alagnak (376), Littleton, Colorado, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Oct 31, 2009 Bottle from TOny’s in Littleton. As an aside - took a lot of searching to find it in the RB database. Pours surprisingly light - cloudy yellow. Aroma is a nice blend of grassy hops and belgian yeast. Flavor is lemony yeast to start, and a bone-dry finish with a pleasant lasting bitterness. Reminds me of Westy Blonde, actually - though not nearly as complex. All in all - this is a really nice beer. A little pricey and - it wouldn’t score super-high against a lot of other IPA’s, but it’s quite good. Bonus point for wishing I had bought another.
Aquilo (281), California, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 | Dec 8, 2009 Very pale orange/blond with a thick pillowy head. Fruity and floral aroma. Snappy hop bitterness with some floral sweetness in the finish. Smooth on the palate, but a bit astringent. Very good overall. beerguy101 (3971), Newark, California, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Dec 7, 2009 Sampled on 11/20/2009. This IPA pours a cloudy yellow gold color from a 33cl bottle. Small to medium sized white foamy head. The aroma is wheaty, yeasty, and sweet with a touch of hops. A medium bodied IPA. The malts are wheaty, fruity and sweet. The hops are citrusy. Not so sure that this is an IPA. It tastes more like a hoppy wit. Interesting though. Nice carbonation. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly bitter. madmitch76 (645), , Essex, England
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Nov 28, 2009 7th August 2008. On tap at GBBF. Lively cloudy beer. Very frothy. Light fruity touch. A pleasant surprise because I wasn’t expecting much from a Spanish brewery. thewolf (5831), Kolding, Denmark
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Sep 2, 2009 Bottle, bought @ Quilez, Barcelona.
Pours hazy orange-golden with a big, staying, creamy, white head. Aroma has apricot, grass and a lot of yeast. Light piney as well. Softish and highish carbonation, fine dry mouthfeel. Flavour has lots of yeast, oranges, light apricot, lemons and grass. Light grassy and bitter finish with a slight lemony touch. Okay. abemorsten (194), Randaberg, Norway
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 | Aug 12, 2009 From bottle at D’Or, Barcelona. 26 June 2009. Heavily hopped aromatic ale. Cloudy beer with a white, short lived head. Smells and tastes like a bit too much of everything with some yeast adding to the impression. Like a Norwegian farm ale. only past it’s best of date. ChristianScheffel (4679), Odense, Denmark
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 | Jul 29, 2009 Cloudy yellow with a small white head. Yeast and grassy hops in the nose. Dry yeasty flavour with some grassy hops in the finish. Bov (5514), Bienne, Switzerland
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Jun 19, 2009 courtesy of Antonio Ruiz - cloudy and bright orange colour with a little irregular white foam left; nice lace on the side of the glass; aroma of apricot, cream and orange juice; medium-bodied, high carbonation and with a solid tart bitterness, astringent, very dry and aggressive bitter fruity finish - very hoppy and rough
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