 greig (171), Hamilton, New Zealand
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 8, 2009 This is a very nice session IPA, though the bitterness does creep up after a bit, perhaps limiting the session to a couple! The aroma is of sweet and candied malts with a little floral hops in the background. From what I’ve read about this beer, that might not be typical. It’s travelled a long way to get to me though, so I’ll put it down to that. I suspect fresh, it would blow my mind. The malt flavour is reminiscent of barley sugars, and not something I like in a beer, but the bittering hops save it from getting too cloying, and the herbal, piney, and floral hop flavours come through nicely. A nice drop. I’ll be having a few when I get to the USA.
nbutler11 (762), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Aug 6, 2009 Bottle from Sun Devil. Might have been old, but this brought it weak. Pours nice enough -- bright copper with a frothy off-white head. Smells mildly of hops with a little pineapple. Tastes of hops, flour, and underripe citrus. Would love to give this a better shake on tap.
drowland (1415), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Aug 4, 2009 12oz bottle into a pint glass. There wasn’t much hoppage in this, so I’m wondering if the bottle I got was too old or something.
evergreen0199 (273), London, Greater London, England
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 1, 2009 Bottle. A dark amber coloured pour with a nice head on top. Aroma of hops, pine and malts. Big hop blast, fruity, citrus taste. Top notch IPA.
potbeercollege (375), Boulder, Colorado, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 1, 2009 Bottled. Big ole orange to white head. Darker amber colored. a cascade of flowery aromas with hoppy note of grapefruit with maltier smells of caramel. flavors make a difficult to interpret body that strikes your tongue with lots of big hops. a very hopped out IPA
ilovedarkbeer (1365), Dallas, Texas, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jul 31, 2009 Bottle thanks to Ballewblake. Taste is caramelized fruits, and citrus, and burnt sunflower seeds. High carbonation. Not bad at all.
Cavie (1437), Fort Worth, Texas, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jul 31, 2009 Bottle courtesy of Ballewblake. Light orange color. Sweet hop profile. Has some bitter notes but feels mostly balanced. Smooth taste. Gentle hops on the upfront flavor. Dries out slightly on the finish. Not bad, easy going that travels at your own pace.
slitcher (97), Freeport, Illinois, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 30, 2009 This is the beer that turned me into a hophead many years ago...Pours a hazy amber with a nice thick head and good lacing. Aroma of grass, grapefruit and orange. Citrus hops in the flavor with a slightly metalic note. Nice bitter finish. Not quite as good as I remember it to be, but still a very nice IPA.
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