 mgumby10 (1844), Jupiter, Florida, USA
Aug 13, 2007 Pours a cloudy maroon/orange with a fluffy, off white head. Smells of big, up in your face, hops, some grapefruit citrus, spices, and pine. The taste is, of course, big hoppiness with a distnct spiciness to it, that left a little heat on the palate. There is a profound sweetness to it also, especially in the finish and the aftertaste. The hops dominate most of the flavors, however, as you would expect with this style. It definitely wasnt the only flavor though. Well done brew.
Angeloregon (2024), Portland, Oregon, USA
Aug 12, 2007 Pours a rich copper-red body beneath a small frothy white dome. Floral hops effervescence that greatly translates through to flavor and finish. Great blend of malts and potent hops. Somewhat piny and resinous. Stinging bitterness, but not overly so. Really nice brew!
jason (1620), Easton, Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 10, 2007 Bottle. Thanks to shigadeyo for sending me this. Pours a cloudy orangle body with nice head. Aroma is of sweet candy hops and a nice malty tone, light citrus. Flavor is hoppy, heavy orange citrus with a perfect, and I do mean perfect, malty backbone to it. The mouthfeel is spot on perfect. Increadibly smooth for an Double IPA. Finishes with a touch of sweetness to it. Thanks again Craig.
elnadeau (786), Laguna Niguel, California, USA
Aug 7, 2007 Summer 07 release. I love a good IIPA and this one certainly sticks it’s neck up there with the best of them. The malt-hops balance is key, otherwise the bitter would be dominate. Floral and pine hops are forward, resin and malt stick on the toungue and finish me off with a big bite of hops and alcohol. A big beer, no doubt about it.
ultraspank (866), Dublin, Ohio, USA
Aug 6, 2007 Hoppy nose of flowers & evergreen, no shortage of citrus. The brew pours clear bronze with amber highlights. The nice cascade resolves into a mountainous white rocky head that is fully lasting and leaves great lace. The flavor is complex as would be expected. Sweet, acidic, and pronounced bitter finish. The full body is super creamy and soft.
LinusStick (1831), Moon Twp, suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 3, 2007 Wow..it takes an extremely talented brewery to pull of an IIPA. They tend to either be too hoppy, too malty or too alcoholic. This beer pulls the concept off perfectly. Aroma of strong grassy hops with citrus coming in and out. Pour was a medium brown with a thin white ring for a head. Taste was biting hot with hops taking the main stage and just a hint of malt to balance it out. Solid!
johnadam2002 (529), Hainesport, New Jersey, USA
Jul 30, 2007 Poured copper with off white head. Aroma of strong earthly hops. Flavor was much of the same with citrus hints throughout. Very smooth for an overly hopped brew.
xnoxhatex (1305), Grand Rapids/Chicago, Michigan, USA
Jul 28, 2007 Thanks Drewbeerme for hooking me up with a bomber of this. I believe it is ’07 simply because Andrew wouldn’t drink anything else but a fresh IIPA. Copper, hazy color with huge, long lasting, creamy white head. Lots of citrus in the aroma, a little pine, a little grain/grass and just the faintest bit of caramel. Flavor is pine, a little dough, pretty much all juicy/resin hops and some alc and little soap. Med body with a creamy carb feel. Looks beautiful but overall a very unbalanced hopbomb, I keep wanting to like it more than I do.
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