Name – Pike India Pale Ale
Country – United States
Type – English IPA

Appearance – Poured a slightly hazy copper color with a nice sized white head.

Smell – The nose is pretty faint but you get malts, some floral and citrus like hops and a grain like smell.

Taste – It is pretty malt forward and hops are just sort of an after thought here.  You get some hops but ever so slightly.

BA lists this as an American IPA while I was told that it is an English IPA.  I believe the later but it is even a bit of a stretch.  It is a malty base like an English one but the hops just do not come through like they should.  This one is kind of lost in the no mans land between the two IPA styles.  While it isn’t undrinkable at all I just feel it lacked character.  It might be a good entry level beer for a person just getting into craft but just not my cup of tea for English styled IPAs.

Overall Grade – C