bransona
Well-Known Member
We've all seen the same descriptors on all sorts of American IPA's and other hoppy brews. "Piney. Citrus. Crisp." In the realm of Cascade/Centennial/Simcoe/etc, what do you all really taste?
While the occasional pine-y note comes through for me (see Devil's Backbone 8-point IPA), mostly they run a spectrum from orange peel to the rare-but-existent "cat pee" profile. I'm totally sick of Cascade-heavy flavors, but I like my Centennial SMaSH---it tastes like semi-sweet overripened orange peel. Simcoe sometimes gets the same orange peel flavor, but can head into kitty's litter box pretty quickly.
If you can provide commercial beers with good examples of particular flavors, please do!
While the occasional pine-y note comes through for me (see Devil's Backbone 8-point IPA), mostly they run a spectrum from orange peel to the rare-but-existent "cat pee" profile. I'm totally sick of Cascade-heavy flavors, but I like my Centennial SMaSH---it tastes like semi-sweet overripened orange peel. Simcoe sometimes gets the same orange peel flavor, but can head into kitty's litter box pretty quickly.
If you can provide commercial beers with good examples of particular flavors, please do!