Fisherman's IPA

The Beer Stats:

• Beer Name: Fisherman's IPA

• Brewery: Cape Ann Brewing (Massachusetts)

• Style: IPA

• ABV: 6%

• IBU: 64

• Pour Color: A copper colored, slightly murky

      As the Face poured this one it had a slight murkiness and almost the color of a red ale. The scent is the hopiest part of this one. The head disappeared quick and was no match for me. At first taste you realize this, IPA, is very different then most. This one has a real malty taste and real earthy tones. Bitter like most IPAs, it also has a strange malt sweetness.  It really tastes more like a hoped up red ale then most American IPAs. This one is a decent IPA but definitely was not what i was expecting.
      While siping this one the bitterness is there. That part is what you expect in a IPA. The malty sweetness though is strange. Almost a over sweet Cascazilla. It really didn't make me curl much.  If I saw a Cape Ann beer in a glass again I wouldn't stray from being soaked in it though.

 Rating: ***