 nickd717 (1348), Palo Alto, California, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
May 18, 2009 Bottle as a gift. Pours a bright golden-amber color with a nice off-white head. Enticing aroma of piney hops and sweet malt. Flavor is sweet caramel/pale malt and citrus/pine hops with slight oxidative notes (but not really to a fault). Medium body with medium-high carbonation. Isn’t this more of a DIPA than a single?
HarmonKill-a-Brew (320), Wilmar, Arkansas, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
May 17, 2009 Aroma was piney and malty. Flavor was pretty much the same thing. Sort of a muddy brown/copper color. Pretty good, maybe just a little heavy on the hops for me.
tturner (105), , Washington, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
May 16, 2009 well balanced. on the bright and cheery side of astringent and thin... citrus, even a touch of lemon in the nose. a smidgen thin overall, and overpriced. Brings something new to table. great refreshing summer beer.
trevor211 (504), Seattle, Washington, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
May 14, 2009 Pours a murky copper with a huge off-white head. Tons of dry hops in the aroma, and barely enough caramel malt to sufficiently counter. Nice, full mouthfeel, with a lively carbonation. Nice and bitter without crossing any lines. This is good!
crackedmachine (86), Seattle, Washington, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
May 12, 2009 Hoppy, yeasty, slightly sour aroma pops out of the bottle. Pours a deep, translucent orange-red with a very thick tan head. Caramel malt is the core of the flavor, with a lingering spiciness and bitter finish. Not overly sweet, but also without the strong Cascade/Columbus hop flavor of many IPAs. A bit of noticeable alcohol. This is an interesting alternative to the West Coast style I typically prefer, and a nice use of couple of less common hop varieties.
Drink4Satan (586), Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
May 11, 2009 Thanks to FlssmrBrewAlum for this one. Pours a hazy orange with a rocky cream coloured head that just won’t fade, leaving great lacing. The nose is filled with musty, resin-like hops with notes of grapefruit, apricot and orange zest. The flavour is a bit boozier than expected, but full of hop flavour, not just astringent bite, though it is slightly phenolic. There is plenty of lemon zest, a toffee and light caramel backbone, and a nice hop resin lingering. The body is medium, slightly slick and has fizzy carbonation. A very nice IPA!
jbye4334 (710), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
May 11, 2009 (bottle from Powers Liquor Mart in Colorado Springs). Pours a cloudy dark copper color. Large off white head. Strong grapefruit aroma. Flavors are grapefruit and alcohol with bitterness. Avg duration. Bitter finish. Medium body. Alcohol and light oil texture. Good lacing. Moderate carbonation.
robforbes (1099), Bremerton, Washington, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
May 10, 2009 pours a cloudy dark amber with a very large foamy head, and great lacing.
smell is of light hops, earth, a touch of citrus, caramel, and a few nuts.
taste is of hops, caramel, pine in the back, and roasted nuts, ends nicely bitter.
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