 RSRIZZO (1369), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Nov 17, 2009 22.4oz bottle from batch 207 poured into a Snifter at 45°. Color is a hazy yellow orange average carbonation and a very thin head. Aroma is light with the hops showing a flowery citrus and a metallic scent on top. Starting with a bold medium bold it goes down with a sticky feel that gives a slight sharp nip on the end. Finish is rich with caramel, honey and pear then a nice bitterness rolls in with a light pine and grapefruit taste. In the after taste there is a mild bitterness but leaves you slightly clean with just a hint of alcohol. Overall this is a kick ass Imp. IPA, rich feel, even bitterness and very light on the citrus.
JohnnyJ (1352), Carlsbad, California, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 6, 2008 Pours an orange amber with off-white head. Quite a malty IIPA. Caramel malt, sweet candy sugar, orange, grapefruit, earthy malt, and finishes with bitter floral hops. Sweet and bitter IIPA.
Darkover (1317), Columbus, Ohio, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Apr 18, 2008 Golden color with a white head. Aroma of weak citrus hops and a little alcohol. Flavor is pretty sweet and malty and the finish is very bitter and hoppy. Different but not in a good way.
Beerman6686 (1307), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 8/20 |
Jun 25, 2009 This poured a clear amber color with an off white head. The aroma was mainly malty some bittering hops and booze. Flavor was also very boozy and malty not too much hops flavor to mellow it out. This stuff isnt too good.
JaBier (1284), Capital City, Ohio, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Jan 11, 2009 Updated: Aug 5, 2009Bottle. Cloudy copper pour with a huge white head. Somewhat hoppy nose, but the malt, yeast and butter dominate. Hoppy flavor with a sweet malt balance, some pepper and a buttery finish. Not bad, but would have preferred for the hops to be more pronounced.
drfabulous (1275), Columbia, Missouri, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
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.
Ober (1232), Bommelerwaard, Netherlands
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
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.
durhambeer (1232), Durham, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 23, 2008 Bottle, thanks to jjpm74. Deep golden pour. Minimal white head. Pretty hazy. First whiff reminded more of a strong pilsner than an IPA, much less a double. The more I sat with it, it took on some almost Belgian (or to be more exact, American version of Belgian) notes with some definite yeasty characteristics and sweetness. Some citrus and hops definitely present on the nose, but not so much in a DIPA way... again, more like a hoppy American Belgian style. Thick palate. Sweet flavor, with some malty biscuit action happening a bit in the back of the palate. Started to seem more like an IPA the more I drank it, but I wouldn’t consider it typical of the style. Actually more like an IPA mixed with an American Belgian Golden. Maybe my palate was ruined by drinking Hopslam earlier in the evening. I do find myself liking it more the longer I drink it. I guess folks are looking for subtlety when they pick out a Double IPA, but I think it’s an asset to this beer.
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