 Aquilo (157), California, USA
Jun 1, 2008 I’m pretty excited about this one, because I remember Revolution X being so good. Pours crystal clear re-brown with a nice thick white head. Fluffy lace as well. Smell is oranges, cream and spice. Clove, nutmeg, cardamom. I smelled a lot of hops when I opened the bottle, but once it was in the glass, the hops were balanced out quite nicely by the other smells. Taste is orange and spice, with some caramel, and fresh tasting hops. Full bodied, creamy mouthfeel. Oranges, spice and cream is how I would describe this beer overall. I love it, and I am happy to give it a much higher than average rating!
Braudog (3463), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Nov 25, 2007 Draft pint at KClingers. Amber with a fully pillowy head. Sugary aroma -- strong medicinal alcoholy creme consistency. Spicy hops, warming a quite big. Quite a bitter edge. Good inner-warming beer. Nice. (#3218, 11/24/2007)
bhensonb (2882), Woodland, California, USA
Sep 14, 2007 Rich roasted malt aroma with light floral notes. Orange amber color with a white head that ringed.The body is little more than thin. The carbonation is extremely mild. Starts with strong bitter backed by a lot of darker malt sugar. I think there’s a little bit of a lot of hops - floral, citrus, resin. The resin comes out a bit stronger after a few mouthfuls. It’s stronger in malt and hop than many an IPA, but it is not as malty and bitter as many DIPAs. The finish is quite pleasant, no harshness, no excess sweetness. A friendly drink that allows appreciation of the many components. Clean and fresh.
bb (2088), Martinez, California, USA
Sep 5, 2007 Bottle. Rich amber beer with a light tan head. Piney aroma with sweet malt and citrus fruit. Fruity (citrus and other) hop flavor with a bit of resin and some richer malts. Pine comes to the forefront and lingers with the caramel. Nice bitterness. Not much hops in flavor or aroma as many IIPAs, but still nicely done. Fuller bodied. Leaves you wanting more.
BREWMUSKCLES (759), WEEHAWKEN, New Jersey, USA
Aug 26, 2008 HARSH and of grapefruit and metal at first. very good body of caramel that is slick and almost moderatley sweet. very good balance and still intense with the enthusiasts understanding of a good malt presence with none of the overall mistakes that over malting tends to yield. yeasty so much so you almost taste the Belgian cousin that this beer has posessed. this beer settles into a calming brew. tangy and chalky it remains but redifined in stillness. a bad date beer or an overidulgent prick brew. enjoy!
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