 stouby (1937), Holbaek, Denmark
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 9, 2009 Bottle at home. BBD 31/12/2008.
Hazy yellow with a small head, some lacings. Aroma heavy malty (caramel) and hoppy (citrus notes). Flavor heavy sweet and bitter, despite that smooth. Full body. Delicious.
talon1117 (620), Bellvue, Colorado, USA
| 2.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 2/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 10/20 |
Nov 9, 2009 BB 02-02-10, batch 207, old version? The pour is marginal at best with a clear, pale orange color and a small, white, pillowy head which diminishes quickly to almost nothing and leaves no lace. Nose is pretty weak and certainly not hoppy; some butterscotch, buttery sweet bread, toasted grain, and apples. Flavor is a bit better with light toffee, buttered breads, toasted grains, mineral notes, light tangerine, and a more than moderate bitterness but astringent. Palate is light to medium, oily, watery, and soft to lively. Finish is astringent, bitter, and minerally. I understand it is an English style IPA but nothing in this one works. Did not finish my glass, let alone the bottle; not good.
jujubeast6000 (777), Houston, Texas, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 8, 2009 Reviewed 8/31/2009 (Bottle):
Pours a clear orange color body, small whitish head, diminishing. Malty sweet aroma, alcoholy, sweet and scotchy or something. Scotchy taste, some bitterness, strong malty taste. Better taste than it smells. Strong taste. A little dusty/musty.
argo0 (6890), Washington DC, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 5, 2009 22.4oz bottle, BB 07/07/09. Small off-white head atop hazy amber body. Aroma is moderately sweet, pineapple, some berry, light bread. Taste is moderately sweet, grapefruit/pineapple, some honey, light alcohol, bread. Kind of seems like hop extract was used. Medium-full body, low carbonation, some acidity.
vyvvy (2034), Hazelwood, Missouri, USA
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 11/20 |
Nov 4, 2009 Batch - 207 / BBD 2/2/10 - Pours orange-ish light amber with a small off-white head. The aroma has sweet toasted malt, light caramel and minor toffee, but no noticeable hops - bad sign for an IIPA. Medium slick body with minor carbonation and a bit of a sickly feeling. The flavor starts with bread-like toffee malt with a definite smoothness to the taste. There are some slight woody hops, but that’s it. The finish has some medicinal and mineral traits. This doesn’t really strike me as a double IPA.
Narnad (691), Wonder Lake, Illinois, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 4, 2009 7/7/09 recipe. Pours a hazy, deep golden color with a small white head. Aroma has a strong orange citrus, light mango, very light grainy note and some light grassy hops note to finish. Flavor has an upfront orange citrus which rolls into a slightly biscuit toasted note with light sweet caramel and grassy hoppy ending. Very heavy body, low carbonation, oily texture and a low amount of lacing is left behind by the beer head. As a whole, the brew is pretty sweet with a good hop note. Alcohol is hidden pretty well but the beer seems to lack some balance in the hops characters. Still a good beer overall though.
elihapa (1052), Honolulu, California, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 3, 2009 Bottle, had been sitting in cellar temp for 3 months, so maybe I’m asking for trouble . . . . pours clear gold-tangerine with a mild head. Aroma is orange marmalade, tea, and soft caramel. Not particularly strong either. Flavor is fitting of an English IPA: rounded, strong malt presence, herbs and mild fruit notes. What impresses me most about this beer is twofold: it covers the alcohol extremely well, and provides soft toffee-caramel smoothness while retaining a tame hop bitter finish. Finish is overall charmingly sweet. Unfortunately, with me living in SoCal I cannot rightfully say I prefer this (albeit slightly aged) version of a DIPA to those of most West Coast breweries.
sigma23 (217), , Maine, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 3, 2009 old batch. pours a golden orange with medium white head. aroma is floral and piny with a bit of citrus and a decent sweet malt. drinks the same but has a nice hop bite that keeps it crisp and clean. very tasty
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