India'n Pale Ale
Paper City Brewery Co., Inc.
- From:
- Paper City Brewery Co., Inc.
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 5.4%
- Score:
- 80
- Avg:
- 3.48 | pDev: 15.8%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 62
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Apr 26, 2014
- Added:
- Dec 25, 2001
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
80
Good
80
Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by tigg924 from Massachusetts
3.2/5 rDev -8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.2/5 rDev -8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Appearance: One inch head, orange-brown in color, clear, high carbonation
Smell: citrus hops, honey, husk, and toasted malt
Taste: citrus hops, grapefruit, honey, husk, and toasted malt
Mouthfeel: sweet start with a bitter middle and a stronger bitter end, light bodied, high carbonation
Overall: An average IPA. I will say it is fairly juicy, but the flavors do not mesh as well as some other IPAs I have had. I would not turn this down, but I would not rush out for it either.
Jan 07, 2013Smell: citrus hops, honey, husk, and toasted malt
Taste: citrus hops, grapefruit, honey, husk, and toasted malt
Mouthfeel: sweet start with a bitter middle and a stronger bitter end, light bodied, high carbonation
Overall: An average IPA. I will say it is fairly juicy, but the flavors do not mesh as well as some other IPAs I have had. I would not turn this down, but I would not rush out for it either.
Reviewed by mdaschaf from Indiana
3.38/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.38/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Review from notes.
A: Pours an amber/copper color with a one finger white head that fades quickly and leaves behind very little lacing.
S: Not overly hoppy, a little bit of pine and light citrus, with a little bit of grass and caramel.
T: Similar to the aroma, a little light in terms of hop presence. Some light pine and grass, heavier caramel and bready malt on the finish.
M: Medium bodied with medium carbonation. Pretty smooth and easy drinking.
O: Not bad, but probably not something I would seek out again.
Jan 04, 2012A: Pours an amber/copper color with a one finger white head that fades quickly and leaves behind very little lacing.
S: Not overly hoppy, a little bit of pine and light citrus, with a little bit of grass and caramel.
T: Similar to the aroma, a little light in terms of hop presence. Some light pine and grass, heavier caramel and bready malt on the finish.
M: Medium bodied with medium carbonation. Pretty smooth and easy drinking.
O: Not bad, but probably not something I would seek out again.
Reviewed by Digimaika2 from Canada (ON)
3.28/5 rDev -5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.28/5 rDev -5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
A: Pours a lightly golden colour with a tall billowing foam head. Quite good lacing and an OK retention as the foam head recedes to a thin blanket.
S: Herbal and floral hops, grains, bready malts as it warms, faint spices including cloves and coriander, and honey. Generally pretty subdued aromas.
T: Grainy taste upfront with the hop presence, with a very faint bread-like malt backbone. Picking up some faint spices of clove and coriander. Not a whole lot else going on in this.
M: Viscosity about right for an IPA with an above-average carbonated feel going on. I think the carbonation is giving this a spritzer-like feel, and affecting the taste as a result. Somethings off.
O: A decent IPA but not one I would likely pick up again. Fairly sessionable but a bit too grainy tasting for my liking, with a bit of an odd mouthfeel.
Aug 30, 2011S: Herbal and floral hops, grains, bready malts as it warms, faint spices including cloves and coriander, and honey. Generally pretty subdued aromas.
T: Grainy taste upfront with the hop presence, with a very faint bread-like malt backbone. Picking up some faint spices of clove and coriander. Not a whole lot else going on in this.
M: Viscosity about right for an IPA with an above-average carbonated feel going on. I think the carbonation is giving this a spritzer-like feel, and affecting the taste as a result. Somethings off.
O: A decent IPA but not one I would likely pick up again. Fairly sessionable but a bit too grainy tasting for my liking, with a bit of an odd mouthfeel.
Reviewed by jondeelee from Massachusetts
3.95/5 rDev +13.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.95/5 rDev +13.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
India'n Pale Ale boasts a rich, malty nose, redolent with brown sugars, apricots, oranges, vanilla, and freshly-baked bread. Notably absent from the nose is a strong hop aroma. There is a good hint of rosewater around the edges, and a slight tinge of grapefruit, but not at the potency I would expect from an IPA.
