 Indra (1845), Prairie Village, Kansas, USA
Aug 14, 2003
Practically overwhelming aroma of white grape, pineapple, raisin, apple, sugar, spice (and everything nice), yeast fruitiness, hops, and oh yes, definite alcohol. Gorgeous, brilliant, clear orange-amber color, with an initially creamy, moderately foamy head; however, this unsurprisingly subsided after a good hour or so in the glass. Flavor follows the aroma gratifyingly closely, syrupy, resinous, hoppy and alcoholic, with notes of pine and various citrus fruits. Fiery and expressive. Astounding. Practically defies description. Obviously, the 750 is not meant to be consumed alone, this is one for sharing with those who might appreciate it.
KieferUGA (351), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Oct 5, 2008 12 oz. bottle. 2008 vintage. Previously had one of these on the night before my wedding with alexanderj and kleyland, but didn’t rate it. Pours an amber color. Medium sized, off white head. Aroma of citrus hops, molasses, and warming alcohol. Sweet flavor, with hints of dark pitted fruits, caramel, vanilla. Citrus hops are present, but not too overpowering. Finish is strongly alcoholic and bitter. Everyone should try this beer at least once.
pootzboy (871), Calgary/ Kitchener, Alberta, Canada
Oct 5, 2008 12 oz bottle from trade deal.
Pours slightly cloudy and amber orange with a smallish but puffy cap which lasts to lace the glass well.
As it warms it gives off a pungent pine-citrus aroma with an underlying sweetness and light fusil alcohol-licorice tone.
Big syrupy mouth feel, big bodied and boozy, a citus-pine hop bomb but surprisingly tame for the IBUs and Plato...long metalic bready aftertaste....BIG warming!
Nothing like it.... Has to be experienced... it’s been described it as a hop liqueur..that’s it OK.
ChristianScheffel (2200), Odense, Denmark
Oct 5, 2008 Cloudy amber with a lasting off-white head. Intense hops and alcohol aroma. It’s sweet with hot alcoholl, but an intense American hop flavour balances very well.
Skinnyviking (2726), Copenhagen, Denmark
Oct 5, 2008 Bottle. Low fluffy but lasting off-white head. Hazy orange body. Sweet fruity hoppy aroma with alcohol notes. Well I am reading the below rating of harrisoni and disagree with him about the drinkability. Sure the beer is hoppy but still I can taste the fruityness what was worrying me more was the high alcohol percentage. It is indeed tastablble but not to an extent that makes it too much of a good thing. The low carbonation and the long aftertaste makes it a very good beer in my opinion.
harrisoni (5331), Ashford, Kent, England
Oct 4, 2008 Bottle at EBF 08. Very very hoppy. Way too hot. Very difficult to actually drink. Alcohol just comes through as a burn. Gingerish hot. Some tangerine, crystallised fruit. Too much heat. More or less does settle down to a hot tangerine toddy.
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