Beer of the Week: Diamond Bear’s Presidential IPA
Diamond Bear’s Presidential IPA arrived in our recent package from the Beer of the Month Club. While IPA is not our favorite style, we’re always eager to try new things. This makes our monthly arrival of the beer of the month package like a mini-Christmas, filled with 12 bottles of beers we’ve likely never heard of. This IPA pours a golden amber with thick, fluffy head and an aroma of sweet malts and citrusy hops. To the tongue, Presidential IPA has flavors of caramel, toasted malts and citrus that finishes with a spicy, hoppy bitter aftertaste. Presidential IPA is drinkable, not too pricey for a pack of six, and is well complimented with a lighter meat dish. Take the lower StyleCrave rating in stride, we tend to avoid IPAs and may not be the best critic of this style. StyleCrave Rating: C+
Friday, September 18, 2009 12:30PM
Wait… you're reviewing beer and you avoid IPAs? Isn't that sort of like covering fashion and not liking pants?
Friday, September 18, 2009 8:35PM
An IPA has to be exceptional to impress me, this one is not exceptional.
A great IPA is a nice treat, but I typically only drink one, then switch to my more preferred styles like witbier, porter, lager, etc. I don't think having a preference on styles is a bad thing, even as a beer reviewer. Just so my review was fair, I made sure to disclose my opinion of the style.