 CaptainCougar (4633), Rockville, Maryland, USA
Apr 23, 2007 Updated: Aug 19, 2007
Rated as Hop Bomb express in late May on cask and dry-hopped: Pours a slightly hazy copper orange with an airy well-lacing white head. Aroma of big, fresh, grapefruity piny hops and soft caramel malt. Body starts fairly full and toasty malty sweet with a hint of toffee and big citrusy flavor hop balance toward a smooth, bittersweet finish.
On cask at the grand opening 1/19/07: Pours a transparent copper bronze with a large, frothy-lacing off-white head. Aroma of sweet pale malt with good fresh grapefruity hoppy notes. Body starts with pleasant biscuity malty sweetness balanced with bittering hops toward a fresh, bittersweet finish. A good IPA.
TheBeerOrg (1375), Kentucky, USA
Apr 23, 2008 Backlogged rating from the opening on 5SN - Pours hazy golden with a thin wispy off-white head. Aroma of cantaloupe, mango, and some juicy Amarillos. Tastes of mango, cantaloupe, grapefruit, and a citrus medley. Medium to full bodied with moderate carbonation.
KieferUGA (317), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Dec 15, 2007 Draft. Pours a dark amber. Small, white head. Huge aroma of piney hops. As the beer goes down, a citrus hopfeel takes over. Nice bitter finish. My favorite beer of the afternoon.
mcbackus (637), Merritt Island, Florida, USA
Dec 3, 2007 growler thanks to kp for bringing this one: pours a cooper brown not much of a off white head. aroma of very tropical fruit,very fresh hops of the earth kind. very nice not much malt but enough to mike it a little more on the balanced side. flavour is very earthy grass and some odd toffeee sweetness in the malt. a nice bitter hop earth finish.
DragonStout (1143), Orlando, Florida, USA
Nov 29, 2007 Thanx Kp for sharing this growler.Poured an amber color with a small dissipating white head.Lots of piney hops on the nose.Flavor was full on hopfest.Lots of bitterness which stayed for the whole ride through the finish.
hopscotch (4460), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
Nov 27, 2007 Updated: Nov 29, 2007Bottle...O-Town Throwdown Part Tres... This beer rocks!... Beautiful, mostly clear, copper ale with a small, wispy, white head. Gobs of gooey caramel along with citrus and evergreen hops in the nose. The flavor leans toward the bitter side of balance, but not by much. Huge caramel/crystal malt backbone supports a nice, biting dose of PNW/Cascade hops. Full-bodied with (almost) a mineral oil mouthfeel and soft carbonation. Fuzzy fruit and dark fruit, bittersweet finish. Thanks to kp for sharing another great bottle of beer hand-crafted by the mastermind at the dearly-departed Dogwood Brewing Company!
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