I picked up a six pack of this today at Schnucks, and cracked into one as I was eating a turkey sandwich and some strawberries.
Long Hammer IPA
Here's another IPA I am trying...
Date: April 9th, 2008
Color: Light, a golden color.
Clarity: Clear
Aroma: A very strong hop aroma with some citrus. Smells like cascade, but I don't know that much.
Head: Mediocre. It could have been my pouring, but there wasn't a ton.
Tasting Notes: I like it. There is a very strong hop aroma which is what I look for in a IPA. It is definitely pretty bitter, which is to be expected, but I would prefer a little less bitter, or some other flavors backing it up. On the whole though, it's a very good IPA, in my opinion.
Rating: 4/5
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Long Hammer IPA Tasting
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2 comments:
I had one of these for the first time on tap a couple of weeks ago. You're right, it is Cascade hops all the way - at least to my taste it is! It was okay, but too thin. If it had a little more malt backbone, I think it would be very good. It needs it to balance out the bitterness. The aroma was pretty good. I'd give it a 2.5/5.
First comment! Thanks!
My ratings are really subjective, and probably will be a little too high to start out. I haven't tried all that many beers, and really have only been "tasting" them for a short time. I'm having another out of my 6 pack and I get what you are saying. It is a little bit thin, and I think that's what I was getting at when I was saying it was a little too bitter or I would like some other flavors backing it up.
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