Sledutah (20), Utah, USA Oct 30, 2009 12 oz bottle. Pours a nice copper color with a nice lite orange head. The aroma is very sweet with hops. Taste is a sweet bitter. The malts overpower the hops. Finishes with a bitter aftertaste, 6ROW (243), corpus christi, Texas, USA Oct 28, 2009 copper/ amber pour with a two finger tan head with a green tinge. warming aroma with no hint of hops, sweet fig taste.this was fun to try but i was a little let down with the lack of hops aroma and taste> potbeercollege (252), Boulder, Colorado, USA Oct 24, 2009 Bottle. Clear golden amber, light beige head, nice lacing. Aroma is sweet, very sweet, caramel, apple, and obviously alcohol that is lightly overwhelming. Flavor is extremely sweet, with malt notes of caramel, sugar candy, and fruit. Hops come in big in the finish. Great brew but lot of alcohol. VillageBeerVin (15), Buffalo, New York, USA Oct 21, 2009 12oz bottle from Village Beer Merchant poured into a snifter. As my friend said....it should come with a warning: flammable. The AROMA of this dark orange hopmonster was reminiscent of my relatives’ moonshine made of orchard fruits with a touch of citrus. Nice MOUTHFEEL, oily but not too heavy for something with this much malt and booze...like a lightly sparkling port. The FLAVOR was more alcohol and honey-sweet malt than citrusy hops. The varnish-like burn actually settled down as it warmed, and the hops became noticable, as was a general fruitiness...(elements of apples, grapes, plums, citrus) and a bit of sourness.
OVERALL: good fireside sipper or a good way to start a fun evening....bad way to cap off a night of heavy drinking. EvilKingWilson (11), Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA Oct 20, 2009 very interesting beer. definitely the strongest one i have had to date. considering how many ibu’s it has and how hoppy i heard it was suppose to be i found it instead to be quit sweet. the hops were there but not like i was expecting. that in no way takes away from this beer though, i think that it is as perfectly balanced as can be and has an incredible aroma. it did take me about 45 minutes to finish one off though. NathanJM (30), Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA Oct 20, 2009 Certainly strong, but you won’t notice it while drinking. Lots of carmelized fruity notes. Raisiny. Frankly a bit too raisiny for my taste, balanced toward the sweet side. 12oz bottle pours almost orange in color. I would describe this as being to beer what Port is to wine. acblue (50), Seattle, Washington, USA Oct 19, 2009 Smells almost like nail polish remover, but in a good way (if that is even possible.) Very very sweet and then very very bitter. Hides its ABV as much as possible, but at 18% it’s going to burn a bit. patrickfannon (271), Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA Oct 13, 2009 Bottle. 12 oz. Split this beauty with Sean. Pours deep, cloudy orange with a creamy, off-white head. Aroma of hops, cinnamon, raisins, honey, wheat, and hints of citrus. Medium to full bodied with a sturdy, hoppy finish. Brilliant lacing. Not one trace of alcohol in the flavor or mouthfeel. Excellent IPA from an amazing local brewery.
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