On the tongue, the beer quite makes up for the hops, which do come across with a nice, strong grapefruit bitterness. However, it is still the malts which dominate, though here the brown sugars and sugary fruit esters are undercut by a huge chocolate malt and pecan base. The aftertaste is largely chocolate malts and pecans, with washes of bitter hops countering. Mouthfeel is medium-light, and carbonation is medium.
Overall, this is a good beer, though I expect many will be surprised at how much nut flavor is present, and lament the fact that the hops aren't stronger. Perhaps the problem is the label: this doesn't taste like many IPAs, and so expectation doesn't meet taste. Still, the brew is well-made and flavorful, and worth trying.
Aug 03, 2011On the tongue, the beer quite makes up for the hops, which do come across with a nice, strong grapefruit bitterness. However, it is still the malts which dominate, though here the brown sugars and sugary fruit esters are undercut by a huge chocolate malt and pecan base. The aftertaste is largely chocolate malts and pecans, with washes of bitter hops countering. Mouthfeel is medium-light, and carbonation is medium.
Overall, this is a good beer, though I expect many will be surprised at how much nut flavor is present, and lament the fact that the hops aren't stronger. Perhaps the problem is the label: this doesn't taste like many IPAs, and so expectation doesn't meet taste. Still, the brew is well-made and flavorful, and worth trying.
Reviewed by hopheadjuice from Massachusetts
4.5/5 rDev +29.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
4.5/5 rDev +29.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
12 oz bottle, Best if served by: 4 30 11, clearly stamped on the back.
Pours a pale golden orange with a nice 1.5 finger bone white head that stays around for a bit and laces quite well.
Hints of citrus and earthly grassy notes. Nice biscuit like fresh malt presence.
Great balance in the taste. Hops are earthy and herbal with a hint of mint and citrus. Malts are crisp and bready with an amazingly smooth finish.
Medium bodied IPA with a crisp refreshing carbonation. Not to dry in the finish which makes this one easy drinking.
Very good drinkability, i could easily down a sixer in a night. I applaud Paper City Brewery for their passion and love for good beer and a diversity of styles.
Jan 24, 2011Pours a pale golden orange with a nice 1.5 finger bone white head that stays around for a bit and laces quite well.
Hints of citrus and earthly grassy notes. Nice biscuit like fresh malt presence.
Great balance in the taste. Hops are earthy and herbal with a hint of mint and citrus. Malts are crisp and bready with an amazingly smooth finish.
Medium bodied IPA with a crisp refreshing carbonation. Not to dry in the finish which makes this one easy drinking.
Very good drinkability, i could easily down a sixer in a night. I applaud Paper City Brewery for their passion and love for good beer and a diversity of styles.
Reviewed by Brad007 from Vermont
4.03/5 rDev +15.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
4.03/5 rDev +15.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Pours a mild amber-gold color with a nice head that leaves some good lacing on the glass.
Aroma is somehow more among the lines of a belgian ipa with a distinct aroma of candi sugar/yeast. It's certainly not one but just thought I'd note that.
Ditto on the taste. For sure, the British East Kent Golding and American Yakima Golding hops dominate the mouthfeel with a slight bit of citrus/mint.
Lots of grassy hop bitterness for the hop lover. That hint 'o mint is still here as well. Nice finish that is marred slightly by the high carbonation.
It's certainly an interesting take on the style. I can't help but wonder if they put the wrong beer in this bottle because it could easily pass as a belgian-style IPA. I'm not sure whether to add or subtract points for this?
Jan 23, 2011Aroma is somehow more among the lines of a belgian ipa with a distinct aroma of candi sugar/yeast. It's certainly not one but just thought I'd note that.
Ditto on the taste. For sure, the British East Kent Golding and American Yakima Golding hops dominate the mouthfeel with a slight bit of citrus/mint.
Lots of grassy hop bitterness for the hop lover. That hint 'o mint is still here as well. Nice finish that is marred slightly by the high carbonation.
It's certainly an interesting take on the style. I can't help but wonder if they put the wrong beer in this bottle because it could easily pass as a belgian-style IPA. I'm not sure whether to add or subtract points for this?
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