C-Note Imperial Pale Ale
Appearance: Pours a clearish, deep, dark amber body with a frothy, white head. Smell: Fragrant nose of caramel-coated and candied oranges, lemon, and mangoes with a garnish of shimmering, oily grapefruit peel. Taste: Sweet caramel and crystal maltiness setup a sturdy base for the bright hop character. Citric, moderately bitter hop flavors of fruit and resinous pine. Finishes bittersweet, though only the raw hop bitterness remains for the aftertaste. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation. Touch of toothsome stickiness to the mouthfeel. Drinkability: Well, that was pretty good. A pleasant, hoppy lil' gem from Lompoc.