 branspra (239), Arlington, Virginia, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Sep 3, 2008 Bottle. Nice aroma with hints of straw, hay, and some grains. Head was a bit lacking but color was very nice for IPA. Nice flavor that has a wonderful bitter taste toward the end. Very nice beer and good balance.
porterhouse (1163), Alna, Maine, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Sep 3, 2008 (22 oz. bottle from Kappy’s) Lots of hops...Pours slightly cloudy goldish amber. Big puffy, lumpy, foamy off-white head. Aroma of big biting hops, pine and grapefruit and some sweat with some lighter caramel and vanilla underneath. Mouthfeel is nice and smooth, with a nice bit of heft, almost chewy for an IPA. Lots of foamy rings and patches of lacing. Flavor is heavy hops - heavy bitterness with lots grapefruit and pine. Quite biting. Pretty good malt presence as well, with some vanilla and more subtle caramel underneath. Lingering bitter aftertaste. Didn’t really get any fruity or flowery notes. Didn’t realize the ABV was so big in this - this really seems like a big IPA to me.
pnista (1008), Bloomington, Indiana, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 2, 2008 Pours a palish reddish yellow brown orange with a big whitish fluffy head. The nose is hoppy, downright. Even though this is an older beer. Piney to floral, lots of papaya. Sweeter malt, downright malty. The mouth is creamy and full. Even carbonation, nice viscosity. Big piney resin to floral in the flavor. C-word hops. Solid malt backbone. A bit old, but doesn’t taste terribly past prime. Some alcohol gives this a sharpness. Fine beer, I’ll have to try it fresher in the future. Reminiscent of something between Two Hearted and SNPA.
Lagunitasfan (479), San Diego, California, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 1, 2008 22 oz bottle. Great pine and floral nose. Bright golden color. Hoppy sharp and clear. Not overpowering. Clean and tasty. Great beer.
matt7215 (997), Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 28, 2008 12 oz bottle from premier gourmet. pours clear orange with a nice tan head. aromas of citrus and pine hops and caramel malts. very tyical ipa in both aromas and flavours this one is just better then most. the hops dont overpower you but are still the main focus. the malts are there to profide a backbone for the hop display. very good, vey enjoyable, the purest ipa i think ive ever had.
Grizzle (50), Lawrence, Kansas, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 28, 2008 1 Pint, 6 Fl Oz Bottle -> Imperial Pint glasses. Shared with Brother David while grilling some spicy sausage. Poured a cloudy dark honey color; the yeast actually provides some grit so it looks like honey. Nice frothy head poured out, but disappeared shortly. Minimal lacing.
Aroma was a sweet hop smell, but fairly weak. Certainly not overpowering.
Great flavor, with a strong Cascade hops taste, teetering ever close to being overly bitter, but staying just to this side. The flavor mellows after sitting for a moment - definitely worth taking the time to savor. Subtle notes of grassy straw and citrus are present, but unless you’re a wise guy, you’ll mainly only taste the hops.
For the honey appearance, this beer was thinner than expected. Dry as it rolls off the tongue. A fair carbonation, but a festival experience.
BeerIndustry98 (14), , California, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Aug 28, 2008 Pale gold in color, one of the lightest looking IPAs I ever have seen around. A floral aroma is present. Has a pleasant tasting note of honey in background, also very balanced. It is quite distinguished from other IPAs. I’ve discovered it as a lighter side of an IPA, if you will, with a good 7% ABV worthy of mention to keep you going. 2nd brew I’ve had from Bear Republic and they has impressed me so far.
sleestak (192), Williamston, Michigan, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 1/5 | 8/10 | 2/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 27, 2008 22 oz. bomber. Poured brownish-gold with a fluffy off-white head, but with boatloads of brown, clumpy sediment spoiling an otherwise attractive beer. Aroma was mostly floral hops backed by citrus and caramel. Taste was earthy and peachy with a sweet malt background. Finished with a lasting bitterness. I suspect I got a bad bottle because on top of the floaties, I also felt the body was under-carbonated. Warrants a re-rate, for sure.
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