

Brent

Kentucky

3.68/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

A nice-enough beer - hanging in the balance between a strict interpretation of the IPA brewed for shipment to the far reaches of the British Empire, and a bit of Americanized tweaking of the hops. Big malt body, true to style. Hopping was firm and well-balanced, but seemed a bit more APA in profile. Alcohol was well integrated in the flavor profile. For all the positive attributes of the beer, however, it just didn't ever seem to find the right note.

Serving type: bottle

12-29-2010 15:18:53 | More by Brent

GClarkage

California

4.28/5  rDev +12.9%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

11/7/07- Received via BA Talisker as a gift.

Presentation- 12oz bottle with a bottled on date of April 30th, 2007. Poured into a standard pint glass.

Appearance- Wonderful semi-cloudy off orange, slightly golden colored pour. Full one inch head on pour which form a ultra creamy milkshake-like head. Actually, more like Cool Whip. Leaves behind great trails and patches of lace. No faults here.

Smell- Doesn't really jump out at you, which is it's main flaw. Otherwise, it's got a nice lemony and orange nose to it. Really no pine or grapefruit here. More like tropical hop notes.

Taste- Yes, very tropical indeed. Getting more like satsuma tangerines and meyer lemon flavoring from these hops. Very different from any IPA either American or English that I have tried. Also a mild tea like flavoring. Not overly sweet, but just about right. A nice match of malt and hops.

Mouthfeel- Good carbonation level with a average bitterness in the aftertaste. The tea like flavor make it seem just a touch watery. Not enough to really do any harm though.

Drinkability- Quality English IPA here. In fact, I can't really think of any others except for maybe one or two that I have enjoyed more. Thanks again Ethan for all the wonderful brews you let me try!

Serving type: bottle

11-08-2007 17:40:18 | More by GClarkage

merlin48

Kentucky

4/5  rDev +5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I love the label on this one. Bottle pours a hazy, golden amber body with a two finger, offwhite hued head. Lavish lacing adorns the glass.

Aroma is floral and herbal hops. A hint of toffee lurks underneath.

Medium body and carbonation is accented by an earthy and leafy, dry hopped feel.

Taste has a dominant floral and grassy hop bitterness. Never would have thought this was 8% abv. Understated malt presence lends some caramel sweetness that is just enough for balance. Some herbal tea character midway through adds interest. Finishes dry and leafy, with a lasting bitterness.

Another excellent Schlafly ale. I'm really starting to trust these folks to turn out high quality potables.

Serving type: bottle

07-13-2008 15:37:28 | More by merlin48

Vancer

Illinois

4.18/5  rDev +10.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Before heading to the STL beer festival, I figured this would be a good time to sample this sucker.

And what a pour, golden yellow / amber with a fully carbonated frothy ivory head that stacks like whipped cream. Sticks to the side like molassis.

Tons of woody and vineous hops in the aroma which don’t diminish at all in the quaff. Massive amount of hoppy goodness in this one. Very crisp and dry, almost stinging in the body. No hint of a 8% undertow, this beer rates well as a sippin’ summertime special. Glad I have a sixer, more will be consumed as the days grow longer

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2007 20:59:14 | More by Vancer

mynie

Indiana

4.18/5  rDev +10.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Pours nice, heavy and lively for its high abv. Rust and a big white head.

Smells medium strength for an EIPA, but very nicely balanced and without any unpleasant nodes of alcohol or syrupy malt. Biscuits and candy caramel mixed with dry English hops.

Tastes like it smells. Wonderful balance, medium boldness, cake and cookie sweetness backed up with spicy and dry hops and a butter toffee explosion near the end.

Serving type: bottle

08-27-2009 03:02:47 | More by mynie

oline73

Maryland

2.65/5  rDev -30.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2

Poured from a bottle into a standard pint glass.

Appearance: Pours a cloudy orangish amber color with just a layer of fluffy off white head that leaves a ring around the edge of the glass.

