Southampton India Pale Ale
IPAs are more highly hopped and a bit stronger than traditional pale ales. There are two distinct styles - English and American. English IPAs tend to be more subtle and a bit maltier while American IPAs have a bolder hop character.
Southampton brewmaster Phil Markowski has combined the best of both styles in his IPA. He’s crafted an ale with the bold citrusy hop character of an American IPA and the maltier, more refined flavor of an English IPA. Although the defining characteristic of Southampton IPA is balance, its incredible blend of three American and two British hop varieties is sure to please any hophead!
40 IBUs.
Southampton brewmaster Phil Markowski has combined the best of both styles in his IPA. He’s crafted an ale with the bold citrusy hop character of an American IPA and the maltier, more refined flavor of an English IPA. Although the defining characteristic of Southampton IPA is balance, its incredible blend of three American and two British hop varieties is sure to please any hophead!
40 IBUs.
3.4
597 reviews
Southampton, United States
Community reviews
On sample at southampton publick house.
This IPA has a quite buttery sweet start which moves over into a bitter finish. Id say its more of an englis style ipa. Hops are more typically english. Cant really find any american hoppyness here.
Pours a clear amber with an almost pure white head consisting of fine bubbles. A minute later that head is reduced to a ring. Aroma of biscuit, malts, bread and light hops dominate the nose. Flavor is very different - this is not an American style IPA by any means. This is pure Samuel Smiths all the way, even stealing from their malt profile. This is the very best the English have to offer, and even if it offends you, it is damn good. It’s not a caustic, over the top, enamel removing, chemical tasting hop bomb that most American IPA’s aspire to. This is a subtle, brooding IPA that will stab you in the back while you’re not looking. Fuck. This is a good beer.
This is a very average IPA. Barely pick up any hops in the nose. The taste is a bit dry with pine coming through. A golden orange pour out of a 12 oz bottle, with a think white head that did remain throughout drinking.
from Mondial de la Bière 2011, Strasbourg hazy dark blond beer with a little persistent head; nice lace; hoppy aroma of apricots and peaches; light flowery tones; a good malt backbone and a gently sticky palate; a solid but not overwhelming bitterness; quite dry and long earthy and flowery hoppy finish where the fruity notes stay now in the background
Long Island, NY - 12 oz. bottle poured a clear dark orange color. This bottle was definitely past it's expiration date. The aroma was hoppy but slighting rank. It might have been a good brew but my opinion might be skewed.
Pours deep reddish orange with a small white head. Aroma is light citrus and lots of caramel. Taste was more muted bitter and sweetness then other IPA’s. Maybe this was a bad or old bottle but it did not drink like an IPA at all.
Pours amber with a small cream head. Smells floral, fruity, and biscuit. Taste is a balance of caramel and hops, with some citrus notes. After taste is dry, but not super bitter. This is less bitter than a lot of ipas, and is straight forward and pretty simple. Not bad and is sure to please most ipa drinkers.
Bottle sample at a tasting at Ariel’s place. Thanks Ariel. Pours an hazy orange to yellow with no head, aroma of lemon, citrus skin, bitterness, flavor is bitter with some citrus skin, biscuit maltiness, medium bodied
Unclear yellow of color with an off white head. An aroma of grapefruit, pine, caramel, malt and fresh. A flavor with grapefruit, citrus, caramel and an oily texture.
Pours a cloudy pale yellow with 1in white head. Good lacing. Well carbonated. Grapefruit, pine, and clove aroma. Tastes of grapefruit and malt. Only slightly bitter. Overall a nice beer, but I prefer a more distinct IPA.
smells hoppy, as an IPA would. Fading floral compliments....
Pours yeast-free translucent amber-orange. Bit lighter than a scottish, but fairly close.
Slightly more floral on the nose, than tongue. Taste is straight hop’s, which fades quickly into tastes of fermentation :-/
Overall i’d have this as an avarage. If this was bottled at an inexpensive price, and was readily avalible, it could be an easy drinking, every day IPA. Not sure i’d go out and pay the craft beer price for this one again, though.
Pale yellow golden pour white thin head decent sticky lacing .... aroma is sweet and floral/citrusy hops litte funky and sweet malts .... taste is light biscuity malts, caramel malts with an even balance of floral and citrusy hops mild and a little sugary with a light bitter hop to it .... finishes dry with a lingering bitter finish ... decent and average its balanced well which is what they were shooting for simple and easy drinking
bottle, no idea how old this bottle is, smells just of straight malts, some molasses. No hop flavor or bittering, even on the finish. Maybe VERY slight. Less hop profile than most pale ales. If you told me this was a bitter I would like it more. Whoops. Sux to be u.
Pours light amber with small beaded white head. Aroma is grassy, earthy, fruity, hops, and some skunky notes. Taste is fruit, sweet malt, and slightly hoppy finish. The European hops definitely shine through more than the citrusy american hops that I prefer, but it’s ok.
