And finally, with beer #231 from a small start-up that just opened down in Redmond, I've drank a bottle of beer from 50 different Oregon breweries! Feels good, man. Here's what the brewery thinks their IPA tastes like according to their website: My take? Fruity! This beer uses super fruity hops and sweet malts, which translates to a sweet, full taste. Very well balanced, especially from (at least from what I can tell) a newcomer to the brewing industry. My only complaint was I could've used a little bit more bitterness after 22oz of sweet fruitiness -- I found it to be a little cloying after a while. That said, this was a surprisingly pleasant IPA; the flavor profile was good, and even better, it was different enough from the very-bitter and very-hoppy "Northwest IPA" style that it stands apart from the crowd as a unique IPA offering. Cheers to that!