 mspindler (301), Alta Loma, California, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Apr 28, 2009 Updated: May 11, 2009Pours a creystal clear copper color with a nice tan head. Aroma is fresh and hoppy with lots of fresh fruit like oranges and pears, along with a strong malt presence but not too much caramel. Flavor is slightly more bitter than expected and again fruity like the aroma. The malt backbone is perfect with great toasty characteristics. Palate is smooth and creamy and carbonation is nice.
can8ianben (903), Pasadena, California, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 23, 2009 Kind of a candied ginger/orange aroma. Body is incredibly well balanced - enough that the bitter finish is a very smooth transition. Orange in color, with a frothy head that diminishes while leaving quite a foamy remain on the glass. Sampled at Naja’s IPA fest.
Aquilo (265), California, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Apr 22, 2009 Maybe it’s just because it’s a hot day, but everything about this beer seems to be perfect. The aroma is nice and fruity, with a hint of fresh grassy hops. The fruit is of the peach or cherry variety, with a bit of citrus in there as well. Very nice. Flavor is subtle for an IPA. Not so much of the astringent bitterness that I come to expect from this style. Just good fruity, citrusy flavor, with a little bit of hop bitterness lingering on the palate. Medium bodied, goes down nice and smooth. An absolute pleasure on this hot day, and perhaps the best IPA (imperial or otherwise) that I’ve had in a long time.
DigitalMan (113), Idaho, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Apr 21, 2009 Updated: Apr 22, 2009I’ve tried this both on tap and bottled recently. On tap was as part of a bunch of shot-glass sized samples, where I thought it was excellent... punchy, strong, extremely citrusy and biting/bracing. However, drinking a whole 22oz bottle was difficult. Not a very "drinkable" beer, but really great in small doses. My rating is for the first few swallows out of the bottle. Heh.
redave (133), squaw valley, California, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 2/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 18, 2009 Batch 2
First sip mmm well Didn’t seem so experimental or hopish...
Pours a darkish brownish amber orange.
Nice head larger creamy bubbles at first, then they settle down to nice tiny tiny bubbles with a little lace with a thin ring around the edge...
aroma some pine some floral....
second sip.... OK getting some bitters
OK,,, now it’s hitting me... this is different than I’ve had before..
and the alcohol seems to be creeping up more than advertised!
This is good, glad i got 2, wish i got more!
some oily resin, around my tongue, nice....
ooo, nice burp, the sign of a good ipa, dipa!
someone else said soapiness, yeah i can feel that...
Deschutes moving up in my list!
nice
MaltOMeal (652), Land of Sugar, Texas, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 18, 2009 bomber. Pours a clear, dark amber with a large, tan head. Nose is very powerful pine and floral hops. Taste is resinous pine hops with a little soapiness. Mouthfeel was oily and tingling from the hops with a big, bitter finish. Impressive.
jujubeast6000 (777), Houston, Texas, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Apr 18, 2009 Reviewed 4/16/2009 (Bottle):
Pours a reddish brownish color body. Small white head, diminishing, clearish. Bitter dry hoppy aroma, pine and citrus. Extrmemely strong aroma. Nice taste, nott too bitter, some maltiness and nuttiness too. Some piney taste. Dry aftertaste. Pretty tasty, but too sweet an IPA for me.
Rciesla (3617), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 18, 2009 Bottle. Pours a ruby amber body with a creamy off white head. Phenolic with a nice lemon, citrus and pine character. A moderate hint of alcohol and a hint of candy and malt. Chewy spicy pine y hope resins with a nice honey note to finish. The hop character is boarder line destructive as it aggressively lingers. A good brew but i’d prefer a sweeter citrus ipa.
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