 Vas19 (299), Maryland, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 27, 2009
Pours hazy orange amber with a medium white head. Aroma is citrusy hops with a hint of malty sweetness. Flavor is just the right amount of tasty hops and sweet malts to balance things out. Lingers on the tongue really well. Very good.
mistersinalin (378), St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Nov 28, 2009 Still in Massachusetts, I had this beauty on the last evening. I always like a beer that gives you flowers and then tries to get you drunk. I really enjoyed this after a long wait to find it. It has a little more pine than I normally like but the whole beer works. A beast!
smith4498 (894), Miami, Florida, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Nov 28, 2009 Bottle from a trade with daknole. Pours deep hazy golden color with white head. Aroma of citrus fruit, alot of lemon. Citrus is the dominant flavor with some malts and a lingering mild hop bitterness. Medium body with lively carbonation, a resinous mouthfeel and a dry finish. Good stuff. Thanks Dak.
nwiseman (17), West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 27, 2009 From bottle (the bottom to be more specific, which im told must have had a profound impact on my tasting experience) shared with brother Eric and awiseman. Aroma is sweet floral and citrus hops with an emphasis on the sweet. Didn’t get a good look at it in the light, but it look like semi-clear orange with a small rapidly disappearing head. Could definitely taste the alchol as well as the hops, although to be honest, the hops were as strong as I expected. It almost had a syrupy mouthfeel, which may have been contributed to by the sweetness. Went down very smooth. Not what I usually expect from IPAs, but a pleasant surprise.
RealPoser (29), Tampa, Florida, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Nov 24, 2009 Bottle courtesy of Jason: Pours a light amber with dense head that dissipates faster than expected... but laces nicely. Nose is of grapefruit, dry hay and resin. Something about this aroma is extremely pleasing. Almost like right after a first spring rain. The flavor is exceptional... but not at all what I was expecting. The hops are subtle at first (very nasal driven) and the malt backbone is absolutely perfect. Hints of plum and caramel are extremely inviting. Body is light, with a nice dry and slightly lingering finish. This is by far, the best balanced IPA I have tried to date... and dare say, my new favorite.
Frovigalning (449), , Sweden
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 2/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 24, 2009 This is a beer I’ve been wanting to try for a while. It’s ranked as the nr 1 IPA at Ratebeer and our expectations where quite high. It had allot of fruity hops flavours but also some dried fruit. However I felt a bit like I wanted more everything from this beer. It did deliver but I think our expectations where a bit to high. I would love to try this again under better conditions though.
Fred82 (389), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 22, 2009 Bottle at a tasting. Pours hazy amber with a medium head. Nose is fresh and citrusy hops. Very fruity and quite a lot of grapefruits. Taste is grapefruit, hoppy and quite bitter. quite fruity also.
hamrech (32), Carbondale, Illinois, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 10/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Nov 17, 2009 This may well be the perfect IPA. Wild citrus nose, nice semi-transparent golden with a monster head for an IPA that leaves major tracks on the glass. Mouth is medium-bodied and slightly gritty, very nice. Taste is three-fold, hops up front, with a huge blast of grapefruit or something immediately following, with an aftertaste that is equal parts sweet, hoppy-bitter, and straight up refreshing dryness. It’s been years since I’ve had this, and I remembered it as one of the best IPAs I’ve ever had, but I’ve had many great ones since (including Ninkasi, Stone Cali-Belgique, Bell’s, etc) and this is still the king.
glennmastrange (857), hobe sound, Florida, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Nov 16, 2009 Bottle. Moderate caramel, roasted and soap for the malt and yeast, heavy pine and grapefruit for the hops, with background notes of date, pepper and berry. Head is small, frothy, off-white with fair lacing and is mostly diminishing. Color is hazy, which eventually goes clear, golden orange. Flavor starts lightly sweet and moderately acidic, then finishes evenly sweet and acidic and moderately bitter. Palate is medium, oily with a lively carbonation and has a lightly dry and astringent finish. This is exactly how an American IPA is supposed to be. I like it’s unusual lack of harshness of any sort.
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