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I had a nice weekend at home, but I’m back out on the road for work again this week. The storms throughout the Midwest have been awful, so I’m not sure we’re going to get out of DFW on time. That gave us plenty of time to have a nice dinner at Pappadeaux Seafood House in the airport. Fortunately, they had these very large glasses and this Harpoon IPA on tap to pass the time until we find out what time we’ll get to San Jose, California.
Location: On tap at the Pappadeaux Seafood House in the Dallas Fort Worth Airport.
Numbers: 5.9% ABV, 42 IBUs, 15 EBC, 15.5 Plato OG, 175 calories (per serving)
Appearance & Aroma: It was very clear and was yellow-gold with a bit of an amber tint. The head fell quickly, leaving a very thin blanket of bubbles at the top. I’m not sure if it was the glass or the beer, but the aroma was very soapy.
Taste & Feel: The body was fairly thin, and the flavor was very crisp and clean. There was a very light bready malty flavor in the middle, and a little bit of a dry hoppy finish. The hop flavor in finish is light and clean.
Food Pairing: There wasn’t much flavor to the beer, other than a little bit of crisp maltiness in the middle. Since it is “Harpoon” IPA, and we’re at a seafood place, I would recommend this with seafood. I think it would be great to help wash down everything from popcorn shrimp to sea bass.
Overall Impression: This was a very light beer with not a lot of flavor to it, and it reminds me more of a pale ale than an IPA. The flavors were very light, crisp, and refreshing, and I found this to be a very drinkable beer. The soapy aroma threw me for a loop, but I’m thinking that was probably bad rinsing from the restaurant than an issue with the beer. Overall it was a pretty good beer, but I want my IPAs to be a little bigger on the ABV scale and I want to be able to taste the IBUs it claims to have.
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