 SorenE (112), , New Zealand
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
May 17, 2009 Pale golden, white head. Citrus and maltiness in flavour and aroma.
Solid example of the style, no more, no less. tasty but not exeptional.
CanIHave4Beers (873), Des Moines, Iowa, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
May 14, 2009 Pours a clear golden with lots of effervessence and a good billowy white head. Aroma is grassy with some nice citrus. I’ve had countless IPAs with grassy aromas, but I doubt I’ve ever had one with a grassy flavor, until now. Very earthy, wonderfully spicy with a very good hoppiness, but not without a strong malt backbone with a good grainyness. This is really a nice IPA, far better than I had expcected, if a bit one dimensional.
sudsmeister (40), Colorado, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
May 13, 2009 This is a nice, well balanced IPA. Pours gold with moderate carbonation. Quite dry with little aftertaste. Priced better than most.
Delirium (497), Santa Cruz, California, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
May 13, 2009 Bomber. Pours golden with a smallish white head. Aroma is malt with some clean, understated hops. Flavor is well balanced and also understated, a mixture of slightly sweet crystal malt, substantial earthy hops in the background, a hint of citrus, hint of yeast, and a bitter finish. Not a big American west-coast-style IPA, but not as laid-back as a British-style IPA either. Does have quite a bit of both hops and malts, and the 6.2% alcohol is completely unnoticeable; but it all manages to come across as not very bold. Respectable and well made, though.
snuffla (96), Chch, New Zealand
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
May 5, 2009 Pours straw coloured with flashes of amber and slighlty cloudy. Nose was bready and orangey. Clean tasting, not overly hoppy despite the dry hopping and not really very bitter for an IPA. Nice softness in the mouth and mid weight finish with orange marmalade notes
yalnikim (779), Wellington, New Zealand
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
May 3, 2009 Tasted 03/05/2009. 12oz bottle from Beerstore. Another well crafted strong hoppy (slightly hazy) pale ale from one of the famous new world producers. Again... it has that aromatic malt richness that seems to stand out so prominently in these clean hoppy US beers. Be nice to see just a shade less European specialty character in them, so that the excellent local hop character could show itself off a bit more. Lovely beer, in good condition, nonetheless.
glennmastrange (842), hobe sound, Florida, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
May 1, 2009 Bottle. Light grain note for the malt, moderate aroma of flowers for the hops, no noticeable yeast smell, and a hint of wood in the background. Head is average sized, frothy, white with good lacing and is mostly diminishing. Color is clear amber. Flavor is lightly sweet and moderately acidic, then finishes moderately acidic and bitter. Palate is light to medium, watery, has a carbonation between lively and fizzy and finishes dry. Pretty simple on the aromas, but as crisp and clean as an IPA gets.
jbye4334 (658), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
May 1, 2009 (bottle from B & B liquor in colorado springs). Pours a gold color. Medium white head. Moderate lacing. Hoppy and light citrus aroma. Hoppy taste with light bitterness. Smooth finish. Moderate lacing.
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