palliko (12), Colorado, USA
Sep 22, 2003
A lovely looking beer: deep amber color and a large creamy head. The aroma is powerful: take your pick - spicy or floral or grapefruit. Hops galore!! Some malty undertones. There is an initial sweetness, then - LOOK OUT BELOW! More hops than any beer I have ever tasted followed by a bitter finish fit to raise the dead. But don't be frightened: the palate is excellent, the body medium, just the right amount of carbonation. Hop lovers will be in hop heaven!
 drfabulous (686), Columbia, Missouri, USA
Aug 17, 2008 Never rated way back when. Had tonight again. Nothing like the Pliny from last night, but decent bitterness and hops. Not intense. But when Anderson Valley is a regular thing here in Missouri soon, it can serve as a session beer.
Avatar (69), Gliwice, Poland
Aug 13, 2008 Bottle.This beer started with really bad impression after first smell and sip. But with every next sip it was rising in me. I don’t like head in it. Not pleasant in aroma and touch. Beer is yellow-brownish. Aroma is hoppy as hell. Flavour is of citrus and extremely dry and hoppy finish. After all - really pleasant beer to me :)
JCB (949), Durham, North Carolina, USA
Aug 11, 2008 12oz bottle from Total Wine, Durham. This beer remains a pleasure to me, not just because it was one of my early craft beer faves but because I still find it a well balanced example of a Cali IPA. Nice bright orange pour with lots of carbonation. Pleasant citric aroma and a big body despite the fact that this is not the maltiest IPA.
mnurda (352), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Aug 7, 2008 Bottled sampel courtesy of piscator. Crisp and clean with nice hop aftertaste. Great at the office.
chicagodri (467), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Aug 1, 2008 On tap @ Map Room. Pours orange with a nice white head. Nice pine and grapefruit aroma and flavor. Good malt balance. Not a hop bomb by any means, and not a lot of lingering bitterness. Solid beer though.
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