 illinismitty (1800), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 9, 2009
Bottle from Eastman Party Shoppe in Midland MI. I got the last one. Pours a hazy orange amber with a dissipating off white head that dissipates to a ring. Sugary malt and floral hop aroma. Medium to full bodied with a slight syrupy texture. The backdrop is a toffee, vanilla, and caramel sweet maltiness, with a piney and bitter grapefruit rind hoppiness dominating the middle. Bitterness carries through to the semi-dry finish. This does not taste like a >10% beer, so kudos on taming the alcohol. Not nearly as good or complex as Hopslam. It just has way too much of everything, which in turn loses some complexity and cohesiveness.
beerinmarch (2829), Washington, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 16, 2009 Deep golden orange body with a thin white head. Big floral citrus nose, not the sharp citrus, but more sweet tangerine notes, like citrus candy. This is my kind of IIPA, less on the beefy bitterness, more so on the big floral notes with an ample sweetness to balance.
JPDIPSO (4932), Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 11, 2009 LIght copper color with a dense beige head. Aromas of heavy fruit, somewhat tropical and plenty of hops, both citric and pine-like. Quite sweet and thick and chewy. A citric bitterness does a decent job balancing. Flavors of tropical fruit and hints of alcohol along with a mild pepper bite. Nice, but I like a balance ot two hearted better.
jcwattsrugger (5572), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 11, 2009 12oz bottle @Pauls Gathering Thanks rciesla-pours a retaining thin rich white head and gold color. Aroma is pine/resin/citrus hops. Taste is sweet lemon rind/pine, some light malt. Very dry finish.
cbkschubert (2015), Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 9, 2009 12 oz. bottle (9306) via trade with StFun - Pours a hazy amber color with a one and a half finger thick off white head that settled slowly. Thick lacing. Aroma is toasted malt, and pine and floral hops. Flavor is full of hops and toasted malt. A well balanced 2IPA. Medium to full body. Excellent beer. Thanks Josh. Looking forward to the arrival of Bells beer to AZ this month.
joeneugs (346), Livermore, California, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 6, 2009 Thanks to Ucusty for the bottle! Pours orange/gold in color. The aroma is sweet with pineapple, mangos, caramel and a bit of lacto. The flavor is smooth and sweet. A little spicy, tropical, and piney in the finish. Good balance. Full bodied, but not syrupy. Very nice.
piscator34 (1132), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 5, 2009 Bottled sample via and shared with oakbluff. Light orange in colour with moderate carbonation. Aromas are very tropical, with papaya and mango dominating along with some wood and pale malts in the background. Far less fruity in the mouth, with sharper wood and citrus hop notes. Any malt elements are pushed to the background. Focused and sharp bitterness, with a short yet pleasing finish. I wasn’t wild about the aroma, but I like how it tasted overall.
BuckeyeBoy (1674), Boise, Idaho, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 1, 2009 Bottle thanks to ditmier. Pours out a burnt orange topped with a tall white head. Aroma is so hoppy I love it. Tons of citrus and pine notes along with sweet caramell. Taste is WOW hops delight. Grapefruit peel, pine, sweetness, apricot, all working together.
BDR (2168), Roseville, Minnesota, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 1, 2009 Huge thanks to Teshon for this taster. Ample white head on this hazy, well carbonated dark orange beer. Really solid hop aroma. Citrus & pine resin in the amazingly hoppy body. This is what I imagine hop extract would taste like.
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