 sirpsycho (356), Murrysville, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 24, 2009
Bottle. Pours a hazy orange/amber, small off-white head. Hops, sweet malt and pine dominate the aroma. More of the same within the flavor profile, really nice blend of the three. Finish is bitter, dry and hoppy.
Ethereal (1707), London, Greater London, England
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 30, 2009 Bottle shared with tashi at my "All my US bottles from GBBF need drinking" tasting, 16th Aug 09. Clear amber, sharp hop taste initially but well balanced. Not overly bitter and has a good long finish with some good Cascade and citrus notes. A really good example of a single IPA.
gunnfryd (3617), Kristiansand, Norway
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 26, 2009 Bottle. Golden- orange colour with an off-white head. Aroma is citrus, malt, hop. Flavour is citrus, grapefruit, hop, malt. Bitter finish. Full bodied nice beer.
tastybeer (139), Washington DC, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 15, 2009 Shared with tarheels. Pours amber with a big white head and tons of lacing. Taste is grapefruit, orange, spice with a bitter hoppy finish. Yum.
Pwn3d (1125), Manhattan, New York, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 30, 2009 On tap at Pony Bar. Mistakenly assumed this would be a run of the mill IPA... not knowing the brewery at the time, very mistaken. This sucker packs a huge bitter herbal and pine tang punch. I agree with DeadGirl.. this beer isn’t reinviting the IPA but perfecting it. An excellent IPA 3.85
humulushound (135), British Columbia, Canada
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 29, 2009 Golden orange-yellow color with thin white head. Huge citrus and floral aromas and flavors (pomelo, orange), candy, hints of pine, honey and biscuits. Late palate balances hop-bitterness and mild sweetness. Mouthfeel is oily, medium body and long finish. This is one of my favorite IPAs to date.
Barnaby (11), Brooklyn, New York, USA
| 4.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 20/20 |
Nov 26, 2009 Holy mackerel, this beer smells so good; grapefruit, tangy spice, lemon bright golden / amber hues with, disappointingly, no head at all nice carbonation and light on the tongue Definitely a hoppy beer. The hops are right up front, just like smelling a handful. The sweetness of the beer couldn’t be better balanced with the hopps I would call this a PERFECT IPA.
glennmastrange (868), hobe sound, Florida, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 26, 2009 Bottle. Light to moderate aromas of light bread and caramel for the malt, moderate pine and orange for the hops, moderate soap for the yeast, with pepper and date in the background. Head is small, thin, white with spotty lacing and is almost fully diminishing. Color is clear pale orange/tan. Flavor starts lightly sweet and moderately acidic, then finishes lightly acidic and bitter. Palate is on the lighter side of medium, watery but a little slick, with lively carbonation and is lightly astringent in the finish. A great beer and a perfectly balanced IPA.
DeadGirl (243), West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 24, 2009 Pours golden from the 12oz. bottle at Plan B (Simsbury, CT): Smooth floral notes balance with a strong, resiny flavor. This one doesn’t try to re-invent it’s style, rather complementing a traditional, solid IPA. Drinkability: Robust flavors, however very smooth throughout and into the finish. Rebuy: Yeah. #216 on 24112009, DG.
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