Flower Power India Pale Ale - Ithaca Beer Company

zimmerbloke

Wisconsin

4.03/5  rDev -5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

12oz bottle poured into a standard shaker pint. Thanks to shrek806 for providing the bottle in the Hometown BIF!

A: Pours a hazy orange and has an almost murky look to it. Sticky, purely white head fades pretty slowly and leaves a light lacing.

S: Primarily hops on the nose--mostly grassy and floral notes. Smells of some bitterness, some sweetness; not much from the malt evident.

T: Very refreshing; thirst quenching, even. Slightly different hop profile than is evident in the nose, this one has more citrus sweetness and the bitterness is more apparent. The malt flavor is pretty light, but provides an excellent base for displaying the hop flavors. Really grows on me over the course of the beer.

M: Carbonation is lighter than I would have expected, but it isn't too detrimental to the beer. Could be better, though.

D: Feels like a great food-pairing and summer beer, and could definitely drink a few of these. Glad to have tried it.

Tasty IPA. Would love to have access to this over the summer up here in WI. Also, just realized that this is 7.5%... so, so well hidden! Fantastic.

Serving type: bottle

09-22-2010 22:46:34 | More by zimmerbloke

JohnG190

New York

4.68/5  rDev +9.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Best by June 2013. Served in Spiegelau IPA glass. Golden in the glass with quickly dissipating white head. Citrus and flowers in the nose, great aroma! Hoppy bitterness right out of the gate with citrus fruit and pine. Finishes slightly dry and bitter with grapefruit rind. Sweet caramely malt balances out the bitterness perfectly. A real east coast hop bomb! Medium body with light carbonation make this 7.5 ABV IPA easy to drink. An extremely well crafted IPA. Seek this one out!

Serving type: bottle

06-18-2013 21:58:53 | More by JohnG190

mrchrisray

New York

4.5/5  rDev +5.6%

06-18-2013 20:17:14 | More by mrchrisray

jbar920

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -17.8%

06-18-2013 17:40:12 | More by jbar920

thomas2357

Virginia

4.5/5  rDev +5.6%

06-18-2013 17:18:09 | More by thomas2357

JohnnyB

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev -6.1%

06-18-2013 01:55:55 | More by JohnnyB

Kamil

Quebec (Canada)

4.25/5  rDev -0.2%

06-17-2013 23:30:02 | More by Kamil

beerinNV

Nevada

3.75/5  rDev -12%

06-17-2013 22:12:31 | More by beerinNV

spw109

New York

4.75/5  rDev +11.5%

06-17-2013 21:15:53 | More by spw109

ryser2k

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +5.6%

06-17-2013 14:55:54 | More by ryser2k

BigLittleHokis

California

4.75/5  rDev +11.5%

06-17-2013 12:42:52 | More by BigLittleHokis

VTHeady

Vermont

3/5  rDev -29.6%

06-17-2013 12:38:06 | More by VTHeady

aeroparrot

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev -6.1%

06-16-2013 21:39:32 | More by aeroparrot

Nunya

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -12%

06-16-2013 18:37:21 | More by Nunya

TheBeeraholic

Ontario (Canada)

4.5/5  rDev +5.6%

06-16-2013 15:16:21 | More by TheBeeraholic

Orange

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +5.6%

06-16-2013 07:17:32 | More by Orange

Jsher

New Jersey

4.5/5  rDev +5.6%

06-16-2013 03:28:33 | More by Jsher

Caudalie

Quebec (Canada)

4.25/5  rDev -0.2%

06-15-2013 23:44:49 | More by Caudalie

kbrown

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev -0.2%

06-15-2013 22:42:25 | More by kbrown

sjanowiak

Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev -0.2%

06-15-2013 20:47:12 | More by sjanowiak

musicman7070

New Jersey

4.5/5  rDev +5.6%

06-15-2013 04:02:57 | More by musicman7070

RichD

Rhode Island

4.25/5  rDev -0.2%

06-15-2013 01:16:03 | More by RichD

c64person

Michigan

4.5/5  rDev +5.6%

06-15-2013 00:28:55 | More by c64person

blt2646

New Hampshire

4.75/5  rDev +11.5%

06-14-2013 21:29:24 | More by blt2646

pajonkunz

Pennsylvania

4.75/5  rDev +11.5%

06-14-2013 20:40:21 | More by pajonkunz