Wildcat India Pale Ale - Snoqualmie Falls Brewing Company & Taproom

zacharius

Washington

4.08/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This beer pours a hazy orange color with a sizable off white head that stayed around for the entire glass. Aroma is grapefruitty hops with a hint of fruitty esters. Taste is of citrusy hops with a biscuit malty taste underneath. Hint of fruit from yeast esters than an endless hop aftertaste. Medium bodied and satsifying a very drinkable brew for the style.

Serving type: on-tap

01-09-2005 17:16:19 | More by zacharius

Asics

Washington

4/5  rDev -1.5%

04-27-2013 19:23:17 | More by Asics

HopChef44

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev -1.5%

04-10-2013 05:59:31 | More by HopChef44

troysoy2

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -7.6%

03-14-2013 09:18:41 | More by troysoy2

Telestic

Washington

4.75/5  rDev +17%

02-19-2013 02:20:16 | More by Telestic

hopazoid

Minnesota

4/5  rDev -1.5%

02-18-2013 00:30:19 | More by hopazoid

nmann08

Maryland

3.75/5  rDev -7.6%

02-16-2013 01:44:49 | More by nmann08

DenverLogan

Colorado

3.33/5  rDev -18%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25

From 22 oz bomber...ordered through the mail. Different and more fancy label for 2013. Poured in St Bernardus chalice.
Pours a clear gold with significant head.
Aroma of oats, white bread.
Significant carbonation and creamy mouthfeel.
Flavors of grassy hops, persimmon, slight black pepper, cream of tartar, pine sap, white grapefruit rind. Rich and refreshing, somewhat challenging in bitterness...the bottle says "Perfectly Balanced...." which of course is in the mind (and mouth) of the beholder and I'd say a bit of a stretch. I'll give it 5 minutes to open up...
OK...8 minutes later there's still a little head...smooth aroma of grassy hops, slight malt, full bodied hop flavors...a bit more cream of tartar tongue piercing bitterness than I prefer. "Aromatic, Carapils, and Crystal hops and 75 IBUs of alph acid bitterness" is what If I knew these hops better I might say there's the bottom line of the bitter flavor profile.
The bottom 1/3 of bottle has some cloudiness. Flavors of bitter grapefruit rind, rough peppers, and for me a mouth puckering bitterness and the question, do I like this?
Just asked my second opinion master and she said...wow...cream of tartar, bitter, "I don't like it."
This could be an issue of shipping, or just that this particular Pacific Northwest IPA has a profile of a monster, but not a "ooh, this is nicely balanced and flavorful IPA." I'd certainly like to visit the brewery and taste what they have fresh...might make a big difference, or not.

Serving type: bottle

02-12-2013 05:06:40 | More by DenverLogan

mdaschaf

Washington

4.11/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Review from notes.

A: Served in a mason style jar this beer was a slightly hazy orange color with a small white head on top. The head was rather foamy with nice retention which left sheets of lacing down the sides.

S: A very pleasant aroma. Lots of citrus fruit, especially orange and orange peel, with a little bit of grapefruit and pine.

T: A hoppy IPA with more citrus fruit, grapefruit and some pineapple with orange becoming the dominant flavor as it warmed. Faint malt sweetness on the finish.

M: Medium bodied with medium carbonation.

O: A pleasant surprise. Liked this IPA quite a bit. Would certainly order it again.

Serving type: on-tap

02-11-2013 00:48:10 | More by mdaschaf

powdersoldier

Washington

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%

02-02-2013 20:48:04 | More by powdersoldier

t0rin0

California

4/5  rDev -1.5%

01-28-2013 02:52:18 | More by t0rin0

CanisMajor

Indiana

4.5/5  rDev +10.8%

01-23-2013 01:31:25 | More by CanisMajor

KiMiRaiK

Washington

4/5  rDev -1.5%

01-20-2013 05:52:48 | More by KiMiRaiK

coldriver

Texas

3.75/5  rDev -7.6%

01-19-2013 03:19:04 | More by coldriver

harrymel

Washington

2.65/5  rDev -34.7%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Been looking to try this in a bottle that appears not to be too old (based on the giant cakes in most bottles in my area).

Bottled: unk
Pours hazy copper with solid sheet of small light cream foam. Smells like resin, hint of pine, grass, body odor, a really assertive PNW style nose here - punched in the face, to wake you from the rain. There is a strong biscuit (buttermilk) in the aroma as well. Taste is primarily malts with sweet and crackery flavors and a touch of cardboard oxidation alongside a healthy bitterness sans layered flavorful character. Some dry pithy and resiny flavors, but all and all a lower end flavor profile. Medium body with moderate carb and a slightly dry finish. This is not impressive at all, but I have seen others rave about it, maybe I'm simply getting old stuff.

Serving type: bottle

12-27-2012 04:58:46 | More by harrymel

Longshank40

4.5/5  rDev +10.8%

12-01-2012 03:28:56 | More by Longshank40

benbjb

Washington

3.25/5  rDev -20%

11-09-2012 06:52:31 | More by benbjb

adkieffer

Washington

4/5  rDev -1.5%

10-05-2012 23:08:08 | More by adkieffer

jmccraney

Washington

4/5  rDev -1.5%

08-19-2012 06:09:22 | More by jmccraney

Shawkabukoo

4.5/5  rDev +10.8%

08-13-2012 06:01:37 | More by Shawkabukoo

wbillw

Washington

4.5/5  rDev +10.8%

08-12-2012 02:50:43 | More by wbillw

hopluva1

Washington

4/5  rDev -1.5%

07-16-2012 21:34:51 | More by hopluva1

ste5venla

California

3.75/5  rDev -7.6%

07-05-2012 20:48:23 | More by ste5venla

draheim

Washington

4.08/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

22oz into a tulip. Pours a hazy copper with a thick, dense, fluffy off-white head that leaves nice sticky lacing on the glass. Moderate carbonation. Good-looking beer.

Aroma is nice piney and grassy hops + some citrus, but a bit muted. This might be an older bottle, I've had this before and recall a more pungent aroma. Bottle says 100% Columbus hops.

Taste is a nice blend of dry biscuity malt and tropical bitter hops. There's an abrasive bitterness actually, reminiscent of grapefruit, tempered by a slightly fruity apricot aspect of the malt. All in all, a pretty typical Northwestern approach to the American IPA.

Mouthfeel is medium-bodied, dry and crisp. Sharp and clean, refreshing with a lingering aftertaste.

Overall a solid offering. Could be a staple in my fridge if Snoqualmie started canning this, don't think I've seen that yet.

Serving type: bottle

06-16-2012 22:03:23 | More by draheim

sendsilk

Florida

3.58/5  rDev -11.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Received in a recent trade from Hopluva1, thanks!. The problem with getting IPA's that aren't dated is that this one may have been slightly old, not too old, but the weeklong shipping in the heat of the summer certainly can't help.

Nice dark orange color and a very solid hoppy nose. A very large frothy head on an average pour. The malt comes through a little more than I expect in the flavor. Not a bad beer, but certainly not something better than I could get fresh locally. I would guess if I had this at the brewpub it would be excellent.

Serving type: bottle

05-30-2012 22:15:53 | More by sendsilk