happilysurly (2), Minnesota, USA
does not count  Sep 6, 2009 To enjoy this beer, you should know what you are getting yourself into. Beautiful color, very sweet and alchoholy nose, tastes much more like mead or honey. Almost no sign of bitterness you would expect from an imperial ipa. All that said, a very good beer for sipping and sharing.
 italarican (157), Astoria, New York, USA
Sep 4, 2009 Pours a deep goldish orange. Aroma burns my nose with its loaded alcohol content. Good Lord! I can’t get past the scotch in the aroma. Flavor is intense but more complex with notes of caramel, hops, and vanilla extract. Nice and buttery and some in-your-face booze in the finish.
beeratarian (8), cleveland, Ohio, USA
does not count Sep 2, 2009 Had one in Florida about 2 years ago. Same as it was then. Smells like hop heaven with dried fruit and pine. Taste is sweet and alcohol, some hops after that clears, and finishes bitter. Almost dries out in the end, but lingers a nice port or dessert wine finish. Overall worth the $10 -12 oz bottle price, if not just for sake of drinking it. Got one in the cellar for another year or 5!
Lagunitasfan (432), San Diego, California, USA
Aug 28, 2009 Shared from a growler by my BA buddy Mike at Heather’s house. Glad I finally got to try it, but I’ll have ti try it from a bottle, because I don’t know if the growler affected it in a negative manner. Nose was super sweet, like a mead. Honey and fruit. Taste was same. No discernable hops. Sippable at best. Rich and thick. I was definitely disappointed.
chadzter (94), huntsville, Alabama, USA
Aug 27, 2009 Bottle, Great beer, a bit sweet for a good hoppy beer but still good. Nice aroma strong hops with a light sweet hint. Very complex with flavors
tomspalla (8), Orange Beach, Michigan, USA
does not count Aug 27, 2009 This beer is not for the inexperienced craft beer drinker or those that just think they like IPAs. If you don’t love IPAs, this beer will be lost/wasted on you. It is highly complex and is best shared with those with similar tastes. You’ll each experience something different in its flavors. Allow it to warm in your mouth for new tastes.
TimE (1300), Tokyo, Japan
Aug 27, 2009 This beer was lost on me. It was more like a hop liquer. Almost borderline Bitters. Lots of tangerines and grapefruit with caramel, but way to thick, sweet and overwhelming to really be anything that enjoyable. Two ounces was about one ounce too many for me.
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