Cold Front - Ithaca Beer Company

almychristopher

New York

3.73/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

this beer pours a brown color, crystal clear with some red hightlights. the aroma deffintely prsents those nasty farmhouse esters... god bless 'em. there's a bit of roasty toastiness going on from the malts... the taste follows with a nice bit of malty sweetness, with the saison yeast doing there thing with the esters producing the requisite fruitiness and earthiness. the medium body and the tart finish makes this a nice drink. thanks for the growler pour weswes.

Serving type: growler

09-04-2009 01:17:06 | More by almychristopher

DCH

New York

4/5  rDev +9.3%

06-13-2013 02:10:55 | More by DCH

InspectorBob

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

06-12-2013 18:49:00 | More by InspectorBob

utopiajane

New York

2.85/5  rDev -22.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Ithaca Cold Front poured a caramel color with almost no head and no lacing. I expected frothy and creamy and when I saw it I checked and saw the freshness date was close but not past. Look is cloudy with a a thin ring and spotty lacing. Nose is bready, malty, a bit of Belgian yeast and nutty. Taste was terrible. Like stale peanuts that came out of a tin can. Stale, flat, metallic. Had a little resin and hop bitterness but the flavors were dead. Alcohol was right up front on the palate. I rated it as high as I did because of the fact that in the 6 pack 1 or 2 of the bottles were just slightly better than this. It has potential.

Serving type: bottle

06-12-2013 08:55:15 | More by utopiajane

Swanson

New York

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

06-03-2013 16:48:05 | More by Swanson

dwoolley1

New York

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

05-29-2013 20:29:27 | More by dwoolley1

Eriktheipaman

California

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

05-23-2013 13:48:26 | More by Eriktheipaman

Slatetank

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

05-20-2013 18:36:08 | More by Slatetank

Gschaf

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -11.2%

04-26-2013 02:18:34 | More by Gschaf

mcewesr

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

04-25-2013 16:17:13 | More by mcewesr

randylangford

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -18%

04-24-2013 02:50:09 | More by randylangford

hockeyfighter19

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

03-18-2013 03:29:58 | More by hockeyfighter19

JohnQVD

New York

3/5  rDev -18%

03-17-2013 19:40:21 | More by JohnQVD

ChrisL24481

New Hampshire

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

03-17-2013 13:07:57 | More by ChrisL24481

Riggsy

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

03-12-2013 16:15:26 | More by Riggsy

trevorpost

Massachusetts

3/5  rDev -18%

03-10-2013 22:23:32 | More by trevorpost

ejimhof

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -18%

03-09-2013 13:47:01 | More by ejimhof

aszatk01

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -11.2%

03-09-2013 01:43:08 | More by aszatk01

Zkman87

New York

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

03-05-2013 15:19:43 | More by Zkman87

TimRex

New York

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

02-28-2013 16:29:32 | More by TimRex

soyogal

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +9.3%

02-24-2013 14:02:30 | More by soyogal

THECPJ

Delaware

3.25/5  rDev -11.2%

02-21-2013 01:37:11 | More by THECPJ

DmanGTR

New York

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

01-29-2013 14:51:14 | More by DmanGTR

blmar311

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

01-28-2013 01:09:47 | More by blmar311

zbloom

New York

2.75/5  rDev -24.9%

01-23-2013 03:35:39 | More by zbloom