 trokini (1027), San Diego, California, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Mar 20, 2008 I like the idea of having a single-hop IPA series. Pours clear copper with a 2-finger white head. Clean, crisp hop aroma. Lots of pepper and pine with grass. Lighter taste than expected, almost like an XPA. Earthy, pine flavors with some lemon. A Bison beers go, this is pretty good.
HughConway (367), Washington, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Mar 1, 2008 Bottle. Pours clear golden with white head. Pleasant hop aroma, slightly rough hop bittering to the beer. Decent.
badlizard (2372), Berkeley, California, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 28, 2007 650 ml bottle from Bevmo. Clear amber with a fizzy white head. Hoppy citrus aroma with an earthy taste, pine notes, and a mildly bitter bite.
riversideAK (2761), Shoreline, Washington, USA
| 2.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 8/20 |
Dec 18, 2007 Pours gold orange with a funky grassy hop aroma. Tastes somewhat sour with lemon notes and a rather unpleasant bitterness. I did not enjoy this one at all.
SDbruboy (1832), San Diego, California, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 16, 2007 22 oz. bottle from BevMo LaJolla. Pours hazy amber color with a very thin head. Aroma of toasty malts, with floral and citrus notes in the hop profile. Flavor is rather consistent with the aroma, also including hints of toffee, and earthy and evergreen notes along with the floral and citrus of the hops. Medium body and tingly carbonation. Pretty good, but I agree with the commercial description conclusion, the solo Simcoe hops occur as a bit rough.
00cobraR (1098), Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 15, 2007 Pours a coppery color with a small off white head. aroma is hoppy but not real hoppy. flavor was the same but had a thin finish. over all not bad.
ucusty (1900), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 |
Dec 15, 2007 pours amber with spotty lacing and fizzy white head that dissipates to a fine film. Waxy soapy hop aroma. sweet malty mouth-feel with a watery hop finish
fakepurseninja (785), Washington, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 13, 2007 Strong malt backbone, very rich and grainy with a bready character. Kind of a sweet Hop profile - orange citrus sweet with almost a hefe banana essence. Pretty dry and very smooth. Not picking up any of the pine needle- my bottle has sat at 55 for 4 months now so maybe its mellowed into the drink. Hardly any bitterness present - does not seem like an IPA in the true sense, more like a Pale, but thats ok on its own merit - great flavor and a mild hop presence with no resiny or astringent hues that turn people away from IPAs.
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