Viper666 (619), Greenfield Park, Quebec, Canada
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Apr 20, 2008 Bouteille 650ml, courtoisie de Blankboy. De couleur ambrée orange et voilée. Nez de houblon citrique (pamplemousse) légèrement résineux et floral, de levures fruitées aux petites notes sauvages (agrumes, léger de mangues et d’abricots, traces de pommes et d’ananas), malté de caramel sucré avec des notes de biscuits. Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture moyennement crémeuse. Goût moyennement amer de houblon floral et moyennement citrique (pamplemousse, une amertume présente toute la gorgée) accompagné d’un goût de levures fruitées sucrées et aux petites notes sauvages acides (agrumes, léger d’abricots et de mangues, notes de pêche, traces de pommes et d’ananas) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un moyen goût malté de caramel sucré (petites traces de sucre bonbon), de céréales et avec un léger goût de biscuits puis en finale l’on assiste à un léger regain d’amertume asséchante de houblon aux notes herbeuses (herbes mouillées, faibles sensation terreuse) avec des traces résineuses accompagné de notes d’alcool doux et des petites traces de fromage vieilli. Post-goût plutôt long et un peu sec, moyennement amer de houblon floral, citrique, légèrement herbeux et aux notes terreuses avec un léger goût de levures fruitées (zest d’agrumes, pelures d’abricots) et des notes d’alcool. yngwie (4922), Kristiansand, Norway
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Apr 20, 2008 Bottle, 22oz. An orange-golden, hazy beer with a beige head. Hoppy nose with citrus, pine and resin, as well as some note of fluor. Not much room for malt here. Resiny and quite fruity flavor with some beefstocky maltyness, sure on the bitter side. Full body, and a long, piney finish. Pleasant, but doesn’t stand out. (080301) thehinge (244), Wilmington, Delaware, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Apr 19, 2008 Honey colored pour with a good off-white head. Grassy aroma. I wonder whether this ale should be re-named, as it has a wheaty flavor. I liked this, but it’s far from the best IIPA I’ved sampled. Needs a little hop punch. fiver29 (713), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 | Apr 18, 2008 On tap pours a dark amber color with a off white head. Smell like a typical IIPA. Has a light to medium mouthfeel. Taste has a good amount of hop flavor like pine to it, but there is way too much malt flavor for this style. Otherwise, good brew. dukefan (173), Dallas, Texas, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | Apr 17, 2008 Drank at the Brewery, Winter 2007. Like the other "Doubles" Arcadia makes, it just does not work with the English hops. Disappointing. neredneck (7), New Hampshire, USA does not count | 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Apr 11, 2008 Nice nose. Deep red color. Not very hoppy in my opinion for a double IPA. Very smooth ale and nice balanced taste. Alcohol is well hidden. jeffwilliams11 (310), hooterville, Michigan, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Apr 10, 2008 nice hop flavor, but the malt is a little too forward for my taste. quite lot of caramel in there. smooth and drinkable though. Driftwood6 (214), USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 | Apr 5, 2008 On tap at Map Room, Chicago. Kind of piney-- not as sweet hop tasting as 3F Dreadnaught or Bell’s Hopslam. Pretty good, but have had better.
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