 JoeMcPhee (3807), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
May 3, 2008
12 oz bottle. Deep amber beer, off-white head. Very cloudy. Aroma is quite lovely, sweet orange peel, grapefruit and a nice soft caramelly malt base. Flavour is well-balanced with a light lingering breadiness on the back. Moderate bitterness and a lingering piny finish. Nice beer, especially from these guys.
mansquito (643), Boston/Philadelphia, USA
Oct 9, 2008 It pours a coppery orange pour with a really creamy, thick, and long-lasting off-white head. Fruity aroma with a bunch of hops. Taste is malty and doughy at first then it goes to getting moderately hoppy. It gets to be the most bitter at its finish. Palate is nice and creamy with a medium body. Pretty good indeed. Too bad that my friends drank almost this entire six-pack.
shadey (1343), Rochester, New York, USA
Oct 8, 2008 12oz bottle. Fresh. Mellon orange pour with a nice layer of lacy white cream. The aroma is juicy hops, kinda creamy smelling. The flavor is hops, that are kinda juicy, kinda spicy, and then there are creamy caramel malts that leave a toasty finish. I don’t know that anything here is bad, but I’m not enjoying it.
marksahara (79), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Oct 7, 2008 12 oz bottle all around ATL. Pours a yellowish orange with creamy white crown that has minimal-to-moderate retention and very little lacing. Aroma is full of citrus and fruity hops, very unique and likable with a slight malt undertone. Flavour is aggressive at first taste with initial hop bitterness all the way through the taste to the crisp and somewhat bitter finish, but there is a good malt backbone to support the hops. Very decent drinker with moderate carbonation that does not interfere with the taste profile. There is some sweetness in the malt that offsets and balances the hops in the beer. This is much different than a West Coast-style IPA, which is a very good quality for this beer. I’m glad I can get it here in Atlanta, as it’s a safe choice and a reliable drinker for the price. Best beer Abita brews, in my opinion.
tubehead (10), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Oct 5, 2008 This is a pleasant IPA - more bitter than most. It pours a nice gold color and has a unique taste - citrus? for an IPA. It has a malty flavor with a dry finish. Not my favorite IPA but I give it credit for originality - I will certainly drink it again.
fiulijn (5880), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
Oct 5, 2008 Clear amber color. It starts with a quite nice hop aroma, almost fleshy, meaty; then it turns more into toffee. Medium body, with a sweet toffee flavor, soft mouthfeel, strong but not aggressive bitterness. The hops show both some resiny and fruity character, but the final gets a cookie character too. An original American Pale Ale.
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