 garthicus (531), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
May 24, 2008
On cask - C’est what. Appearance: Murky orange, medium white head. Aroma: Sweet candy & honey, nice! Flavour: Hops, sugar, honey, cinnamon with a brown sugar finish. Very nice!
mabel (1583), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Dec 29, 2007 [768-20071020] Cask @ Volo Cask Days 2007 (Toronto, ON, called "Hop Bomb"). Mango hops and a bit of apples in the flavour, but not tangy tropical. Hazy, orange brown body with off-white bubbles. Hoppy tea-based flavour. Medium body is smooth. Very nice mild hoppy beer. (7/3/8/4/15) 3.7
[768B-20071020] Cask @ Volo Cask Days 2007 (Toronto, ON; called "Hop Bomb S.T.F.U."). Mango tropical fruit hops aroma has some apples and some grass. Cloudy, orange brown body with a medium-lasting bubbly white head. Tea-like grassy fruity hops flavour. Medium body is dry and bitter throughout. Nice, more dry and bitter than the Hop Bomb Original. (7/3/8/3/14)
radiomgb (1730), Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Nov 6, 2007 Golden amber in colour, thin white coloured head ring around the glass, no lacing. The aroma has a moderate hop bite with lots of orange zest, some grapefruit, moderate sweetness. The flavour is of oranges, floral hops, some light caramel sweetness, good balance. Lightly bitter mouthfeel, medium/light body, medium/light carbonation. Finishes medium length with some orange hops, medium bitterness. Not bad, nice hop bite in this one.
Cask at <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/Places/ShowPlace.asp?PlaceID=1632 target=blank>Volo in Toronto, Ontario on October 20, 2007.
STFU Edition.
rudolf (1547), Buffalo, New York, USA
Oct 30, 2007 Cask Days 2007. STFU edition. Hazy/cloudy orange. Nose is grapefruit, orange & tangerine, maybe a hint of banana. Flavor is bitter orange, tangerine & banana. Strong bitter finish with more tangerine and banana.
jerc (3102), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Oct 21, 2007 Updated: Oct 23, 2007Cask Days 2007. Hop Bomb S.T.F.U Edition with SEVEN doses of hops compared to the Hop Bomb’s TWO. Hazy pastel orange/yellow with a small white head. (3+) Interesting tropical fruit notes to the hoppy aroma. Hoppy flavour is a bit strange with similar citrus, straw/grain notes, tropical fruit hints. Average to medium palate is perhaps aided by suspended yeast. (3+) Intriguing in small quantities, becomes a bit much after a while. This is nitpicky, but these should either be separate or just listed under the Black Oak Pale Ale based on the no dry-hopped beers rule. 7/4/7/3/14 - 3.5
<P>Beer Bistro, Golden Tap Awards 2005. Hop Bomb. Hazy golden yellow, moderate white head. Green leafy hops in the aroma. Palate is quite green, lingers in the aftertaste. Moderate - medium bitterness is pleasant throughout. Surprisingly well balanced despite fairly intense hoppiness. Thin but cask appropriate. Quite nice, and deserving of "Best of Fest" award. 7/3/7/3/16 - 3.6 8/22/2005
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