 Ernest (4502), Boulder, Colorado, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 |
May 15, 2008 Bottle.
Head is initially average sized, frothy, white, mostly diminishing.
Body is hazy dark yellow, unfiltered.
Aroma is lightly to moderately malty (toasted grain, bread), moderately hoppy (flowers, herbs), with notes of alcohol, pear syrup.
Flavor is heavily sweet, lightly to moderately acidic, lightly to moderately bitter.
Finish is moderately sweet, lightly to moderately acidic, moderately to heavily bitter.
Medium to full body, velvety texture, lively carbonation, lightly to moderately alcoholic.
Not much going on in the nose and very sweet, but the finishing bitterness cleans up the latter ok. Hard to drink much of it, but it’s certainly not unenjoyable. Overall not that impressed, even if not judged in the American DIPA mold.
JPDIPSO (4932), Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 2/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Aug 27, 2008 Weak looking pour with a thin, somewhat wispy head of white bubbles. Lightly hazed light cider appearance. Some citric cedar scents. A touch of malt in the backdrop that reminds me of golden promise. Big citric start with a mix of pulp, pith and zest. Flavors of very light caramel and then a bit of cedar kick in. A bit lifeless and cloying in feel, but the zest help clean things up a touch. Some fruit, including pear and apricot in the middle. Finish has a light citric kick, in a key lime kind of way. I’m not catching the 9%. For me it lacks some depth and is much to citric in flavor without the bitterness to pull it out.
RichardGretton (3158), Leicestershire, England
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jan 26, 2008 Cask@Derby Winter Beer Festival, 2008. Golden beer with a syrupy sweet aroma and a syrupy and quite bitter flavour. Overall an average beer.
kp (8500), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 |
Jun 7, 2008 Date: 06/05/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Ale Atlanta
Appearance: hazy dark yellow, wispy white head, webs of lace,
Aroma: sweet fruity malt aroma with nice floral hops,
Flavor: sweet malt flavor, nice fruityness, lots of floral and earthy hops, touch of citrus, nice spicyness, sweet butterscotch balances the hops and gives it an English quality, light bitterness rises out of the hop flavor and leaves a long bitter finish,
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+/4
MAP (1089), Lakewood, Ohio, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 12/20 |
Oct 16, 2009 Bottle purchased at Friendly Mini-Mart in Lakewood. Pour is a gentle, near-headless golden orange, with slight haziness. The aroma is rather sweet, and less from bitter notes. A slight hint of ginger is covered by a strong orange-ish scent. I’m not totally sold on the flavor and mouthfeel combo. The flavor is a little too grassy and rought, and the texture is just kind of chalky. Not horrible, but I don’t expect to reach for a second bottle anytime soon.
steview (902), Los Angeles, California, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 3, 2008 This is certainly not a DIPA like I like it to be: this is rather like a wine in palate, like a summer wheat in flavor, a pale lager in appearance, and finally like a barley wine in aroma... Hmm--meh for what it advertises to be, but otherwise, it is rather nice although it does not mask the alcohol well enough.
sayravai (3771), Helsinki, Finland
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Feb 11, 2008 (Bottled) Clear golden with a small, bubbly but partly lasting head. Mild, citrus-exotic-fruity, pilsnery-hoppy aroma. Sweetish-honey-malty base with lots of grapefruit-citrusy hops thrown in. The hoppiness is pretty mild, though, and feels almost like filtered Belgian tripel with added Czech-style pilsner hops. The alcohol is present, but pretty well hidden. Medium-bodied, low-carbonated palate. Quite a disappointment, and not even a double IPA, IMO...
Palidor19 (1791), Brandon, Florida, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 11, 2009 a bit of hoppy fruitiness. the beer hoppiness is very piny. lots of strength and flavor.
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