 wetherel (1627), Encinitas, California, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 26, 2008 Bottle from kmweaver. Thanks Ken. I put the bottle in my fridge and stared at it over a few weeks wondering "What the heck is this?" and it sat some more. I finally decided to open it, expecting it to be barleywine. Pours yellow with a small bubble head quickly fading. Wow, it’s got a nice hoppy aroma, kind of smells like an IPA or a hoppy barleywine. Taste is really hoppy bitter. Tons of IBUs here. Some melanoidins. Not as sweet as some IIPAs I love, but still excellent. Not as smooth either, I suspect many of the IPAs I love (eg. Hop 15) have more sugar, which hides the bitterness. This one makes no attempt to hide the bitterness. Really unexpectedly wonderful. 3.9, but numbers add up to 4.0.
jcwattsrugger (5393), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 25, 2008 on tap-pours a rich off white head that laces slightly and hazy yellow color. Aroma is citrus/pine/some pungent hops, medium malt. Taste is pungent/resin/pine/some citrus-hops, secondary medium malt/bready. Finishes with some tannins/metallic.
badbeer (433), Iowa, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 12, 2008 Hazy golden color with a long-lasting white head that leaves good lacing. Smells of lemon, orange, pine, and grass. Taste is of lemon, orange, pine, and some soapiness with a bit of biscuit in there too. Higher than medium carbonation and less than medium body. Pretty good beer, though I like some of their regular offerings better.
Fruitfly (59), , Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 10, 2008 A hazed, golden color, a surprise for an IPA. Pours to look like a thick wheat beer without the sediment. Looks very viscous. Smell is mostly dank grass and canned pineapple with some fresher hoppy notes at the end. Very little malt in the nose. Flavour is earthy but lightened by the pineapple and citrus of the hops. Very refreshing summertime drink for one who likes heavier beers.
lb4lb (2011), Austin, Texas, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Aug 8, 2008 Bottle in trade from d0b. Thanks dude!
Pours cloudy light orange to yellow with a medium white head. Smell is grassy and earthy hops. Taste is very earthy, grassy and kind of like dirt and twigs. Also some light alcool in there. Lasting dirty, earthy bitterness. Medium body and crisp carbonation. Decent, but I didn’t enjoy this nearly as much as most, I see...
unclemike (834), Ft. Riley, Kansas, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Aug 8, 2008 12oz bottle, picked up for me by acrdz Pours out a golden/straw color with a small to moderate creamy white head.Flavor is fresh and vibrant dried fruit and dried hop leaves, a little nutty as well Dry finish. Very well done
pintsize (1042), Austin, Texas, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 7, 2008 8-7-08 bottle
Murky cloudy thick yellowish orange with a good white head. Smell is hops with a touch of earthy grassy almost funk to it too. Flavor is hoppy but very grassy - not fruity. Finish is sharp and bitter. Mouthfeel is dry and almost chalky - coats the tongue. Overall, drinkable but not a superb IPA.
stangger (155), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 7, 2008 Murky Orange Pour. Smell and taste are piney, grassy, with hints of citrus. Bitter finish. It’s pretty good.
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