 daknole (2805), Plantation, Florida, USA
Nov 4, 2009 Copper color. Citrus and soapy aroma. Flavor is heavy on the caramel with a good bitter finish.
bblack99 (196), Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Oct 30, 2009 Cloudy copper pour with a foamy, bubbly white head that collapsed quickly and left poor lacing. Smells right, with lots of piney hops. Flavor starts out great with a lot of caramel malt balancing the pine and lemony citrus, but it grows ever-harder to drink as an odd funk comes on at the finish and leaves a metallic twangy aftertaste.
deyholla (507), Bloomington, Indiana, USA
Oct 27, 2009 Bottle at the Bloomington Beer Festival. Poured hazy dark gold with a white head. Aroma was full of piney notes. Flavor began with a citrus hoppiness and became more piney towards the finish. A bit of an unpleasant metallic taste.
Goblincat (356), Westland, Michigan, USA
Oct 25, 2009 Light copper in color, off white head. Nice aroma, with non-overpowering hops and fruit. The taste is nice, starting with a sharp bite and quickly moving to feeling quite smooth, amazing considering the amount of hops and alcohol it contains.
manuchampions (95), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Oct 13, 2009 12oz bottle from Sturjyk’s in Minneapolis. Golden colour, good head. Wonderful aroma that has hints of leather, hops and subtle fruitiness. Lots of citrus and pine notes in the taste. Lingers well with a sweet malt dying off as the bitterness lingers. Hides the alcohol well. Very solid.
alagnak (296), Littleton, Colorado, USA
Oct 10, 2009 Nose is surprisingly yeasty and spicy. Taste starts with piney, resinous hops, but fades to a nice balance with some caramel/toffee and a really nice bitter melon. Falls apart a little on the finish. Good, but not great.
Capa (955), Yokosuka, Japan
Oct 3, 2009 Lightly hazy golden orange with a creamy, off-white head. Strong caramel malts, and crisp hops in the aroma, though with this bottle being about a year old the hops have definitely fallen off a little bit. Pine and citrus are present, though. The flavor is very similar to the aroma. The bitterness is still there, but the hop flavor isn’t. Sweet malts come through with the bitter finish. A nice DIPA but, like most hoppy brews, is best enjoyed fresh and young. Still, a very solid brew.
reverendj (34), Brunswick, Georgia, USA
Oct 2, 2009 Did’nt do my homework on this one and took a chance. Instinct paid off with a suprisingly tasty find at Mickey Finn’s in Florence SC. Wonderfully citrus and honey aroma at the pour. Hazy orange blossom honey coloured. Very sweet, grassy, piney, citrus flavours here. A very nice hop kick that finishes gloriously bitter. A lucky pick, but I’ll take luck every time.
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