samuel adams latitude 48 - Pretty much my first ipa
Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 11:46 pm
by arsenal610
So this beer was pretty much my first IPA. I honestly don't what to think of it. This may be a stupid question, but what should i be expecting from an IPA style of beer?
Re: samuel adams latitude 48 - Pretty much my first ipa
Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 3:08 am
by JohnF
arsenal610 wrote:So this beer was pretty much my first IPA. I honestly don't what to think of it. This may be a stupid question, but what should i be expecting from an IPA style of beer?
Fairly bitter, lots of hop aroma and flavor.
Re: samuel adams latitude 48 - Pretty much my first ipa
Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 3:35 am
by spiderwrangler
I've thought that it's ok, but not great, but it certainly isn't my first IPA, and it may just be that I've had many others that I've found much more enjoyable.
Re: samuel adams latitude 48 - Pretty much my first ipa
Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 12:38 pm
by mediumsk
I haven't tried this but from the way I heard some one describing the beer It sounded like they focused on an herbal more european type hop character.
Re: samuel adams latitude 48 - Pretty much my first ipa
Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 4:30 pm
by Jaeger48
I tend to favor the citrus flavors that are more predominantly found in west coast IPA's which is not this beer.
Re: samuel adams latitude 48 - Pretty much my first ipa
Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 5:39 am
by Cody
From someone who only recently came into the IPA fold...don't form an opinion until you've had at least 4 or 5 more IPAs. It's just too much to ask of your tongue to get around the bitterness and do some tasting.
Re: samuel adams latitude 48 - Pretty much my first ipa
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 6:29 pm
by PastNastification
I think it is a good IPA but not all that great. I will buy it again. I think Bell's 2 Hearted is much better. Give that a shot if you can get it.
I'm not sure I understand why but Ipa's seem to be a very hit or miss subject...at least for me and people I know. Either love it or hate it. I haven't noticed a whole lot of overlap.
Just 1 opinion, though.
Re: samuel adams latitude 48 - Pretty much my first ipa
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 6:59 pm
by bryngelbrau
They did an interesting thing with that beer. There was a deconstructed 12pack with two of the regular ipa's and two each of all of the single hop varieties. EKG, Ahtanum, Simcoe, Zeus and Hallertau Mittelfrueh. Not sure how wide the distribution was but it was interesting to taste them side by side.
http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/food/bl ... de_48.html