 ElJefe (506), Rochester, New York, USA
Sep 15, 2005
Sampled from the growler BBB63 brought to the DL release party back in April. Golden-orange colored with a thin white head. Aroma is very citrusy - mandarin oranges, grapefruit and some spruce. Smoothly carbonated, could use a bit more body, seeing as it an IIPA. I thought this was quite nice
puzzl (1900), New York, New York, USA
Oct 5, 2007 Bottle as an extra from someone (Mike?). Decent aromas of hops in the beginning, but really this begins to actually smell like garbage as it warms. Like, old nasty trash. Seeping with a mysterious dark yellow-brown liquid. Not cool. I prefer my beers not to smell as such. The taste does not really exhibit that, but one can’t help but smell as you sip. This really isn’t a bad beer, but that flaw is glaring enough that I can’t possibly give this a score over 3. I likely won’t even finish it.
kp (6300), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Sep 1, 2007 <b>Name:</b> Hop Monster IIPA<br />
<b>Date:</b> 04/29/2005<br />
<b>Mode:</b> Draft<br />
<b>Source:</b> Tasting, Dark Lord Day, 2005<br />
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clear light amber, big fresh citrus hop aroma, big hop flavor and and long bitter finish, single thought, another me too double ipa<br />
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<b>Aroma:</b> 9/10; <b>Appearance:</b> 5/10; <b>Flavor:</b> 5/10; <b>Palate:</b> 5/10; <b>Overall:</b> 10/20<br />
<b>Rating:</b> 3/5.0<br /><b>Score:</b> *4<br />
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<i>The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.</i><br />
JohnC (1777), Mission Viejo, California, USA
Jun 27, 2007 Thanks to BBB63 for this one.
It pours a hazy amber with a very thin head. The aroma is oily/hoppy with pine & citrus notes. The flavor is palate-scrapping hoppy.
Cornfield (4409), Oak Forest, Illinois, USA
Jun 18, 2007 This pours a slightly hazed dark amber body with a creamy beige head that coats the glass in sheets. At the base of the aroma are rich malts and caramel. The hop bitterness is a bit of a mishmash, pine, grapefruit and herbs clashing together to create a sharp earthy scent. They become more clearly defined in the taste, each bitter flavor blending in more friendly fashion with the others. The strong malt backbone works hard to support the onslaught of the hops, but they win out in the end producing a prolonged bitter finish. Sounds nice, too. A good DIPA.<br /><br /><font size=-4><a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/Places/ShowPlace.asp?PlaceID=5495><u>Pat’s Liquors, Porter, IN</u></a><font size=-1><br />
MrBendo (1012), Swedesboro, New Jersey, USA
May 13, 2007 12oz bottle thanks to BBB63. Cloudy orange with a smallish head. Aroma of tropical fruit (pineapple) and oily resin. Good tropical fruit taste with a fair amount of caramel balance. I’m surprised this isn’t rated higher. Maybe they’ve tinkered with the recipe since 2005.
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