 Cornboy (418), Eastampton, New Jersey, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 15, 2009
Sampled in NC, bottle. Great name, beer was great, just not exceptional. Might have been the hype, but felt a little out of balance for my tastes. The IBU’s are not as high as it tastes, no hint of alcohol, just biting hops.
slayer02348 (61), , Michigan, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jan 2, 2010 Piney, citrusy, hoppy aroma. Pours out a hazy golden with a half inch white head. Goes down very smooth, thin mouthfeel. Hides its 10% abv very well, has a hoppy taste, as expected, with some flowery citrus as well.
Ethereal (1707), London, Greater London, England
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 30, 2009 Bottle shared with tashi at my "All my US bottles from GBBF need drinking" tasting, 16th Aug 09. This bottle came from the Cracked Kettle in Amsterdam however. Golden amber with a peristent small white head. Alcohol is noticeable, no matter what some previous raters say. Very clean tasting - no hefty aftertaste, a bit short, but there is some lasting hop bitterness & alcohol warmth. Swirling it releases some nice grassy & floral North American hop aromas, but this certainly didn’t live up to its billing. I preferred the Double Daddy and Union Jack that I’d drunk earlier in the evening to this, let alone the likes of Ruination.
NoiZe (1382), Mooi Zeist, Netherlands
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 8, 2009 Orange coloured brew. Lovely hoppy aroma, pine. Flavor is hoppy, grapefruit, pine. Smooth. Perfect DIPA.
Kace (6), Plymouth, Michigan, USA
does not count  | 5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 20/20 |
Nov 28, 2009 Wow! One of my personal favorites, extremely flavorful with a nice bite and great aroma.
coldmeat23 (233), Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 23, 2009 BATCH #8277(01-09-08) This one is a year old. I’ll review a fresh one, once I can track down a bottle. Someday....
Nice, hazy, dark golden honey colored liquid. Two-finger head of thick off-white colored foam. Great retention and thick, sticky lacing.
Nice citrus hops are still big with this one. Orange and grapefruit, mostly. Hint of pine. Nice caramel malt presence, now. Nice floral quality.
Hops have definitely mellowed out. Quite abit, I’d guess. Still has a nice piney/grapefruity quality. Also has quite the caramel malt backbone, now. It’s really a very balanced beer, right at this point. The honey is easily detectable, also, and I find it to be a very nice component in this brew.
Good solid medium body. Almost sticky, the way it coats your mouth. Traces of it stay there, even after you swallow, then slowly make their way down your throat.
At this age, I find this to be a super drinkable beer. Very well balanced and all around tasty.
DJMonarch (6941), Northwich, Cheshire, England
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 22, 2009 From the Bottle at the Marriott Hotel, Denver 25/09/2009
Big hop aroma. Golden coloured hoppy and smooth on the palate with a crisp and slightly dry malt finish.
Sean9689 (46), St. Louis, Missouri, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 15, 2009 I really like this DIPA although it tastes almost like a IPA because I’m reviewing this in March. Burnt orange in color after pouring the bottle into a tulip. Medium carbonation and a nice hoppy/citrus smell...also some sweetness. Sweet aftertaste, which I like along with hops...yum! No real aftertaste to me, very clean finish on the palate. I don’t think I’d guess this beer was 10%...tastes more like 6% or so...very deceiving! I could probably drink 2-3 in one session but that’s about it.
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