aaronbr (56), Palo Alto, California, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Oct 14, 2009 Clear, yellowish appearance, lighter than a typical IPA. A lemony aroma, lightly hopped... Sometimes I find aromas in beers that are oddly reminiscent of something completely unrelated to beer. On this one, and this is totally out of the blue, I am reminded of the smell of scotch tape. It’s faint, and not necessarily a horrible thing, but just kind of funny.
Taste is pretty good. Lacks the fullness of a world-class IPA. Peppery, citrusy, not super hoppy. Kind of toes the line between IPA and American Pale Ale. Enjoyable, but not amazing. badlizard (2345), Berkeley, California, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Sep 26, 2009 Clear yellow with a fizzy white head. Grapefruit and lemon hops aroma and taste with a grassy finish v Papsoe (14904), Frederiksberg, Denmark
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Sep 5, 2009 On tap. Clear deep golden with an off-white head. Some hops in the nose. Medium body, lightly burned caramel and a distinct peachy hoppiness that leave a solid bitterness. 250709 HughConway (367), Washington, USA
| 2.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 | Aug 18, 2009 Bomber bottle. Pours copper with thin white head that dissipates quickly. Minimal hop aroma, bitter malt taste thing body. A bit harsh. yespr (12024), Copenhagen O, Denmark
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Jul 28, 2009 From tap at the brewpub. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is roasted malt, hoppy and fruity. Good malt flavour base to a solid hoppy fruity flavour lingering into a dry hoppy finish.
Ungstrup (15122), Frederiksberg, Denmark
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Jul 14, 2009 Draft at the brewpub. A golden-amber beer with a lazing off-white head. The aroma has notes of lemon and some malt and caramel. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of spicy hops, leading to a very bitter spicy hoppy finish. A bit raw in the hops. Cletus (5052), Connecticut, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | Jun 16, 2009 Bottle courtesy of danielcurtis81. Pours gold with a fluffy white head. Smells of citrus, resin, caramel, some grapes. Tastes of resin, pepper, earthy, some subtle citrus. jgb9348 (2495), Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia, USA
| 2.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 2/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 9/20 | May 29, 2009 Crisp deep amber coloured body with copper highlights and a very thin white head. Aroma of fresh hops, a ton of malt, caramel and a bit of metal. Medium-bodied; Strong taste of fresh floral hops up front fading to a subtle maltiness along with caramel and some cardboardie type tastes as well. Aftertaste is rather mild with actually more malt coming through than hops - but the nuggets that do come through are very floral and not so strong. Overall, a decent IPA - nothing too remarkable, and probably deserves to be in the APA category, but still good to try! I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased from Hi-Time Wine Cellars in Costa Mesa, California on 18-May-2009, sampled at home in Washington on 28-May-2009.
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