#nectar ales

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Nectar IPA

American IPA 6.8% Alcohol

Nectar Ales Paso Robles, CA

It has been quite some time so I decided to step out of my comfort zone and try a type a beer I generally avoid, an IPA. Smell is piney and hoppy but also surprisingly sweet, although I guess it shouldn't be that surprising when the company is called nectar ales which also led me to trying this beer. First sip you don't really get that strong hoppy flavor but is quite smooth with a honey taste. Each additional sip after that though becomes more hoppy with a strong pine flavor, although the honey flavor does exist still as an aftertaste. Over for big IPA lovers this probably isn't their favorite but for someone that isn't a huge fan of the IPAs strong flavors I think it's a pretty alright beer.

7.2/10

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As I mentioned in my last post, I’m at the Bruegala beer festival in Bloomington, Illinois.  At this festival, you buy a punch card with so many samples on it, but some beers cost 2-3 punches.  I stopped at the table with Firestone Walker, because their Double Jack was only 1 punch (it’s an incredible beer, review coming later).  While I was there, I noticed these Nectar Ales, also brewed by Firestone Walker.  I thought I’d give the IPA a try to see how it was.

Location: Enjoyed a 3oz sample, in a sampling glass, at Bruegala in Bloomington, IL.

Numbers: 6.7% ABV, 60 IBU’s, 18.0L Color, ~ 203 Calories

Ingredients: Malts: Premium Two Row, White Wheat Malt, Crystal 75, Carapils; Hops: Bittering – Chinook, Late Kettle – Mt. Hood, Cascade, Whirlpool – Cascade, Dry Hop – Chinook, Centennial

Appearance & Aroma: It was clear and was copper colored.  There was a thin, slightly creamy white head and it, and there was a piney-floral hop aroma with a bit of caramel maltiness.

Taste & Feel: The body was medium to full and it had a smooth mouthfeel.  There was a bit of a big... (More on Firestone Walker – Nectar Ales Nectar IPA)