IPA
Draper Brewing

Sample Date
Aug17
2011
Bottle Number
189
Brewed In
Tenmile
Oregon
ABV
6.0%
Season
N/A
IBU
?
Rating
Tasting Notes
Pours cloudy. Strong grassy hops aroma. A bit of sweetness at the front, with prevalent grapefruity hops taking center-stage in the flavor. Nice smooth mouthfeel. Sour, hoppy aftertaste. The Draper IPA unfortunately isn't exactly a shining example of the style. It isn't bad, necessarily, but it could definitely use a bit more balance. The end result is that it tastes skunky -- and not in a delightfully-skunky-sticky-hops sort of way. There's too much of that singular grapefruit flavor without a lot of complexity or other things going on to really balance it out.
Draper IPA 2011-08-17 Oregon Beer Project Rating: 2.5 out of 5
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