 Borresteijn (1347), Amstelveen, Netherlands
Apr 11, 2009 355ml Bottle from Cracked Kettle. This’d better live up to its reputation and be worth the €6,50 I paid for it. Pours a slightly hazy golden amber colour, white head. Bitter hop aroma noticed upon opening the bottle, strong grapefruit and pine bitterness, some citrus and a little sweet note. Flavour is soft sweet, grapefruit, malts, sweet fruits, a hint of honey. Bitter sweet finish. Medium to fullbodied. Very smooth drinking for a 10% beer, alcohol is barely noticed. A bit too smooth, I would have liked a bit more edge to the beer. Wouldn’t buy it again for this price though, but it’s really good nevertheless.
maltdog (509), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Apr 11, 2009 Pours a deep tequila gold with short yet stubborn soapsud foam and spastic lacing. Enchanting hop aroma is stanky with pine, grapefruit, tangerine and herbal notes, and flowers. Sweet/malty/fruity flavor has a bittersweer pineapple aftertaste… more sweet than bitter. Dangerous abv manifests itself as an actinic ethanol blade; that plus a peppery hop nip smoothly cleave the medium-full mouthfeel. Although a “sweet” beer, the sweetness is fruity rather than sugary, and thus stands apart from the more typical syrupy DIPAs. I craved another glass. Hopslam is like a cute librarian who secretly wears crotchless panties under her work clothes and has a whip in her purse.
Bigmmartin (366), Dayton, Ohio, USA
Apr 10, 2009 Bottle. A damn good, powerful IPA. Intense hop aroma and strong hoppy flavor. Flavor is mostly pine and citrus, very bitter that turns slightly sweet. A very unique, recognizable taste that sticks out from other IPAs I’ve had.
Kodos (200), USA
Apr 9, 2009 Bottle. Just a touch of sweet saves this hopmonster from becoming too much for me. Hoppy bitter and a generous slam of alcohol pervade. Definitly a man’s man’s beer.
hopheaven (79), Eureka, California, USA
Apr 8, 2009 Pours a clear golden with a shade of amber and a high, creamy head. Has an incredibly rounded hop nose, with a notable lack of citrus strength, balanced every slightly toward pine/earth. It’s like taking a walk through the woods but for the tickle of fusel that escapes as well, betraying the alcohol lurking beneath the foam. As for the flavor, the alcohol comes through very well there too. Slightly sweet, warms the stomach, and the hops add a certain piney spiciness that blend into an experience not unlike drinking (very palatable) whiskey. Not for me. It’s a bitter bomb of alcohol that overwhelms the palate.
fattibobatti (246), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
Apr 8, 2009 Bottle. Pours hazy yellow orange, thin white head. Aroma is apricot, spices, wheat, hops. Flavor is strong hops, apricot, wheat, caramel, pleasant bitterness.
Bukowski9 (89), Piqua, Ohio, USA
Apr 8, 2009 Bottle Pour.Hazy amberish yellow color with a good white head.Smeels of hops and hops and a little citrusy woodsy character.Very bitter and hoppy taste with slight orange/lemony flavor in there,but not tastebud killing.Drinkable in doses but not something i’d use as a session beer.I’m not big on IPA’s but I would drink this again.
curly (548), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Apr 7, 2009 Clear amber pour with an off white head. Sweet piney and citrus aroma. Taste is sweet pine with a bitter but very smooth finish. Excellent. Also had a one year vertical bottle that poured a darker amber with a sweeter milder hop and thus a much more noticeable alcohol presence. The more fresh one was better and is the rated one.
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