strowlands8 (95), Ontario, Canada
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 23, 2009 Pours dark amber with a beige head. Aroma is seriously of hops, taste is more of grass and pine with some grassy hoppy flavours. Very full bodied, powerful and delicious.
 fiulijn (7520), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 5/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 7, 2008 Beautiful red-amber color, bright; the head reduces quickly, but leaves behind a sticky lace. It has a winderful hoppy aroma, with resins, a bit fruity and a touch of vanilla too. Unfortunately the sugars all all gone; there is a strong caramel and toffee flavor and a very strong bitterness, with some good oils; the final is very long. Good, but why wasting so much hop and forgetting the body?
shadey (1501), Rochester, New York, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Apr 19, 2009 12oz bottle from BOTW. Pours a bright amber-orange with a nice head of creamy white lace that clings to the glass. Aroma is hoppy, but restrained. There is plenty of caramel here. The caramel is almost toasted in character - really nice. Flavors are well blended and artistically done. The malts are quality and really well developed. The hops are clearly west-coast. Well done IPA.
DougShoemaker (2856), Toronto, Canada
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 4, 2006 Leafy green hops aroma, a la west coast, opaque copper, small custard head. Taste is a big hops start, malt balances this so well, chewy, sticky, full bodied, wonderfully bitter, extremely well balanced. Fabulous!
Suttree (2748), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
May 25, 2008 You know what I think is overrated? balalnce. When I hear people talk about a balance in beer as some sort of holy grail, I usually have to strain to keep from rolling my eyes and think to myself that balance usually means boring. That being said, this was a perfect balanced beer, with a sturdy malt base - a lot of chocolat eand caramel paired with a solid grapefruity hop that remains in sync from the first sip to the finish. And the beer continues to reveal new flavors as it warms - some smoke, some citrus. Really nice stuff.
dirtymike (2018), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 10, 2005 MIBF ’05 On cask, deep copper hazy in color with a small off-white head. aroma of orange,citrus,oak and crystal hops. Dry and bitter with a smooth palate.
presario (3010), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 22, 2007 Bottle. Rich head on rich dark orange colour. Strong hop and malt nose. Citrus orange then woody hops. No noticeable alcohol. Like some of the woody hop bomb beers brought down to a drinkable session level. A trifle thin but big hops.
TipsyMcStager (946), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 19, 2009 Aroma of malty, piney. Pours a cloudy orange, nice head. Caramel malty backbone. Floral notes, burnt fruit, hoppy but not overpowering. Just general all-around tastiness. You try to put your finger on what you like about it, but your glass is empty and you’re already pouring another one.
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