Sam Adams Red Tasman

Of the myriad beers in my keezer, there are only about half a dozen I haven't tried yet, and somehow they're all IPAs.  So when I came home from work last night, I thought I'd pare my selection back a bit.  Sam Adams Red Tasman, a Red IPA, seemed interesting enough:

Vittles:

American IPA

6.5% abv

50 IBUs

45 SRM

223 cal.

Score:

Appearance: 9/10

Aroma: 23/25

Taste: 37/40

Mouthfeel: 8/10

Style: 4/5

Drinkability: 8/10

Overall: 89/100

Impression:

The grapefruit, pine, and earthy scent of the hops are obvious on the nose, but there's also a caramel and toffee-like malt quality in the background that nicely rounds out the aroma.  The pine is a bit more prominent than the grapefruit on the tongue, but not by much, while the earthiness drops off a bit.  As the beer warmed, the grapefruit gained strength, and the bitterness rose as well.  This IPA has a bunch of linger -- the bitter grapefruit and pine aftertaste stays with you for a long time.  That kind of lingering aftertaste is one of the aspects of IPAs that my husband loves, but I'm not too fond of it.  In fact, it's one of the reasons I really didn't enjoy IPAs at first.  I think I would enjoy IPAs much more if the aftertaste lingered half as long.  Different strokes.

Five more IPAs to try.  This should be interesting!

Cheers!