Barrios (861), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 | Apr 12, 2009 Updated: Sep 8, 2009Bottle pours an pale beige head with some legs and a golden amber hazy body. Smells of bubblegum and spicy hops with notes of citrus hops and medium malt sweetness. Flavor is ripe fruit, alcohol, cloying, and massive hops that are mellow and balanced. Not too bitter. 9/17/09: Just had an 07 bottle. Full of spices, honey, raisin, apricot, fig, intense, smooth, melded. Absolutely amazing. Hardly any alcohol presence. Gave 0.4 more points around the ratings. whartonbrewer (30), , Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 | Mar 3, 2009 Quite possibly the best beer I have ever had. Pours clear, with little to no head. Color is rich, redish-brown. Nose of pine nuts, pears and light citrus. The flavor explodes on the palate, smooth and rich. Though definitely bitter, its very well balanced on the palate. A true triumph!! dnstone (232), Mons, Belgium
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 | Jun 21, 2009 Smells very sweet and piney. A beautiful hazy orange/gold in color. It is initially very sweet then transitions into a piney/citrus hop kick it the tongue that lingers...so good! The abv reveals itself as it finishes with a great warming in the throat. I would have another, but I think im too drunk to walk to the fridge! lufkina (5), Strongsville, Ohio, USA does not count | 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 | Mar 7, 2009 As the bottle says, this beer can be kept in your collection for years without losing anything. At $8 a bottle and tough to find in Delaware (we bought it in DE) this is a steep price to pay. However, we bought 4 bottles to share with friends, and plan to keep 2 of those bottles for celebrations in the coming years. Definetely a sipping beer, a delicious IPA with powerful hops the whole way from aroma through aftertaste. Highly recommended! JoeTheYounger (292), California, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 | Jul 5, 2009 Pours a golden amber color with minimal lacy head. Aroma of this bottle is absolutely amazing. I have never smelled an IPA this crazy. Candy sweetness, earthy, caramel goodness. The hops are very flavorful and are very well over the top but they do not leave that lingering bitterness of most IPAs. drseusszb200 (215), Florida, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 19/20 | May 19, 2009 pours cloudy orange with a head that fades rather quickly. smells overwhelmingly of hops as soon as you pop the bottle. taste is way different. it tastes rather sweet with some fruit flavors and a well balanced hop flavor. after taste is rather strong in alcohol. aged 2 years. Jellobiafra (4), Port Charlotte, USA does not count | 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 | Jun 3, 2009 Poured from 12oz bottle. Wow. Really strong, all around. Strong smell, almost like a bourbon. Strong taste...kind of hard to discern any hoppy flavor through the high alcohol level, but I have to say, I really liked this beer. Very murky appearance. Considering it’s about the equivalent of 6 shots of vodka, I’d reach for this beer rather than liquor next time. Definitely a sipping beer, although it didn’t last long in my glass. ThaddeusBraun (9), North Carolina, USA does not count | 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 | Jun 29, 2009 NOW THIS IS AN IPA, after having the 90 i was expecting not to like this beer but i had to give it a shot and i am glad i did. i expected the same unbalanced characteristics that the 90 had but i was wrong, this beer is amazing, almost 22% but it is barley noticable. great hop profile.
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