12-oz bottle @ Nizza on 9th Ave with Erica (ate dinner at the bar). Pours dark yellow or light amber with a big white head. Clean-smelling and decently hoppy on the nose. A bit more malty on the palate but fresh and still a good trace of hoppiness. Moderately well balanced and drinkable, but not a very great taste. Kind of bland iPA. Appearance is best trait.
Bottle 33cl from mondial de la bière, a clear yellow beer with good head. Nose is very hopy, resin like and sweet like. Aroma is lemony and on grape fruit, some almond and nuts notes, body is medium sweet to high with caramel notes. Grassy notes are there too with peppery notes, correct ipa a bit too sweet, but drinkable, high bitterness feeling for 40IBU.
Pour from a 12oz bottle. Medium amber brew with small head. Aroma of caramel malt, brown sugar, floral hops. Taste is sweet caramel blending into a delicious hoppy finish. Rich and nutty. A fine English style IPA.
Burnt orange with a lingering head. Noble hops aroma, mild cheese rind and peppery taste. Full mouth feel with lingering bitterness
12oz bottle. Pours a cloudy, amber color with a white head. Aroma is light, a little citrusy, pineapple maybe. Medium on the palate with average carbonation. Flavor is sweet, malty, bread up front, with a clean, bitter, citrus hop finish. Definitely a balanced IPA.
malty/alcohol finish, but a nice sessionable IPA. Thinning head with a clear golden hue. I prefer their Double White ale to this, but another good brew from SPH
Tap @ the Publick House. Pours orange amber with white head. Taste of grapefruits, and oranges. some pine and floral notes. kinda earthy with some caramel. slightly hoppy more like pale ale than traditional american ipa. very delicious though.
355 ml bottle. 6.1%. Brooklyn, NY.
Looks like sahti. Murky light brown colour with minimal white head.
Dark hoppy bitterness, raisins, dark fruits and sweet maltiness in quite balanced aroma. Dark hops, medium bitterness and citrus in flavour.
355 ml bottle at Grand Central station in New York City. Aroma is mostly malt some older grain and lemons. Malty flavors underneath the lemons and grass that don’t blend too well together. Not too appealing. Grassy citrus and touch of alcohol in the finish.
On tap at Brinkleys, Manhattan, NY on 19th July 2011. Crystal Clear copper with white foam head and full lacing. Rich malty/caramel aroma. Full-on hoppiness in-mouth, with grapefruit and a delicate tangerine note. Finish quite bitter, rounded with caramel maltiness; zingy mouthfeel. Lovely.
Bottle. Rich amber beer with a cream colored head. Pine and citrus aroma with light caramel. Grapefruit and pine flavor with caramel. Medium bodied. OK bitterness. Pine and caramel lingers with grapefruit.
12 oz bottle into a pint glass. Pours a light amber with minimal white head. Aromas are malty and slightly sweet. Taste is as advertised, between an English and American IPA. More bon the malty Englishnside, and little noticeable hop presence. Overall, a decent brew.
Bottle, 12oz, courtesy of Enjoyit. A mostly clear one, but microfloaties blurs it. Golden-orange body and an off-white head. Citrusy, grapefruit aroma with a hint of malty sweetness. The flavor is on the bitter side, with grapefruit, lemon peel, bitterness and some sugary malty sweetness. Nice bitterness. Full-bodied and pleasantly carbonated. A nice one indeed, a bit on the sweet side, but I wouldn’t mind drinking more of it. 110129
A - Pours a clear copper-orange color with a finger of white head. The head fades down to a thin right around the outside leaving behind some lacing in the process.
S - Aroma is a mix of piney and citrus hops and sweet caramel malts. There is also some more background fruits mixed in as well.
T - Starts off with sweet caramel malt and some citrus hop in the background. There is some other fruity flavors mixing around. Through the middle, some stronger citrus hops some though with a bit of bitterness. The finish is a mix of some stronger hop flavor and caramel malts that linger nicely.
M - Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Smooth and crisp. The finish is a touch dry and bitter and kinda nice.
D - Very drinkable. The flavor could have used a bit more punch (especially a bit more hop), but there is still a nice balance throughout the beer. The light fruit flavors were a nice addition and could have been a bit stronger.
Pours amber with an averaged sized pale white head. Aroma is of hops, oranges, grapefruit, and some sweetness. Flavor is very heavy on the hops with some slight malty sweetness in the background. Medium bodied with light carbonation.
12 oz. Bottle at home. Light copper, 2 finger head. Aroma is muted and subdued, mostly caramel, lemony hops, and pine. Medium bodied, soft carbonation. It is nicely balanced, but tastes and feels more like a Pale Ale than an IPA. A good beer, but nothing outstanding.