 Hopper (311), San Antonio, Texas, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 27, 2009
An amber colored beer with a small head. The aroma is a nice balance of malt & hops. The taste is the same as the aroma while noting this is not a hop bomb but a more balanced IPA between malt & hops that has a dry ending & good lacing.
jfenglish (211), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 6, 2009 Roy’s Waikoloa- Big Island- - bottle. Paired with pork-belly mac and cheese (really good). Beer pours dark copper with a citrus hop aroma. First taste is awesome- like a barleywine with sweet malts up-front, some caramel, delicate sweetness, not overpowering at all. Then a terrific bitter hop profile follows- grapefruit primarily. Finish is crisp, clean, not at all sweet. This beer has great balance, malts and hops work perfectly together. Excellent.
neepsntatties (330), Portland, Oregon, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 29, 2009 On cask at the Deschutes Portland location. Colour... amber-brown, no head. Nose... mild hops, spent grain. Palate... moderately tangy hops, slightly biscuity, rather uneventful.
gracefullypunk (307), Washington, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 22, 2009 On tap at Portland Brewpub. Pours honey colored, with a cream head and some lace. Aromas of citrus and malt. Taste is fresh with a nice round bitterness.
djd07 (740), Houston, Texas, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 21, 2009 Bottle. Pours a clear copper with a medium creamy white head that lasts awhile leaving good sticky lacing along the glass. The aroma is strong floral hop with bubblegum and grapefruit. Thin mouthfeel with a piney grapfruit flavor with a dry finish. Easy to drink, a good IPA from Deschutes.
savnac (431), Palmer, Alaska, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 15, 2009 12 oz bottle. Clear copper/orange with a small off white head. Aroma is citrus, pine and sugary sweet caramel. The flavor is bitter up front with a sweetness that fades in and then finishes bitter. Medium body with average carbonation and a long dry finish. Great easy drinking IPA, the alcohol is well hidden. After a few this one can sneek up on you.
Berley31 (198), New Brunswick, Canada
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Nov 13, 2009 A: Poured with a beautiful large, white head, that exhibited excellent lacing in clumps and spiderweb patterns on the sides of the glass. Body is hazy and a perfect orange/red color... beautiful to look at.
S: Very nice aroma of heavy hops with pine, lemon and lime throughout. There’s also a hint of sweetness in the form of the malt (caramel, maybe?) that offers a slight tilt away from all hops.
T: Wow... a perfect balance of sweetness and hoppiness for an IPA, meaning that it is slightly sweet at the beginning, but ends with a high amount of hops and citrus for a nice, long duration.
M: Great on the palate as well, with a medium-full body, creamy texture, and average-soft carbonation.
D: One of my favorite IPAs... after doing a taste-test of 6-7 IPAs in a row, this was a perfect one to finish off with. Makes me ashamed to think of how it was only months ago that I avoided hoppy beers whenever possible, but extremely happy that I’ve finally turned around.
DJMonarch (6845), Northwich, Cheshire, England
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 13, 2009 Cask Stillage at the GBBF, Earl’s Court 07/08/2009
Hoppy aroma. Amber mid brown coloured strong in alcohol and fruity with a little dryness and bitterness in a crisp malt finish.
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