Lake Placid India Pale Ale
On tap at the brewery. A hazy amber colored beer with a good head and lacing, decent retention. Fairly standard aroma, with some pine and citrus notes; smells hoppy enough. Not super aromatic. Flavor followed suit, with the same somewhat predictable hop profile and a good balance between the hops and a somewhat sweet, caramel-flavored malt backbone. This is definitely more restrained in terms of bitterness and more malt forward than many of the contemporary hop bombs on the market. Felt a bit uninteresting after experiencing some of those beers, to be honest. Kind of a middle-of-the-spectrum, old school East Coast IPA. Medium body and carbonation, average finish, decent creaminess. Nothing to write home about for me, but certainly drinkable. The night before I had been enjoying FW Union Jack and Green Flash WC IPA so this one seemed a bit dull to me. Maybe thats not all that fair but that was my impression.