 Shag (1923), Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
| 4.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Aug 5, 2004 Updated: Nov 9, 2005Thanks for the sample from your bottle Cheri! I am saving mine. This is the summer ’04 edition. I could smell this as I poured it. A very citrus, pine, floral, hoppy, caramel, aroma. BANG! A copper color with a moderate head. The flavor is absolutely amazing POW!. A very bitter taste mixed in with some sharp orange peels, caramel, pine, lemons, and grapefruit. God the complexity of this IPA is just amazing. And the balance is perfect. Its not just a hop assault on your palate, it has a decent amount of malt to back up those little aggressive hops. BLING!. This is by far one of the best beers I’ve ever had! Many thanks LordGorlock!
Kevin (1918), Colorado, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 13, 2005 copper orange pour with a cigarette paper colored head. niller bean aroma, orange sherbert, joyous aroma. nice mellow sweetness with pine syrup. this is luxurious. lemon bitter finish with more pine.
swoopjones (1917), Buffalo, New York, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 23, 2007 22oz Bottle. Huge citrusy, piney,hoppy aroma. Beautiful copper color. Malts balance extremely well. Buts its all about the hops as it should be. Alchol is evident but very smooth. My first AleSmith & a great one.
Immy (1911), Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Jan 8, 2008 Bomber from JCB - mad props to Jason, my NC brew pimp! Clear orange amber with a humongous, bubbly, off white head. Tons of bubbles rise in a maniacal race to the top of my Duvel tulip. Thick, foamy lace. Some sweet caramel and a light floral tone peek from behind a wall of sweet orange and light pine. Thick, bitter grapefruit and pine flavors are followed with a soothing malt sweetness. Mildly floral flavors late in the game, followed by a somewhat dry, bitter finish. Excellent.
pantani (1902), Salinas, California, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Sep 19, 2006 Body is a dark amber, with a thin off white head. Aroma is a heavy dose of northerwestern hops, along with caramel. Taste is a nice hop balance along the caramel, alcohol, and a bit of numbness.
AmEricanbrew (1900), Wynot, Wyoming, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Apr 9, 2008 Summer 2007. Amber color with a big sudsy head, nice lacing. Big piney hop, mint leaf herbal ground spices aroma. Smooth medium body. Big hoppy yeasty spice flavors here tempered a little by some dusty, bready malts. A huge beer here, i like this one better than the winter Yule. 11127
ucusty (1900), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 2, 2007 THANKS to Hellbilly for this Gem! Pours hazy orange with thick frothy head that disapates from 3 to 1 finger in about 10 minutes. lots of thick spotty lacing. Nice orange zest and hop aroma. nice floral flavor with a slight hint of vanilla on the finish. Very refreshing. alcohol well hidden.
emacgee (1891), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Jun 10, 2008 Updated: Aug 18, 2008Recently had this fresh and updated my rating. The nose was much more citrusy and hoppy fresh, C hops for sure, grapefruit, apricot, sweet resiny hops with a nice sweet malt background. The flavor is really malty, caramel, citrusy, grapefruit peel, earthy, a lite dry alcohol feel. Even fresh the hops in the flavor were very subdued, not juicy at all. More bitter and astringent than I would like. Creamy full mouthfeel with little bitterness and a bit of warmth. Finishes citrusy and earthy.
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