 RichJ7 (1175), Cullman, Alabama, USA
Dec 23, 2008 Cloudy gold pour with a small white head. Aroma of orange and various sharp citrus fruits. Flavor is spicy and earthy with pine and grapefruit hops dominating. Great beer.
nickd717 (1273), Palo Alto, California, USA
Dec 19, 2008 Another awesome DIPA in the west coast style, similar to Green Flash West Coast, Stone Ruination, and RR Pliny the Elder. Golden color with active carbonation. Strong hops dominate, good sweet maltiness also. Piney, citrusy, awesome.
Beardface (977), Eugene, Oregon, USA
Dec 8, 2008 Not sure if it had something to do with the time of year or the temperature of the bottle or what, but I fail to fully understand the hype on this one. A really nice aroma of orange and pine, and a generally tasty flavor heavy on the piney hops with some citrus tossed in, but there is a really heavy chalky flavor in the finish which while not spoiling the beer by any means, keeps it from being world class. Maybe I should try another bottle next summer...
beerbill (1917), Laurel, New York, USA
Dec 3, 2008 22 oz. bottle courtesy of a trade with dirty matini. Pours a cloudy gold with a moderate white head that lasted through three-quarters of the glass and nicely laced the glass. Very pleasant aroma of citrus and pine in about equal proportion. The flavor is caramel malt up front which is then washed over by citrus and pine hops, with a bit more emphasis on the pine and not as fruity as the aroma. Bitter at the finish but not lingering. As the beer warms, there is an ever so slight alcohol flavor that emerges. Overall a very solid IIPA.
aplusbreaks (330), , Colorado, USA
Nov 20, 2008 <b>Big Thanks to Swolf3 for the bottle</b>
22oz bottle pours a hazy golden with a small but nice looking head that leaves behind some decent lacing. Aromas of hops have faded I think, smells more malty almost like a strong ale rather than a IIPA, kind of weird judging it by color then the aromas. Flavors are still hop strong with pine and citrus coming through with a definite malt presence.
poolboy (66), Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Nov 20, 2008 My favorite double IPA. Lots of hops of course. Has the hint of fresh oranges that is so great in double IPAs. Grapefruit and pine. Huge head. Not too sweet.
dogfish120love (250), west hartford, Connecticut, USA
Nov 18, 2008 Summer edition. Was kept at a warm temp 85 Degrees so keep that in mind when I rate the appearance.
Appearance: poured a golden orange with a thick frothy head that while disapating turned rocky.
Smell: huge citrus and grapefruit notes mixed with some signifigant pine and floral aromas.
Taste: huge citrus/ grapefruit hop flavor, on second swill alcohol is very present on the after taste.
Palate: good, but rather acidic and alcohol potent on the after taste, definitely an enamel dissolver, but thats what you expect from a solid IPA
grimreeser (795), Minnesota, USA
Oct 27, 2008 Pours a golden orange with a nice sized head, good lacing. Aroma of floral and citrus hops, caramel. Sweet with a solid bitterness.
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