 HumuloneRed (750), Portland, Oregon, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Nov 27, 2008 22oz. Bottle.
The beer pours a murky deep crimson with a frothy beige head with thick soapy lacing.
Strong earthy citrus, and floral notes with huge amounts of sweet malt in the nose.
The first thing that hit you is the bitterness. Then comes the malt and citrus.
Huge body and a very chewy mouthfeel. Very warming. A very tasty and well made beer. Yet another reason to look forward to the holiday season!
Hophead22 (1085), Redlands, by way of Wisconsin,, California, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 27, 2008 22oz bottle. Dark red color with a full off white head. Very nice hop aroma, slightly grassy. Good flavor, nicely balanced and very flavorful. Great brew.
LtDan (478), LA - Originally from South NJ!, California, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Nov 26, 2008 Pours a deep dark red with a big fluffy head. Aromas of piny hops, fresh cut evergreen, cinnamon and candy spice. Huge hop flavor, brown sugar sweetness, rock candy sugar. Very silky and sticky. Might be my favorite beer of all time.
steview (901), Los Angeles, California, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 21, 2008 cool--double red IPA: light spice, medium bitterness, medium saltiness, medium sweetness; flavors or aromas noted--peanuts, caramel, orange, apple, grapefruit; very smooth with just the right consistency; very good.
nbutler11 (741), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 20, 2008 Growler from the brewery. Pours a sweet caramel color with a firm white head of foam. Nearly overwrought with bushels of apples (cores and all) to my taste. Very aggressive malt profile and alcohol content. A few pints of this nearly wrecked me.
Slipstream (746), USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 5/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 20, 2008 Updated: Jan 8, 2009Thanks again to Adrian for sharing a bottle of this. I tried another bottle that tasted pretty different, more herbal. Maybe it was from another batch. Ratebeer calls it an American strong ale, the brewer calls it a holiday ale, but it is clearly a strong IPA. Dark amber pour with good head retention and sheet lacing. Nice aroma of sweaty, juicy hops. Full hop flavor, dominated by a grapefruit pith taste. There is some dry bite in the finish. A little overrated, but still very good.
dogfish120love (256), west hartford, Connecticut, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Nov 18, 2008 Winter edition.
Appearance: redish deep amber rust in coloration, much darker than the summer edition.Smells of pine, grapefruit, sweet malt, and alcohol. The Malt aroma makes it much different in smell than the summer version.
Taste: Sweet Malt, grapefruit, pine and alcohol. The alcohol is much more present in this edition compared to the summer one. Much richer and more malty as well.Palate: very well balanced, not over hopped leaving my enamal in tact.
tomthompson89 (1471), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 18, 2008 Wow is all i can say about this beer!! so well done amber color, tan foam. Nose is big grapefruit. Flavor is similar with a great spicy malty flavor well done
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