 FlyingSwine (127), Littleton, Colorado, USA
Jun 1, 2008
Pours a cloudy gold, with a thin white head, no lacing. Aroma is dominated by the Goldings (good), with hints of fruit. Flavor is super bitter, but fairly balanced for an IPA. This one almost tastes more like an English Bitter than your typical IPA. Palate is medium, and finishes a bit too dry for my tastes. I’m not a big fan of IPAs, but this one is pretty drinkable.
romeogolf (6), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
does not count  Oct 1, 2008 12oz bottle, acquired from friend visiting Seattle, poured into 4oz taster glass with a one-finger, rocky, white head. Medium gold color, hazy from bottle conditioning, with carbonation on the lighter side. However, the lighter body did not make it feel as flat if the OG were higher. Has many of the characteristics of an English IPA, so the "kick me in the nuts" hopheads will be disappointed. Different, though, in that the Cascade & Chinook give it a fruity and citrus overtone uncharacteristic of the UK IPAs. I found this to be a pleasant, flavorful session IPA.
lumpsowers (87), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Sep 29, 2008 Yeasty, very hoppy and bitter. Dark golden cloudy color, bitter aroma. Lightly carbonated, slight malt finish, decent.
Indulgence (118), Ajo, Arizona, USA
Sep 24, 2008 I have not had one of these in a while, so it is nice that it has held up well compared to my first impressions. The bottle conditioning does wonders to the mouthfeel, and for the price this is a good IPA. The aromas are pleasant crisp citrusy hops and some caramel fruit sweet malts, flavor is easy with a good balance of all of the ingredients, mouthfeel is velvety soft, but just a tad thin, overall a very pleasant beer and would recommend it to anyone, it is a little bit easier to find than some others.
ansermadide (236), Kyle, Texas, USA
Sep 21, 2008 (On tap at Tap Room on September 20, 2008) Semi-cloudy, pale orange... typical IPA appearance, on the deeper scale, though. Fabulous lacing. Aroma of hops and... my gosh... BAD BO - that’s right. Body odor. Mildew. ...Wow. Its taste redeems it a little, though, and blends the BO with the hops. It’s like, "oh, it’s just you, hops. Man, you need to take a shower." Very floral, leaves no bad aftertaste. A decent IPA. I almost want to say run-of-the-mill. I just don’t like the aroma on this one. I’m hoping it was a bad keg.
Hawksfan17 (655), Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, USA
Sep 20, 2008 This golden pour has a citrus hops aroma. Hoppy but not too bitter flavor. It is actually quite light and watery but not really in a bad way.
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