 BBB63 (3676), La Porte, Indiana, USA
May 5, 2008
Bomber bottle and served in my Duval snifter: Clean deep golden hue with a lasting frothy head and left excellent lace upon the glass. The aroma has notes of piney and herbal hops, grapefruit and banana, biscuity malt, hint of earthy Belgian yeast esters and a touch of medicinal alcohol vapours. The taste starts quite acidic and fruity before a mild dose of pale malts and caramel comes about. Yeasty and a tad wheaty before a moderately spicy and herbal finish. The mouth feel is slightly sharp and lively, chalky ashy finish did lessen the enjoyment however. This brew leans more towards the American IPA style with the Belgian characteristics more a background player. While this is still quite good, for a true Belgian IPA I would recommend Chouffe Houblon Dobbelen IPA Tripel.
daknole (514), Plantation, Florida, USA
Jul 16, 2008 My oh my is this a stellar brew! cloudy amber color with a decent white head. Aroma is malty, hoppy, chardonnay and flavors are malty and hoppy wtih flavors of a dry riesling. I really loved this one...yes indeed! Bravo!!
jjpm74 (2722), Connecticut, USA
Jul 13, 2008 Bomber courtesy of DarkElf. Pours copper with a white head. Smells of resin, citrus, earth, some sweet malt, doughy. Tastes of citrus, resin, dry malt, some touches of pepper, light tartness also there. Finish yields some spicy resin.
bhensonb (2713), Woodland, California, USA
Jul 10, 2008 Bomber from South Bay Drug. Slightly hazy orange tinged amber color with a minimal white head that quickly degenerated into a few bubbles. My nose knows there’s a lot of pine in here, but it’s not sure whether there is also grapefruit. It’s a very strong aroma. Very full bodied with creamy carbonation. The flavor is like chewing pine needles, with a little malt sweetness. Finish is quite definitely bitter, but it’s smooth, balanced, not harsh. There’s a lot of hop, it’s just not harshly bitter. Damn, but it’s a fantastic drink.
HopHeadinAZ (110), USA
Jul 9, 2008 22oz Bottle: Pours a hazy medium orange with a small ivory head. The aroma is very Belgian like with notes of Orange and sweeter citrus. I get a good mix of spices, orange and tropical fruit in the taste. There is effervescent quality here too. This is a nice medium to heavier mouth feel and really feels right. While I find myself really liking this beer I have a hard time with the IPA or DIPA category because of the minimal hop presence.
General_Gao (2357), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Jul 8, 2008 22oz bottle. The aroma was of flowery hops, citrus zest, apricot, pale malt, and spices. Poured a clear medium orange color. The head was short and off white with decent retention and lacing. Surprisingly fruity with distinct peach and grapefruit up front supported by pineapple, pale malts, and a hint of clove. The pineapple asserted itself even more toward the end and there was a hint of graham cracker. Ample sweetness mitigated the hop bitterness somewhat, which peaked at about 3-4 out of 10. Good stuff.
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