 corby112 (706), philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 25, 2009 Pours a cloudy, very dark amber/ chestnut brown color with a HUGE foamy tan head that settles into a lacing that lasts throughout. Malty aroma with a floral hop presence. Very well-balanced with a nice malt bacbone countering the bitter hops. Very hoppy up-front with some chocolate, carmel maltiness and a dry, bitter hop finis
Spab (258), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 23, 2009 341 ml bottle from Premier in Halifax. Pours a murky brown/gold with moderate, slightly off-white head. Assertive hoppy nose (citrus and pine) with nice caramel malt backing for sweetness. Malt profile readily apparent in flavour leading to fruity hops. Medium+ body, fine carbonation, bitter finish, sticky mouthfeel. Quite nice.
joss (3650), Garching b. München, Germany
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 17, 2009 Bottle. Pine and citruspeel nose.
Clear amber, creamy golden head.
Delicate resiny hops on maple sirup.
Light smoke, peach.
Mellow light sparkly chewy mouthfeel.
Peach retronasal.
ruskiimperial (63), Richmond, Virginia, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 13, 2009 The look of this beer is range but with a slight haze to it. This beer pours a nice and creamy head. The initial flavor a mixture of hoppy bitterness you expect from a typical california ipa with some slight caramel. The caramel becomes more apparent on the aftertaste. This creates a nice mixture that keeps the beer from being too bitter or too sweet. The taste is quite exceptional, mostly due to how well it was balanced out. I’ll admit I absolutely love IPAs so my rating might be a bit skewed.
emacgee (1864), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 13, 2009 Pours a very hazy reddish orange with a two finger creamy yellow head.Smells a little oxidized, sweet caramel malt, citrus rind, past its prime in the aroma. Flavor shows the same, sweet, citrus rind bitterness, oxidation, some alcohol, a tad earthy. Mild carbonation.
MesandSim (5819), London, Greater London, England
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 12, 2009 A Mes rate. Bottle drunk at the Rake thanks to Rudiger.
Amber gold with a thin off white head. Big resinous hoppy nose with some slight ethanol and a bit of a peppery sting at the top. Really good nose. Sadly the flavour is nothing like as good. All the same stuff is there that made the aroma so great but there are some definite notes of card and vegetables. All I can say is that this doesn’t seem to have bottled too well. It’s like a bad English bottle conditioned beer. Such a same. I’m sure this would be spectacular on draught but right now, especially following the exceptional aroma, I feel rather let down. Superb bitter finish brings it back, just but I can’t help but feel this has so much more to give.
TURDFERGUSON (1598), Carrboro, North Carolina, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Aug 11, 2009 Pours a murky orage with a small off white lace. Smells like an aged barleywine. Hard to find the hops in the flavor too. Would like to try a fresh bottle or better yet have this on tap to rerate.
GandGKevin (189), Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 |
Aug 10, 2009 Great citrusy hop aromas. Nice spicy hop flavors. Nicely baalanced with malts. Overall very good.
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