vacantskies (87), Spokane, Washington, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 2/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 3, 2009 Pours copper and clear. The aroma is floral and sweet. Tastes like cascade hops with a sweet then bitter aftertaste.
Phillies2008Champs (32), Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 3, 2009 Pours brown with red to copper hue, Little lacing that disappears quickly, nose is small with hops faint, hints of pine with grassy over tones. Finishes clear and crisp. Nice little beer.
 nbutler11 (771), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 2, 2009 On tap at Papago. I have to echo the comments of bigbish -- "I don’t know, I guess I just expected some hops". Pours copper in color with a soft white head. Smells distantly of pine. Tastes really pedestrian for a Deschutes beer -- light in body and flavor. Mild with hops, citurs, and malt. Bummer.
ruffhauser (28), Seattle, Washington, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 31, 2009 Served at Tom Douglas Beer and Brats event. I am not an IPA man at all, but I really liked the Hop Trip. Enough sweetness to balance out the not-overly outrageous hop content.
mar (1972), Dallas, Texas, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 30, 2009 deep amber with a white head. fresh piney hops and esters for the aromas. very light on the palate and a light hop flavor with a clean finish.
blutt59 (2172), Dallas, Texas, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Oct 29, 2009 bottle, golden color with faint citric hop flavors and matching aroma, decent body and finish
scrizzz (1333), kirkland, Washington, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 21, 2009 and another beer i can’t believe i’ve not rated. Pours clear toffee with a one finger white cottony head. Wet earthy hop aroma, simple and pure. Every year this beer is the benchmark that judges the other crops. I swear the beer is distinctly different each year, or my palate changes dramatically. Or my memory. Either way, this year seems to feature simcoe with its cat urine aroma along with cantaloupe and lemon. It’s slick, quenching, juicy and while not impressively bright with aromatics, is hella tasty and the reason why i look forward to beer in september.
bigbish (141), Colorado, USA
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Oct 20, 2009 Boy was I excited when I opened this bottle, only to be let down. I don’t know, I guess I just expected some hops. Very faint aroma, what the hell? I expected hops. The flavor is barely hoppy at all, very thin and watery. I expected more body than this. No real bitterness to speak of. Very disappointed. Deschutes, you’re better than this...
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