alebrewer (122), Mentor, Ohio, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 | Apr 15, 2009 Draught Ballantine, Willoughby,OH
I am very happy this great beer is on tap at my local. Excellent balance in this overhopped wonder. Wonderful hop aroma and flavor in this uber IPA. Highly recommended.
Jow (28), New York, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Dec 28, 2009 Had on tap at Sharx sports pub in RI. Chose this based on cool pirate themed tap. Hoppy and refreshing nice surprise from a place that doesn’t have great selection. I really liked it despite being very hungover. douglas88 (1676), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Dec 27, 2009 12 ounce bottle from the local beer store. Pours a clear golden hue with a small white head. A sweet citrus hop aroma, earthy malts. A similar sweet citrus hop flavor, clean and nice. A smooth brew. Toxygen (387), Sanford, Florida, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 12/20 | Dec 20, 2009 (br-btl pu-lbl, Clipper City Brewing Co. Baltimore MD, 7.25%)
lct-cp/or, thin-wh-head, ^eff, full-body, ^co2.
^resin-hop §silage §pale-malt aroma.
§sweet-malt §sour-hop(pine?) co2 T1, §sweet-pale-malt §alchl T2, short-^vinyl-hop-resin surprising-clean T3.
^resiny but not as vinyl as Rogue’s IPAs. benpickens (145), Bloomington, Indiana, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Dec 20, 2009 Pours with a nice frothy white head. Smells of pine and citrus fruit. Sweet malt backbone balances the hops. In good balance. A nice IPA. radioseer (79), Virginia, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 | Dec 16, 2009 (12 ounce bottle - pint glass) Pours a hazy yellow liquid that leads to an average size head that dissipates slowly. Aroma was hoppy and skunky. Taste was citrus grass and spruce hops. Lively carbonation and medium to thick body. Really a good beer but has imperfections. lithy (1845), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 | Dec 16, 2009 Light golden orange, creamy off white foam. Spicy herbal, pine hop aroma. Taste is light crystal bite, then a nice hop bitterness, spicy, pine. tastybeer (139), Washington DC, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Dec 14, 2009 Pours golden with a thick white head. Tastes like pinecone, citrus, floral, some malt sweetness. Got this very fresh, one of the best IPAs I’ve tried from the east coast. kiefdog (1639), Tampa, Florida, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Dec 12, 2009 12oz bottle from Grillsmith restaurant (Tampa, FL). Pours a hazy golden to caramel color with one finger white head. Aroma is sweet and floral with notes of citrus, carmel, pine, grapefruit, floral esters, hints of spice. Flavor is sweet and floral with notes of floral hops, grapefruit, honey, caramel, citrus, pine. Light to medium body with a pleasing floral hop finish.
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