 JustinFromAL (114), Birmingham, Alabama, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 8, 2008 Bottle. Golden color with a one finger white head. Crisp nose, aslmost astringent.
I’ve never been a fan of IPA’s, but NOW I AM. This is what hoppy flavor should be. It’s bright, crisp, and just bitter enough to make the beer taste great. Almost all the other expierences I’ve had with IPA’s has been all about the "bite" and not about the taste. This beer is a great mix of the two. Will drink again!
badlizard (2338), Berkeley, California, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 7, 2008 Bottle in VA. Golden amber with a fizzy white head. Sweet citrus and pine aroma and taste with a slightly soapy bitterness and apricot notes.
jvmiller (532), Bel Air, Maryland, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 6, 2008 Really good solid IPA. Solid, sweet body. Hop profile is great, easy to drink, but good and bitter without being overpowering. Resinous, grapefruit. Easy to drink and enjoy, one of the top IPAs in my book.
jsh12bama (335), Alabama, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 6, 2008 Pours orange with thick white head. Aroma of floral hops. Taste of citrus and piney hops. Good hop bite. Would be a good session beer.
musher (5), Delaware, Ohio, USA
does not count  | 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Sep 5, 2008 12oz bottle from Buehlers market.
Pours hazy orange color.
Aroma is of a nice fruity hoppy nature. Citrus grapefruit notes right off the bat.
Taste is absolutely wonderful bordering on amazing. In my humble opinion this is the quintessential american IPA. It’s not overly sweet by any means. The hop flavor is very fruity in the best possible way. The body is perfect as it is not too thin. I couldn’t think of any way to make this better. I’m hoping they will consider an imperial someday.
flatmatt (222), Northville, Michigan, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 4, 2008 12 oz bottle. Pours light amber with a small white head. Aroma is strong grapefruit hops with a slight sweet caramel scent. Flavor is grapefruit and floral hops mainly, again with hints of sweet caramel. Flavor could stand to be a little stronger. A pretty good IPA.
matt7215 (956), Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Sep 2, 2008 12 oz bottle from premier gourmet. pours clear orange with a soapy tan head that lingers. aromas are pine and citrus hops. hops are the main flavour but the malts hold them up nicely. lots of hops without being overly bitter. very good IPA.
carl4beer (399), Fairfax Station, Virginia, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Sep 1, 2008 12 oz. pours dark gold and clear. aroma is big pine and floral hops. mouthful is citrus and pine hops. mouth watering hoppy, then just left hanging with no malt backbone. very good on the hops, but needs some backbone!
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