warrenc (21), Oregon, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 2, 2009
22 oz. bottle pours gold-amber, light citrus, some smoke, aroma a little on the weak side. this is a good i p a , the hops are a bit overpowered by sweet malt. i was expecting more in this anniversary ale.
 phaleslu (535), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 12, 2009 22 oz. bottle from The Party Source. Pours a cloudy orange color with lots of visible sediments and a thick off-white head. Aroma of grassy hops, earthy notes, alcohol, pine, and citrus. Flavor of caramel malts, grassy hops, citrus, yeast, spices, and earthy notes. Earthy is probably the one adjective I’d use for this above all others. The alcohol is not well masked but isn’t overwhelming. Medium bodied, and not as bitter as I expected after smelling it. Pretty solid, but not as special as a 20th anniversary brew could be.
CaptainCougar (5517), Rockville, Maryland, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 6, 2009 Bottle sampled on 7/3/08: Pours a transparent bright orange with a well-lacing off-white head. Aroma of sweet sugary caramel and fresh resiny grapefruity hops. Body starts fairly full and caramely sweet with good citrusy hoppy balance and a crisp, refreshing bittersweet finish. A nice IIPA.
ruskiimperial (71), Richmond, Virginia, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 19, 2009 Pours an orange color, with about a finger of head that dissipates but still leaves a nice thick lacing on the glass. The aroma has some piney hop bitterness in addition to apricot-like sweetness. Bitterness wins out on the initial taste, with a solid malty backbone that has that hint of dark fruit. Overall the hop profile isn’t as strong as most contemporaries of this style, but its still a decent beer that hides its higher abv pretty well.
bsjay (54), Oregon, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 15, 2009 Malty and not overly hoppy in aroma, I didn’t feel it carried itself as an imperial necessarily, but made for a nice ipa in taste, a stealthy iipa in abv.
screigh (260), Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Sep 27, 2009 Pours a nice copper color. Slightly off-white head. Some lasting power but little lacing. Aroma is of citrus and sugar. Taste is almost like a breakfast blend of citrus fruits with some pineapple thrown in. Nice and light on the palate with some bitterness lingering. I would like some more hop aroma and flavor but a decent offering.
wavers1 (168), novato, California, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 17, 2009 nice AB+V brew. very malt forward both on the nose and back palate. front mouthfeel is still pure iipa, tons of hop bursts. but a lot of bw traits here. nice brew, not thier most refined offering.
Lubiere (4536), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 8, 2009 A golden amber ale with a thick lacing off white head. Intense aroma of bready malt, pinhey hops, very floral, some menthiol, very nice. In mouth, a good biscuitty malt overlayed by intense c-hops, light grapefruits, pinhey and resinous. Rich and smooth I2PA with warming alcohol final. Bottle from Bottle Barn, tasted August 18, 2009.
Papsoe (15009), Frederiksberg, Denmark
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 5, 2009 Bottle 65 cl. Clear amber golden with a creamy yellowish head leaving broad curtains of lacework. Sweetish aroma of burned caramel rather than hops. Quite full-bodied with sweet burned caramel and a lightly spicy edge from the hops without ever being overly bitter. 250709
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