Smell: Quite sweet, hints of fruit and a bit metallic with a hint of tomato. Not a lot of hops here.

Taste: Much better than the smell. There is a sweetness that strikes me as kind of odd. A bit fruity and also malty. There is some citrus peel hop bitterness with a bitter finish. The sweetness and bitterness don't seem to want to work together.

Mouthfeel: Medium body with very mild carbonation and a dry finish. Hardly any carbonation here.

Overall: Not a huge fan of this one. There was an odd sweetness in the flavor that I didn't love. The alcohol is well hidden. Still really like this brewery.

Serving type: bottle

06-24-2011 01:23:58 | More by oline73

msubulldog25

Oregon

3.78/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from bottle to a pint glass. "Bottled with love on: APR 30 2007". A quote from Queen Elizabeth I - " A meal of bread, cheese and beer constitutes the perfect food".

A: Ungodly head, I lost count of how many fingers...7...8? Gigantic light tan head that's pillowy & rocky and clings in bands of loose lace on the glass. Color is orange-amber and very cloudy, ' murky' might be a more fitting term.

S: I stick my nose in that full, creamy head and get a lightly hoppysmell, full of citrusy orange and caramel malt.

T: Lightly toasted malt, sweet & caramel-laden. Spicy and piney hops give some baalnce but never overtake the malts; well-balanced flavors. Finishes with some fruit (mostly citrus) and a mild flavor of wood.

M: Smooth and almost too easy going down. Light-medium carbonation with a light creaminess. Hops do draw in the cheeks for some puckering; not too harsh, but there is an astringency going on here.

D: Straightforward, quite easy to drink. Flavorful-filled, nice to look at; this beer has many pluses and few negatives. I'd definitely have it again...another one courtesy of jpm30...

Serving type: bottle

09-26-2007 01:17:53 | More by msubulldog25

Pencible

Virginia

3.2/5  rDev -15.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A: This poured a clear gold with some white head.
S: It smelled like lemon zest and grassy hops, with some biscuit and clove and sour lager yeast.
T: It tasted like rusty copper and lemon rind and grass, with some sour lager yeast and earthy wheat. It had a bitter and sour aftertaste that was somewhat clean.
M: It was slightly thick with moderate carbonation. Decent body.
D: This was more like a strong Heineken than a good IPA. I wasn't a fan of the scent or taste. The body was ok, and the finish was ok. Drinkable, but not very enjoyable. Not recommended.

Serving type: bottle

05-26-2012 19:00:35 | More by Pencible

mcallister

Ohio

4.15/5  rDev +9.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Pale hazy copper colored with a large oversized hiead, plum and full with tightly wound bubbles of carbonation. Things seperate at the top and make larger fluffier bubbles. Thick sticky lacing left behind. Retention is grand.

Very nice smelling. Full of toffeed malt and floral mouthwatering earth induced pine riddled hops. Very skunky and hemp reminiscent. So resiny and nice. Fruit lends more toward a peach, with pairs type of approach.

This is a nice IPA. Balance is dead on. Chewy toffee and caramel induced malt with a toasty mid palate, lead into the ripe, resiny, effervescent hop flavors. Layred hop flavors start and finish very floral, not overly bitter, orange peel and lemon, with dried apricots. Pine forest aspects with that resiny spectrum. A very find example of the style. Long finish, easy drinking.

Serving type: bottle

06-23-2007 20:45:07 | More by mcallister

lackenhauser

Maryland

4.3/5  rDev +13.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Fuzzy orange in color. Quite the hop aroma going on-says fresh cut grass. Great malty flavor with a huge backdrop of hops. Very well balanced between sweet and bitter. Good mouthfeel. Very good beer and very, very drinkable. An easy going down 8% its almost scary. Seems more like a US version but who cares. Great beer.

Serving type: bottle

11-04-2007 22:41:42 | More by lackenhauser