cyrenaica (440), Milton, Ontario, Canada
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 | Aug 30, 2007 650 ml bottle
8.0% ABV
I tried this beer on August 30, 2007 at the ’Beer Bistro’ in Toronto. The price is not a mis-print, I really did pay $20.00 for a beer. The beer poured a muddy brown into the glass with a small tan head that lasted throughout. The aroma was very hoppy...VERY hoppy with some perfumy and floral scents. Almost bubble-bath like. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with some mild carbonation. The flavour was hoppy and very spicy with some lingering bitterness. Hudspart (371), Hudsonville, Michigan, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Aug 29, 2007 Bottle: Pours amber with an average foamy head. Good strong smell of hops. Heavy bitter flavor with a medium body. Good double IPA. frankenkitty (1900), Oak Lawn, Illinois, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Aug 29, 2007 Deep amber pour, looks nice and thick, under a low head that settles a bit soapy. Pure grapefruit aroma. Nice. ABV well-hidden... almost TOO well. Hops are not overdone yet they are certainly sincere in their presence. Fully sessionable for a higher-alcohol beer. Dangerous. They had just put this one on halfway through our lunch, and boy was I happy.
<font size=-4>Draught pint at <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/Place/michigan/battle Brewing Company, Battle Creek, MI 49017</font> GonZoBeeR (2160), ste-Eulalie, Quebec, Canada
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Aug 27, 2007 Aroma:strong grapefruit hops aroma...
Appearance:Good clear amber-copper color,huge white head..Flavor:good grapefruit hops flavor,light caramel good... tronraner (1911), Seymour, Tennessee, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Aug 26, 2007 Bottle shared by SpringsLicker with myself, Suttree, and decaturstevo. Pours cloudy rust color with ivory head. The aroma is toast and grapefruit with a few piney notes and a touch of grass. Flavor is peanut shells, some charred caramel, and a lot of hop bitterness. Dry aftertaste. Ok. Suttree (2708), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Aug 26, 2007 Some say that a beer is hop juice like thats some sort of insult. When I say this is hop juice, I mean that in a complimentary way Big hop aroma, big hop flavor, very resiny and piney. Thanks to Springslicker for sharing georgekappus (296), Brookfield, Connecticut, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Aug 24, 2007 Updated: Sep 21, 2007Bottle. Pours a nice amber with a thick long lasting white head. The aroma is citrus, hoppy and caramel. The taste is caramel and malty with just a touch of hops. It was strong and sticky on the palate. tiggmtl (4310), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 13/20 | Aug 20, 2007 Beautiful floral hop nose with underlying citrus and resiny pine. Definitely hop focussed but underlying toasty malt sweetness is apparent. Clear amber coloured body is topped by a decent off white head that leaves some sudsy lace. Very strong bitterness overshadows the flavour and malt profile does not do enough to support leaving it feeling a bit harsh. Very dry and somewhat astringent light medium body with prickly carbonation. Bottle sampled with Altair, beerbuzzmontreal, Cathschlag, Glouglouburp, Goldorak, MartinT, muzzlehatch and Yowie.
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