 clingman71 (254), Centerville, Ohio, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 6, 2009 Updated: Nov 29, 2009
Bomber. Pours crystal clear orangish copper with a foamy white head. Huge piney hops aroma along with a little sweetness on the nose. Flavor is, WOW, pinefest. Hoppy , hoppy, hoppy, me likey. There is a slight malt sweetness that gets avalanched by the hops almost immediately, piney, resinous, chewy hoppiness. This is not balanced, but really, are IIPAs supposed to be very balanced? There is some serious alcohol burn going on here, but it doesn’t detract from the enjoyment. The malt sweetness builds significantly as the beer warms. In my opinion, this beer pales compared to Maharaja.
cbkschubert (1994), Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 11, 2009 22 oz. bottle from Plaza Liquors - Pours an ever so slightly hazy amber color with a one and a quarter finger thick off white head. Nice lacing. Aroma is big hops! It’s floral and pine hops, and resin. Flavor is floral hops, esters, and lightly sweetened toasted malt. Finish is fairly smooth. Medium body. A very nice 2IPA.
nickd717 (1358), Palo Alto, California, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 10, 2009 On tap at RFD’s in Washington, DC. Clear amber color with a medium white head that fades to a ring and leaves some good lacing. Aroma is nice sweet malt, caramel, and citrus/pine hops. Hops really jump out on the nose. Flavor is nice caramel malt with some pale malt thrown in, but more hops than malt on this one, as you expect from an IPA. Citrus and pine dominate in this one, but there are also some grassy/earthy notes in there. Pretty solid. Medium-full body, somewhat syrupy, with some hop resin lingering on the palate.
vyvvy (2059), Hazelwood, Missouri, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 10, 2009 Pours copper / bronze with a fluffy beige head that’s quite rocky. The aroma has lots of dank green onion hops. There is also hoppy pine, pepper, dry grapefruit and a hint of malt and sweetness, but it is mainly hoppy. Medium body that has a grainy feel with gentle prickly carbonation. The flavor beings with everything mentioned on the aroma with some spicy notes added to hop profile. The finish is a bit medicinal that somehow works. It is very dank and earthy. Great beer.
cstuartj (321), Washington, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 8, 2009 Huge bold hoppy nose. Great pillow head of fluffy love. Attack is bold bitter hops, pine, straw. Long full finish. Great beer.
mar (1883), Dallas, Texas, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 4/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 8, 2009 bottle from Mr. G’s Plano, TX. amber with a white head. big grapefruity hops and some nice esters. very nice on the palate with big grapefruit hops and a nice chewy finish.
Rciesla (3700), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 7, 2009 DRINK THIS ASAP. What a nice surprise from Avery, hardly the malt driven maharajah that rates so highly, this is a very nice hop bomb, i wouldn’t be surprised if this tops out higher then 93 IBUs given the beautiful hop character. Pours an orange nectar body with a white head. Huge citrus, grass, and almost spiced hop resins. Honey, mmm yes honey notes, pine and lush fresh cut grass and more honey, what a way to drive in the malt bill, either i had an awesome bottle or this just hit the spot, fantastic.
savnac (435), Palmer, Alaska, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 6, 2009 22 oz bottle. Pours clear amber with a beige sticky head that leaves lots of lacing. Aroma of pine resin, floral hops, sweet citrus and a bit of caramel. The bitterness hits you right away and carries through for a long finish, the sweet malt is always there lingering in the background, just a light alcohol taste. Medium body with average carbonation and a syrupy mouth feel. They really hit the mark with the aroma hops in this one, everything else about it is solid too.
Cornfield (4948), Oak Forest, Illinois, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 6, 2009 Bomber from Binny’s Beverage Depot in Orland Park, Illinois: This poured a clear copper body with a tall, dirty egg-shell head that pasted some spotty lace on the glass. The aroma wasfull of hoppy scents - resinous pine, grapefruit zest, unripe tangerines... Occassionally, some light malty sweetness oozed out. The flavor has just enough of a grainy sweetness to serve as a backbone to the strong hop flavors and bitterness. The finish was dry and had a prolonged piney bite. Very nice.
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