 gws57 (951), Saint Charles, Illinois, USA
Mar 19, 2008
Found this one bottled at Binny’s in St. Charles, Illinois. Hazy, dark orange pour with a very thick, frothy and persistant light tan head. Nice, piney hoppy nose with a touch of grapefruit. Very citrusy taste, orange rind, merlot, with a strong sweet maltiness that comes through towards the end. If I didn’t know better, I’d think this was one of those "Belgian Pale Ales." Dry and bitter with a fruitness that comes through briefly and fades into a nice, soft bitterness. Alcoholic. Not too shabby.
17thfloor (581), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Jul 17, 2008 [Bottle Conditioned after 6 months in cask] Pours a thin orange/amber with a medium sudsy beige head. Wonderful aroma, sweet woody, kinda sour, touch of malt... infected? Thin bubbly medium/light mouthful. Flavor is nice, slightly sweet malt with loads of wood, leather, kinda cheesy, funky, tart and a bit acidic, yeasty. Brett for sure. Citric fruits and apricots. The hops are definitely there... but not the dominate flavor. The woodiness and yeast/brett are the most prominent. More like an old ale or flemish brown... not the IPA people are describing... Great long lingering bitter sour finish.
[Are there two different versions of this??? it says "has appeared in cask as a special" - does that mean that not all the batches are cask conditioned first before bottling? some of these ratings/descriptions are all over the place - austinpowers rating points that out too]
jzzbassman (665), New Albany, Mississippi, USA
Jul 13, 2008 Poured a murky orange and smelled very yeasty and earthy, with hop aroma not as expected. Very herbal flavor,with a nice warm long finish.
puggy211 (298), cordova, Tennessee, USA
Jul 11, 2008 Warm cloudly amber color with a large head. It milder IPA with a bitter aftertaste. Over all its a nice IPA
MiP (4744), Flensburg, Germany
Jul 6, 2008 Bottle at ÅBF08 as Burton India Empire Pale Ale. Black colour. Small brown head. Sweet roasted aroma. Good roasted flavour, nice coffee notes. Mild yet flavourful.
azlondon (461), Greater London, England
Jun 27, 2008 Appearance: Orange, cloudy. Little bit of head.
Aroma: Fruity. Definitely orangy too.
Taste: Fruity, bitter, tangy.
Info: 500ml bottle, 20/6-2006, 127/300, 68/500
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