CS9 - Happy Monday IPA

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Permalink Reply by paul m on June 8, 2013 at 5:53pm

first beer... opened her up- kerrrpowww, major passionfruit aroma. Clear as, carbonation fine might have liked a wee bit more fizz, would help spread the aroma too. A marmalade type bitterness. Really drinkable beer. I'm not an IPA fan either usually. I just read 7.3%!!! really drinkable. Good Job Mate!! i couldn't notice any flaws- Sorry I'm no guru. Did you use US05? did you temp control it? what temp?

Permalink Reply by Matt Smith on June 8, 2013 at 6:02pm

Hey Paul thanks for the feedback, glad you like it!

Oh sorry forgot about yeast. Yep, pitched 17 grams of S05, based on mrmalty.com pitching rate calculator. I did use temp control, pitched at 18 and let rise to 19 after 3 days. When it was done fermenting I pushed it up to 21 for dry hopping, diacetyl rest etc.

Permalink Reply by DP on June 11, 2013 at 7:01pm

Appearance
Slightly hazy. Yellow/amber in colour. Rich, white creamy head that lingers. Good lacing

Aroma
Fresh citrus hop smell. Good biscuity malt to balance it out. A slight spicy smell as it warms up.

Palate
Good carbonation. Full bodied. Finishes bitter on the back of the throat.

Flavour
Plenty of hop flavour up front. Balanced sweetness. Long-lasting flavour

Overall
This was a really drinkable beer. I finished it off with a Thai curry and it was a perfect match. The curry really highlighted the sweetness. Deceptively drinkable. Well done.

Permalink Reply by Stu H on June 12, 2013 at 9:55pm

Just polished this guy off, wow 7%!

Appearance: Slightly cloudy orangey brown,  white head which dissipated quickly (funny how some bottles seem to have better head than others aye?).

Aroma: Stonefruit, tropical fruit concentrate (think freshup cordial), some fresh piney/hoppy notes.

Flavour: Immediately overwhelmed by intensity of hop flavour + bitterness... Some malt flavour in there but mostly HOPS.

Mouthfeel: More zesty and carbonated than the head suggests, massive lingering bitterness.

Overall: Man it's been ages since I've drunk a big IPA like this, what a pleasure! Fresh, strong, aromatic, lovely! Well brewed, didn't notice any fermentation faults or anything. Thanks muchly!

Permalink Reply by DP on June 17, 2013 at 8:26pm

Re the head: When I started to pour this I noticed there wasn't much head happening and so I lifted the bottle and poured from a great height and that did the trick nicely!

Permalink Reply by Tom C on June 17, 2013 at 9:39am

Appearance Slightly cloudy golden/amber, Rocky white head diminishing fast

 

Aroma Sweet malt, Everything hops! - floral, citrus, juicy fruit, apricot

 

Flavour Rounded sweet caramel malt, Big whack of bitterness, Long resiny/slightly spicy hop finish

 

Mouthfeel High carbonation cuts through the hops for a clean dry finish

 

Overall Nicely weighted in favour of bitterness, Very more-ish - dangerous for a 7%er!

Permalink Reply by Dan on June 18, 2013 at 4:57pm

Appearance Fantastic clarity which differs from some of the others), nice lacing on the glass, not much head

 

Aroma big passionfruit, citrus hop on the nose

 

Flavour A long lingering hop flavour and bitterness - but not over the top. Sweet malt under all the hops.

 

Mouthfeel Well balanced - the hops definitely dominated the perty, but didn't overwhelm it.

 

Overall Smashing beer! Very drinkable for a 7%er - dangerous even! Loved it - thanks for sharing.

Permalink Reply by Max Giles on June 19, 2013 at 10:12am

This was my wife's favorite beer so far. She loved it.
It had a hazy golden amber appearance.
It smelled of tropical fruit and had a strong smell of Creaming Sod. Sweet and almost bubblegum like. My particular bottle wasn't all that fizzy but i think that may be my fault as my fridge crapped out and decided to freeze everything in it. It had a strong hop presence and malty undertones that weren't massivly pronounced.
I really enjoyed this beer, and me and the wife both wanted more once we had sunk it. Thanks

Permalink Reply by Adam Barnes on June 20, 2013 at 12:16am

Appearance – Small light head. Very very clear! Nice colour.

Aroma – Subtle fruits initially, with a slight medicine/alcohol aroma. Smells like Sassy Red. Hops coming through well, but seem more ‘noble’ than the citrus that I was expecting from the recipe.

Flavour – Getting aniseed. Good dose of bitterness. Again, good hop flavour with subtle malt backbone.

Mouthfeel – Light body, good carbonation.

Overall – A nice drop, could easily drink more.

Permalink Reply by Luke Davey on June 25, 2013 at 6:57pm

Appearance: Golden amber colour, minimal head, that rapidly disappeared.

Nose: A nice distinct hit of passion-fruit. 

Taste: A fruity initial sensation going into a nicely balanced hop and malt  combination. A nice lingering bitterness followed.

Mouthfeel: Good carbonation. Nice malt body balanced by the hoppy bitterness.

Overall: A very tasty drop, i really enjoyed the aroma before the first taste. Cheers!

Permalink Reply by Tilt on July 6, 2013 at 11:31pm

What a well balanced cleanly presented beer. Crystal clear with a light white head (no surprise there given the amount of dry hop oils floating about) the smells of sweet honey malt and a refined complex hop bill hit me first.  Pineapple, apricot nectar and a hint of volatile alcohol is what I can smell.  A full pale malty flavour and nectar like mouth feel alongside firm smooth bitterness on the side of the tongue balance the sweetness.  A long aromatic finish dominated by fruit punch with some spicy licorice lasts for what seems like minutes.  Nicely put together but dangerous in its drinkability this beer is seamless to me - nice one - another for the 'to brew' list.