 Aquilo (182), California, USA
Sep 2, 2008
Snifter at Deschutes in Portland. Red-amber with no head. Cinnamon and nutmeg aromas. Perhaps some ginger as well. Fresh hops, oranges. Flavor is dominated by fresh, bitter hops and pine. A little bit of orange and spice. Medium bodied, very creamy texture, but also very astringent. Delicious. Goes well with buffalo wings.
slimchill (694), Austin, Texas, USA
Oct 8, 2008 Updated: Oct 9, 2008Draught. Nose is pine, grapefruit, and light pineapple notes with some caramel and musk deeper down. Beautiful bright red with a thin head that leaves trails below and lacing above. Leads with a strong bitterness that lasts throughout the palate but never becomes overbearing. Lots of pine with more subdued citrus character.
oreogobbler (202), Austin, Texas, USA
Oct 5, 2008 Bold hop aroma but not overwhelming. Very woodsy and decent.
Pours a beautiful amber color, delicately carbonated head. Very pretty beer.
Flavor is strong with hop presence. Sharp piney and a well balanced bitter/buttery finish.
Palate is a bit sharp and bitter but easily drinkable and balanced.
darn1207 (344), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
Sep 28, 2008 got this on tap from deschutes bar in portland. just have fairly random notes about it: citrus bitter hops and pine. syrupy texture. detected some mint. hop bomb. liked this one. K-8
unrulythings (72), Portland, Oregon, USA
Sep 6, 2008 snifter on tap at Deschutes pub in Portland. a reddish golden color with little head. super complex aroma, heavy on hops, citrus, honey and spice. flavor is just as pleasing with a nice bite of floral hops, light grapefruit, and a bit of caramel on the after taste. quite a good DIPA.
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