hopdog (4749), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA Sep 27, 2008 Growler acquired in trade with WeeHeavySD (thannks!). Poured a medium to deeper amberish color with a larged sized off white head. Aromas of pine, floral, toasty, more pine, and some citrus. Tastes of pine, floral, toasted caramel, and light citrus.
lb4lb (1499), Austin, Texas, USA Oct 14, 2008 Another growler shared by Charles (thickfreakness. Thanks dude!<br />
Pours a dark clear orange color with a lasting beige head. Smell is big and hoppy and "green" with fresh melon and big pine like hops. Taste is piney, dry and hoppy, fresh, slightly "green", fairly bitter and herbacious. Medium to full mouthfeel and nice carbonation. Overall, this is a fantastic IPA. Really enjoyable beer. Bockyhorsey (2056), Mesa, Arizona, USA Oct 8, 2008 Sampled from growler thin courtesy of cbkschubert. Good dry citrus vine aroma on the nose. Copper body with white head. Dry grapefruit flavor but had a juicy chewy factor in the mix. Seem to take away some the dryness found in aroma. Cool and crisp on the palate. Good stuff thanks Craig. FlacoAlto (2203), Tucson, Arizona, USA Oct 6, 2008 Pours into my 25cl tulip glass with an almost two-finger thick, pale tan colored head. The beer is brilliantly clear and is a concentrated copper tinged, rich amber color that shows a perfect, rich copper hue when held up to the light. The aroma is a mix of dank hop character (which is dominant) and fruity, tropical fruit accented citrus notes. Aromas of essential "hemp" oil, light pine tar, and a zesty-green herbal note are lightly balanced by notes of lychee, apricot, candied ruby-red grapefruit, and a touch of vibrant orange blossom. This really is quite the dank hop character, it remains quite smooth, but really captures the essence of sticking your nose into a dime bag quite well (that skunky herbal note is alive and well here).<br /><br />
Lightly sweet, but has an overall effect of being pretty dry. Hints of caramelized malt character add just a touch of grain character along with some light biscuit notes towards the finish. This is clearly an IPA though, as the hops are extremely dominant. Green hop notes, herbal character, hemp oil (though perhaps not quite as distinct as the aroma might suggest), green tobacco notes (this is quite strong actually) and a hop-fruit character that is much reduced compared to the aroma (noticeable notes of lychee and tart grapefruit). This has just enough heft to carry the hops, yet remain quite drinkable; this is as a good IPA should be. This has an expressive, smooth, yet ample bitterness from beginning to end that intertwines itself with the green, dank hop character.<br /><br />
This is perhaps the strongest influenced by its nearest cousin, hoppy IPA that I have ever had. If it wasn’t for the soft citrus components it would likely be too much. Despite the "herbal" influence, this still maintains a smooth, never astringent hop character that helps to make this quite quaffable. The aroma is definitely a bit more balanced a bit more between herbal and fruit components, and I certainly can’t help but wish the flavor did the same; though the flavor is far from objectionable. edmajorjoe (57), Vail, Arizona, USA Oct 5, 2008 A pungent, dank smell with a strong scent of herbs. Tastes like it smells. Delicious. No surprises here. highibus (284), Vail, Arizona, USA Oct 4, 2008 probably the best smelling beer I have ever had. but it does not continue onto the flavor. decent but not nothing special like the smell. nice but not the best.
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