Friday, December 28, 2012

Atwater Grand Circus Session I.P.A.

Atwater Brewery  Detroit, MI

Notes:
Session I.P.A.
12oz Bottle
5.5 ABV
62 IBU
 

Appearance:  Nice golden color, tons of bubbles along the glass and dancing inside…not too much head to speak of, but there is a little canvassing the top layer…(3/5)

Smell:  Orange citrus and floral hops, very light and refreshing…grainy and grassy…sweet malts…mild smelling...(2.75/5)

Taste:  Nice citrus hops flavor with a malt backbone…grainy throughout, floral tones offset and balance...it’s not extravagant in any direction…some bitter after tones, but not too bad…(2.5/5)

Mouthfeel:  Light but very bitter…bitter without the hoppy feel…it finishes bitter…(2/5)

Overall:  It’s got okay flavor, but the bitterness isn’t balanced well enough to make it something special…this beer is looking for flavor with low alcohol and it definitely accomplished one of these…I’d work on the pale malts and maybe give it a bit more “hmmmff”…(2.5/5)

Score:

(2.57/5)

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