 GAManiac (1121), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Apr 28, 2008 Pours a hazy coppery orange with a dense white head that shows exceptional retention for beer of this ABV. The slightest swirl of the glass brings the head back quickly. Floral and citrus hops dominate the aroma. Despite the hop dominance, there is a hint of sweet maltiness underneath. Starts off with a hoppy bitterness with major grapefruit and orange overtones with a slight pine bite. But that gives way to pleasant sweetness before the crisp fruity hop finish takes over. Very nice and extremely well balanced for having such a hop profile. Crisp mouthfeel but sill coats your mouth in a prickly hoppy goodness. I was extremely impressed with the beer. I would definitely put it in the top few DIPAs I’ve tasted. This would be a staple in fridge if I had easier access to it.
JohnnyOS (646), Golden, Wisconsin, USA
Apr 27, 2008 Fantastic hops all around... from aroma to flavor to palate - this has definitely got it!
Taverner (825), San Ramon, California, USA
Apr 27, 2008 Mmmmm I love this stuff. Full of hops and malted just enough to balance, but not overkill. I tasted this at first at DLD, and thought it was just the event that made it so good. Now I’m sipping it I can honestly say it’s a top-notch IIPA. Fruity flavors and ending on a dry note. What a perfectly balanced IIPA should be.
Schweinsteiger (11), Skokie, Illinois, USA
Apr 27, 2008 bottle, this beer smells like heaven. It is amazing smelling it smells like hoppy honey. Very good. The taste is honey with some hops, not as overpoweringly hoppy as I had expected. It works incredibly well. I would buy this again in a heartbeat
Haslinger (640), Syracuse, New York, USA
Apr 27, 2008 bottle, this beer smells like heaven. It is amazing smelling it smells like hoppy honey. Very good. The taste is honey with some hops, not as overpoweringly hoppy as I had expected. It works incredibly well. I would buy this again in a heartbeat
Lothore (276), California, USA
Apr 26, 2008 A- Pours a beautiful hazy ruby orange color with a thin head.
S- Smell is hops, hops and more hops. Smells slightly like sweet pine.
T- Has a strong citrusy pine taste with hints of grapefruit and a slight tinge of alcohol.
M- Highly carbonated and fairly viscous. It suits this brew perfectly.
D- For a 9 percent abv this is definitely drinkable. I could sip on this all night.
cgarvieuk (4159), Edinburgh, Scotland
Apr 24, 2008 Bottle at home ... Thanks Tom ... Copper colour ... loose foam head ... very resiny piney hops ... intence though not as intence as expected ... quite smooth ... lime and lime peel... juicy ... very slowly building grapefruit bitter linger... Taste along side the Dogfish head 120 and its flavour come across a bit pealy wally ...
tbag5557 (14), Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Apr 23, 2008 Excellent. Nice floral nose, with a classic, natural appearance. Truly only for hop lovers, massive early bitter, but nicely layered finish. Definitely worth the time.
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