alebrewer (122), Mentor, Ohio, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 | Apr 15, 2009 Draught, Ballantine, Willoughby,OH
This beer is a wonderful marriage of a lot of hops and a great deal of malt. Huge hop aroma but the flavor is so well balanced you don’t know how highly hopped or high in alcohol it is. Be careful this one is sneaky!
WildcatInFL (19), Florida, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 | Dec 1, 2009 Bottle into a pint glass. Orange pour with one inch head. Great aroma with citrus tones. Well balanced between the hops and a semi-chocolate malt. Nice beer. daknole (2984), Plantation, Florida, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Nov 27, 2009 Orangish pour. Aroma is loaded with citrus and caramel with a slight floral note. Flavor is a nice balance between hops and malt. Not bad. madmitch76 (645), , Essex, England
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 13/20 | Nov 15, 2009 27th July 2008. Deep gold clear beer. Loads of hops but not too bitter. Soft palate. The hops are juicy and well balanced by subtle malt. Very drinkable double IPA. obguthr (1051), Poquoson, Virginia, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 2/5 | 15/20 | Oct 31, 2009 Dandelion and caramel aroma with piney undertones. Clear amber, medium white head, nice lacing. Medium body. Caramel and pine needle flavor, quite bitter with a bit of peach schnapps. Rubbery pine finish. Neat beer and a pleasure to drink. bsjay (54), Oregon, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Oct 27, 2009 Malty and hoppy. The ABV is there, but is decently masked. Sweet yet woody and roasty. I like. Skeegle (496), Maryland, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 | Oct 23, 2009 Mmmm hops. This one was thick and syrupy like a dry barley wine. Nice and oily. Hops everywhere, grassy hops and citrussy ones though mostly citrussy ones. Great IIPA. yobdoog (1477), Woodridge NY, New York, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Oct 8, 2009 Cloudy dark orange color with a dense head. Aroma is juicy, citrus, semi tropical and some caramel sweetness. Flavor is balanced, some sweetness and pine and citrus hops. oh6gdx (8967), Vasa, Finland
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Oct 4, 2009 Bottled@MonksCafe, Wallingatan, Stockholm. Amber colour, small white head. Aroma is exotic fruits, some wood and mild grassy notes. Flavour is fruits, wood, dry grassy and nectary notes as well. Hides the alcohol quite well.
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