Weekly Beer Reviews

This week will involve everything Falls City. We welcome 2 years of their Black IPA for you all to compare and contrast. If that wasn't enough, their Amarillo Single Hop APA and their new IPA that combines Amarillo, Citra, and Simcoe hops are sure to delight. Let's kick this off, beer enthusiasts!


Falls City Amarillo Pale Ale

We start with the lightest entry of the night. The nose is light and pleasant and gives off soft aromas of applesauce, oranges, grape juice, and hay. The nose holds up well despite the slight bit of age to the keg. The initial taste is floral with strong flavors of apples and tangerines. The end has slightly bitter toasted notes that linger into the finish before slowly transforming into sweet flavors of oatmeal and honeycomb. This beer isn't the hoppiest on tap, but it sure is flavorful and well-balanced.

Mike and Tyler's Rating - 8/10


Falls City Black IPA '12

Age before beauty they say. So we start with the older of the two Black IPA's. The nose starts off with a burst of sweet smoke before offering thick aromas of BBQ, mesquite, beef jerky, and perfume. The BBQ smacks you in the face from the first sip and offers up lighter flavors of grass, charcoal, and hay. The finish is quite meaty with flavors of grilled steak and brisket. As those flavors dissipate, it leaves sweeter flavors of roasted coffee and dark chocolate. This IPA has certainly aged well and compares favorably against its younger sibling.

Mike and Tyler's Rating - 7.75/10


Falls City Black IPA '13

We went into this one with high hopes, and it certainly seems to have let us down at this point in time. The nose smells strongly of pulled pork, wood chips, and very light citrus. The flavor offers very little in the way of hops with strong flavors of wood, ash, charcoal, and grass. The finish is quite bitter with strong flavors of burnt peanut oil and coffee. There didn't seem to be too much happening in this beer, which is a shame as it has been hopped more heavily than last years. Here is hoping a little time on tap helps to bring out the nose and flavor.

Mike and Tyler's Rating - 6/10


Falls City IPA

This beer is incredibly fresh, having just been kegged 3 days ago. The nose is light yet provides plenty of pungent aromas. Citrus, soap, and pine are all present and blend well together to form a bouquet that is spot on. The taste is immediately bitter with flavors of wood, pine, and light hints of soap. As the finish approaches, the bitterness dies completely. Soft flavors of perfume and lemon pith become prominent and help to round out this incredibly fresh IPA.

Mike and Tyler's Rating - 8/10