 Lagunitasfan (458), San Diego, California, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 2, 2009 Toncatchers 2. Nose is sweet hoppy and sharp. Bright yellow/amber with off white head leaving a solid lace. Taste is sweet. Light hops and yeast. Clean finish in the front of the mouth, with a stickiness in the throat. Not bad...
¾ (4999), Colorado, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jun 2, 2009 Bottle. Copper red colored body, filtered. Nose:faint crystal malt, cherry and cedar scented hops, dried/stale bread crust and doughy yeast. Light grass hop note. Texture medium to full, chewy and resinous crystal malt. Oily cedar/bread/crust focused malt. Doughy, unkempt yeast, dirties the beer. Not a fan of crystal malt in IPA at all.
Ernest (4500), Boulder, Colorado, USA
| 2.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 9/20 |
Jun 2, 2009 Bottle.
Head is initially average sized, frothy, off-white, mostly diminishing.
Body is medium amber.
Aroma is lightly to moderately malty (toasted grain, caramel), lightly to moderately hoppy (apricot, resin), lightly to moderately yeasty (dough), with light notes of fusel alcohol, rust/metal/dirt.
Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter.
Finish is lightly sweet, lightly acidic, moderately bitter, slightly unclean.
Medium body, watery/velvety texture, lively carbonation, lightly alcoholic, slightly metallic.
As with many of the more recent samples of various Deschutes products I’ve had, this one is rather rough...luckily no bile smell this time, but higher alcohols are evident, along with a metallic/sandy note, plus the somewhat strong raw yeast odor detracts from whatever brightness/freshness might have been the goal here. Ok flavor balance but marred by a slightly dirty aftertaste that the nose portended. Another miss from this once-decent brewery.
fidel (996), Livermore, California, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 2, 2009 Poured clear amber, citrus hops, caramel, little spice, little piney, little nutty.
robforbes (1099), Bremerton, Washington, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 2, 2009 pours a clear amber with a small off-white head, and good lacing.
smell of light grapefruit, spice, floral, some caramel, and pine in the back.
taste is crisp, caramel, citrus, pine, and roasted nuts, ends nicely bitter.
BOLTZ7555 (1107), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 2, 2009 Another tasty brew by Deschutes...vibrant dark amber hue with a significant amount of lacing. Aroma is bright citrus hops, grapefruit, pine, and just enough sweetness to not burn the nostrils. Flavor is balanced with a nice bitterness that sticks around a bit. Medium mouthfeel...yum.
WeeHeavySD (3040), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jun 2, 2009 Bomber provided by Lagunitasfan, thanks Tim. Pours orangey with a tan head. Nose is sweet and hoppy. Taste is sweet, hoppy and pretty nice.
Beaver (598), Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 2/5 | 13/20 |
Jun 2, 2009 22 oz bottle. Pours a dark golden with a large creamy white head that retains well and laces the glass.
The aroma is subdued sweet and piney hops - what’s there is nice.
The flavor is sweet fruits and caramel malts with a lightly spiced hop finish with medium bitterness. The mouthfeel is medium to light bodied and pretty watery which washes out the flavors.
Overall, an OK IPA. It’s pretty subdued though.
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