beer_name: Samuel Adams Latitude 48 IPA
text: Poured from the bottle into a nonic pint glass, enjoy before Sept 2011. Way ahead of yah! The Sam Adams fest continues... A large three finger off white head with uneven bubbles is produced. There she sits on a very nice clear amber brown hued body clear and shiny. She looks simple, she looks good. Cap manages to keep an island on my puck of real good retention here, yeah liking that. Good mix of mild citrus hop, malt soft balance. Slightly wet, easy on the senses, for that I give it some credit, can't pick out a fault either, and it's enjoyable. Simple. Straightforward. Good. Taste mixes those nose flavors in a nice simple balance. Mild citrus that you can't pinpoint and malt presence in the middle, with a wet orange juice finish. Small lingering hop citrus bitter on the swallow. Hint of dry action on the finish also but not scorching or unpleasant. Overall I am actually quite impressed with this one, it's practically the perfect starter IPA in many ways. Dig it. Nice work.