 hopdog (5576), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Feb 25, 2007 12oz bottle acquired in trade with ughsmash (thanks!). Hmmm, I love IPAs and I love Green Tea, lets see how they play together. Poured a medium and murky / muddy orange color with an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of citrus, herbal, floral, and light pine. Tastes of green tea (yes, its definitely there), citrus, and just all around herbal. Not bitter at all. Light lacing left on the glass. The tea dominates the flavors. I found it interesting and drinkable, but would not have pegged this as an IPA. If I were to rate it as an IPA, the #s would be a little lower (since I love green tea, I’ll rate this for what it is).
CaptainCougar (5458), Rockville, Maryland, USA
| 2.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 2/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 9/20 |
Jul 15, 2007 Pours a murky orange bronze with a small, thin-lacing white head. Aroma of earthy piny hops and some pale grainy malt. Body starts slightly sweet with a lot of drier earthy bitterness and a touch of soapy lemon citrus. Needs more crisp, refreshing flavor and balance. Seems too muddled and bitter. This might’ve been an old bottle, but I can’t find a date on it anywhere.
Cornfield (4940), Oak Forest, Illinois, USA
| 2.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 2/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Feb 4, 2007 An interesting experiment, but it didn’t come across too well. It poured a milky light orange with a modest off white head. Atop a pale malt are scents of garden flowers and zest of lemon. The malt is there in the flavor, but not very interesting. Any promised hop bitterness is reduced to a squirt of lemon. The green tea really doesn’t arrive until the finish, leaving a dry, herbal feeling on the tongue. <font size=-4><a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/Places/ShowPlace.asp? Tuck Wines, Sprirts, & Beverages, Peoria, IL<font size=-1>
JPDIPSO (4906), Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA
| 2.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 2/5 | 8/20 |
Sep 14, 2006 Cloudy dark straw color with a minimal covering of canvas colored bubbles. Perhaps not so much tea next time as the green tea dominates the aroma and has a real raw vegetable quality. Hint of caraway and rye also come in to add a bready component. Very little sweetness even in the initial sip. Dry herbal tea, with again a mild caraway kick. Dry, somewhat watery, and in a way rather flavorless. I feel like adding sugar and lemon, but not sure if that will help. Green tea drinks might be able to rally around this one, but I have my doubts.
heemer77 (4304), Savannah, Missouri, USA
| 2.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 2/5 | 4/10 | 2/5 | 9/20 |
Feb 27, 2009 Deep amber colored body with a lightly off white head. I poured carefully, but saw some floaters that did not go anywhere. The aroma has notes of soapy lemons and grass. There is also some nasty cologne and musk. The taste was bitter with almond shells and some orange peels.The hops used in this have a lightly soapy quality. A light and relatively bland beer that still somehow offends.
Skyview (4050), Papoose Jct., Minnesota, USA
| 2.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Jul 25, 2007 Picked up a single 12-oz bottle from The Coffee Grounds in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Pours a cloudy golden amber brew with a thick and slightly lumpy off-white head that has good retention and lacing. Aroma of apricot/orange zest, light caramel malt and some herbal/flowery hops. Taste is medium bodied, lightly carbonated with a soapy dishwasher citrus flavor. Finish is slightly tart, fizzy with a light citrus aftertaste. The finish has a lingering mild bitterness in the end. Could use some more citrus character.
Ughsmash (4027), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
| 2.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 2/5 | 4/10 | 2/5 | 8/20 |
Feb 2, 2007 Bottled. Poured hazy apricot with a fizzy cap of white head that didn’t stay for long. Nose was of floral and herbal hops (very green feel to it), with a pinch of lemon zest. Flavor had a medicinal bitterness that stuck to the back of my teeth... tacky non-descript sweet malts, some herbs, and a drop of lemon round it out... really felt like herbal cough drops. Dry, tea-laden finish was not enjoyable. Wow.. that was an experiment gone wrong.
badgerben (3600), Blaine, Minnesota, USA
| 2.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 2/5 | 3/10 | 2/5 | 8/20 |
Jun 26, 2007 Very cloudy gold color with a medium head. Fairly herbal aroma, mainly tea. The taste is rather bland and watery. Barely any hops at all. The tea adds a little bit of bitterness, but it does not stand out in any way. Blech.
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