Beer Review - Lakefront Brewery IPA

Brewery: Lakefront Brewing

Location: Milwaukee, WI

Beer Name: IPA

Style: IPA

ABV: 6.9%

IBU: NA

The beer was poured from a 12oz bottle into a pint glass. Pours a hazy orange with a thick white head that retains well with supple lacing. The aroma really shines with big hits of citrus and floral characteristics with undertones of dank earth. For the flavor the solid mildly sweet but clean malt provides a nice backbone for the bitter citrus dominated hops at the end. A thick medium body beer with moderate carbonation.

Overall this was an all-star IPA. Sort of a quaint eye for the IPA on the label. A little weird to have it staring back at you. The beer looks phenomenal in all its orangey, hoppy oil viscous stature. The aroma really speaks to you, even a little ways away from it. Lots of citrus, grapefruit with just enough herbal, pine resin, and dank earth to keep it in check. The taste matches the above goodness. Well balanced with a touch of malt sweetness at the front that carries well into the hop wave. The hops are the star, but nicely balanced. Lot of big citrus, grapefruit the dominate one, with herbal qualities of pine, mint and some tobacco backing notes. Finishes slightly bitter, resiny but not overwhelming or astringent. A very well crafted, quaffable IPA.   

Aroma

Score

Label/Cap	7/10
Appearance	9/10
Aroma	9/10
Flavor	9/10
Overall	9/10
Total	43/50

Judgment Scale
  0-9 Not worth your $
10-19 A OK Beer
20-29 A Good Beer
30-39 A Great Beer
40-44 A All-star Beer
45-50 A Hall of Fame Beer