10-51: West Coast IPA

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Monday, August 4, 2008

West Coast IPA

Taste: hoppy aroma, but kind of skunky

Conclusion: This beer was not the smoothest beer I’ve had, and is bordering one of the harshest. It had a dry flavor that was hard to get over, but not as hard to get over as the skunkyness of it. It had a distinct Fat Tire flavor, but not as good, and more bitter. Now, I love IPAs, and I am not a Fat Tire fan at all, so this one was a hard review for me. Has the hop flavors of an IPA, but the skunky flavor of a cheap beer.

I give it a 6 out of 10