Rock Art IPA (II)
Butterscotch color with sparse carbonation. 1/2 finger, light head. Looks pretty decent. Lots of oily grass on the hop profile. Malt backbone has a little oil to it with some salt. There's a slight floral tone to the hops along with a fair amount of grass. Malt has a lot of caramel but it's overshadowed. A little disjointed but enjoyable. Also there's a touch of earthiness. Palate has a lot of grass and sweet malt sort of like that Turkish Delight candy stuff...wait...that's it...sesame! Slight floral hop perfume comes off with warmth. Still a bit disjointed. It's amazing how the palate can evolve. I could drink an offering like this maybe a year ago and enjoy the hell out of it probably. Once you sit down and think about it every little nuance and fault comes to mind. There are a lot of layers to this and it's a decent quaff but there's little synergy here - for the style there are better offerings available. Still, not bad.