 jayg (995), Florida, USA
Jul 15, 2008 Courtesy cmillward. Cloudy brown pour, thick rocky white head. Nice floral hoppy aroma, some bubble-gum phenols present. Hops pretty mellow on the taste from sitting a bit. Sweetish taste, pretty straightforward Belgian characters. Nice slight tartness to the finish.
BMan1113VR (628), Los Angeles (and Dallas, TX), California, USA
Jul 8, 2008 Unknown vintage of my swing top bottle, but has had time to gather lots of dust. Pours with a large, rocky, white head covereing a cloudy, light orange body with some medium sized particles floating around in it. Some alcohol legs stand above the minimal lacing on the side of the glass. Aroma is rich orange zest, tangarine hops, some citric sourness (and barnyard), lightly tangy toffee malts and some muscat grapes. Taste is dry and quite tangy with a bit of sourness. Lots of lemon with some apple, earthiness, and wood. Creamy mouthfeel with soft bubblees. An odd, sour instead of bitter IPA.
cmillward (143), Orlando, Florida, USA
Jul 5, 2008 Bottle, 2006 vintage. Fluffy white head tops a hazy amber body. Faint apples on nose, mild funk, grass, faded bitter hops. This was super dry, funk and strong bitter that developed very late in the taste. A touch of apples, mildly tart, some hay, yeasty, hints of spice (pepper, herbal), very slight toasted malts come through. Full mouthfeel, lush, with super drying, earthy finish. Would love to try this fresh.
merlin48 (325), Henderson, Kentucky, USA
Jun 28, 2008 This one is a style bender. Bottle pours a hazy orange body with a small beige head that has some legs. Aroma is fruity and herbal. Peach, white pepper, lemongrass, and some floral hops. Medium body with low medium carbonation and a prevailing dryness. Taste has some lemonrind, cracked pepper, and lots of herbal and floral notes. A lavender water note seems to be present. Very intriguing!
CharlesDarwin (1323), State College, Pennsylvania, USA
Jun 3, 2008 750mL Bottle. #00276. Fermenting bread dough, wet pineapple, and fresh spring grasses. Pours a deep, hazy bloodied amber, fuming with a pillowy, mousse-like sand-colored head. Flavor is a sweet wash of tangerine and apricot juice, fettered with a bit of oak-like brett and chewy sugars. Very complex in mid-colored fruits and bread. Good flavor profile for sure, but it takes a while for the hop oils to shine. The smack really runs with slightly old-tasting EKG. Light and fluffy. I like it as a beer, but it’s pretty far off style. Not really sure why this should even be an IPA. Good beer, with complex, pleasing well developed flavors balanced by some yeast characters and long-drawn hops.
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