 sm89walt (432), Norwich, Norfolk, England
Oct 5, 2009 33cl bottle. Clear, effervescent orange with a fine but frothy, lasting white head, which leaves a greasy lacing. Grapefruit, orange, lemon sherbet, and herbs and spices on the nose. A barrage of resiny, grapefruity hops with orange peel, spice and floral flavours. The bitterness is relentless, almost going as far as reaching back to your tonsils. Endless, almost tongue-numbing bitter finish, medium body, medium carbonation with a crisp yet clinging mouthfeel. Not quite enough maltiness to balance. 156, 23/09/10.
JoeinUccle (902), Brussels, Belgium
Oct 4, 2009 Bottle pours golden amber, a bit viscous, with some sparse white bubbles once the initial head fades. Incredibly fruity hop nose, with peaches, pineapple and other tropical fruit, grapefruit, and so on. Initial syrupy sweetness rolls into a firm, ass-whooping bitterness. Tongue-coatingly, resinously bitter aftertaste. Extreme in all the places you’d expect, I guess. A bit more carbonation would help scrub that gunk off my tongue. Fun to smell and taste, though.
petematte46 (212), Dallas, Texas, USA
Oct 4, 2009 Somewhat hoppy and very sweet aroma with notes of citrus, butter, diacetyl, toffee, grain and sweet fruits. Taste of hops, citrus, butter, toffee, almonds, alcohol, and sweet fruit. Not an American IPA for sure.
jbender (17), Hatboro, Pennsylvania, USA
Oct 3, 2009 Batch 207 BBD-2/2/10-Very small white head. Hazy golden orange appeareance. Citrus/lemon dominates the aroma with a little caramel in the background. Bitter orange flavor throughout. Light body. Nothing very special about it.
Ober (1161), Bommelerwaard, Netherlands
Oct 2, 2009 A little hazy yellow/golden colored beer, with a small foamy white head. The aroma of hops and malts. Fruits like citrus with nettle. Thetaste of hop bitter with a lot of citrus, some spices. You don’t taste the alcohol. The aftertaste is bitter.
drfabulous (1212), Columbia, Missouri, USA
Oct 2, 2009 Reddish color. Bit of a head. Malty and sweet like many Double IPAs. Honey and fruit in the taste. Not too thick a body. Strong alcohol finish.
Rodders (114), Norwich, Norfolk, England
Oct 2, 2009 New Version. Orange colour, with a good white head and fast bubbles. Smell is big, strong and citrusy with lots of lemony hops. Fresh with a distinctive clarity. Taste is much the same, very strong with lots of alcohol, a little citrus and very VERY bitter hops. Drying, completely, with only a touch of malt sweetness. Unbalanced, yes, but sometimes that can be a great thing.
imANDer (21), USA
Oct 1, 2009 Bought from and nearly returned to Sainsbury. Apricot amber in colour with little carbonation and no lacing. Had a similar effect to using mouthwash for the first time, burning and stripping the palate with a medicinal glow.
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