Saturday, September 29, 2012

Rubicon IPA

This 6.5% ABV India Pale Ale is from the Rubicon Brewing Company of Sacramento, California. I wonder if they have some connection to Moylan's, as they have the same California Brewed bottle caps. Actually, the bottle says this is brewed and bottled for them by Sudwerk out of Davis, California. Maybe a cooperative of them have just agreed to use the same bottle caps, or maybe Sudwerk also contract brews the bottled Moylan's.  Anybody know?

The beer pours a deep amber and burnt orange in color. There is an inch of thick and creamy off-white head. The aroma is fruity, lots of orange, some tropical fruit and melon, and tea with lemon. The taste follows the aromas quite directly, with the orange predominant, but the other fruits present, and just a hint of pine. This all sits on a balancing base of malt. The mouthfeel is smooth and creamy, and there is a well-developed bitterness on a dry finish. A very solid IPA.


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