 BDR (2139), Roseville, Minnesota, USA
Nov 21, 2007 Not bad at all. Nice citrus hop aroma that was very sweet. Body was cloying sweet but still hoppy enough. Went very well with pizza pepper topping.
Skyview (4007), Papoose Jct., Minnesota, USA
Nov 10, 2007 On draught at the brewpub in New Brighton, MN. (thanks goes to brewfiend for sharing this one) Pours a hazy dark caramel brew with a decent light orange/tan head that has some decent lacing. Aroma of fruity character with grapefruit, pine, and a touch of bready malt. Taste is bitterly-tart grapefruit, some apricots, pine and toasted toffee and malt. Palate is medium to full body very light carbonation and quite tart/bitter. Finish has a tart-bitter grapefruit juice flavor that has a decent lingering mild bitterness after the finish.
undsioux7 (553), Cologne, Minnesota, USA
Apr 7, 2007 Really enjoyed this one. Its not nearly bitter enough to be a double IPA, but I loved the balance this one had. Works well with thire signalture cereal/grainy taste that comes with most of there beers. A nice break from all of the hopbombs I have had lately.
grimreeser (795), Minnesota, USA
Apr 7, 2007 Dirty orange with a small head. Orange dominated aroma. Nice balance of sweet and bitter, but something there I didn’t care for. Nice mouthfeel. Slightly disappointing overall.
CharlesDarwin (1823), Point Judith, Rhode Island, USA
Mar 21, 2007 On tap at the brewpub. Glowing aroma of Loblolly resin and wheat grass fields and freshly crushed sweetgrass. A queer blend of east and west, with touching hop acidity. I can’t taste diacetyl, so no comment on that, but I wouldn’t be surprised as I sense some of those aged lemon goldings hop oxidations peaking through. Peculiarly clouded. Reminded me in aroma, flavor and look of one of my homebrews. Some crystal malt peaks in the forefront with the cascading hop sugars, before sliding into a superbly smooth crisp alcohol. Warming, but not overly bitter and destructive. An "English" IIPA in many senses. Sophisticated, calm and not brash, while maintaining malt body and that chewy, bready rich hop growth. Unique and tasty.
Stine (1380), St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Mar 11, 2007 Updated: Apr 18, 2007Tanned orange in color, thick and milky in texture. Lovely aroma of rich butterscotch underscored by pinecone hops. Tastes mostly of apricot, butterscotch and peach. Hints of almond and burnt toffee after some time . Palate is smooth, lacking the abrasive hop destruction or the suffocating sugars that affect many of these. Rather it’s quite near to perfectly balanced. A very pleasant surprise.
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