 dmac (1500), Toms River, New Jersey, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 26, 2009 12 oz scratch 20 bottle from Capones. Pours a murky amber with orange edges sitting underneath an average sized thick frothy off white head. Initial aroma was loaded with pineapple followed by citrus fruit, slight spice and caramel. Thicker bodied with fairly strong carbonation, or perhaps that’s just my lingering sore throat from my operatinon last week. Flavor is bitter through and through with lots of citrus with some grainy malts in the background. Solid and drinkable, worthy of drinking again.
michael-pollack (2720), King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 16, 2009 12oz. Bottle: Aroma of hops, pine, grapefruit, light tropical fruit, light resin, and a hint of caramel malts. Poured amber/orange in color with a medium-sized, dense, creamy, tan head that lasted throughout. Cloudy. Very sparkling. Full of tiny particles throughout. Excellent lacing. Flavor is medium bitter. Tastes of hops, grass, light pine, slight resin, and light caramel. Medium body. Lightly sticky, dry texture. Average carbonation. Hoppy, light caramel, grass, finish is medium bitter and lightly dry.
Dickinsonbeer (3496), Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 13, 2009 12 oz bottle as scratch 20. Pours a medium to deep hazy amber with a thin white had and spotty lace. Aroma somehow has a typical troegs hoppy smell- similar to a cross between the old ESB and the hopback just cranked up a bit more- spicy citrus, mint and anise, with a good smooth caramel and toffee malt base. Flavor is resinous with citrus hops, floral hops, mint pine and sap with medium crystal malts, some toffee, and orange mango fruitiness, and a clean full mouthfeel and moderate bitterness. Pretty good actually.
TomDecapolis (3197), Skippack, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 3, 2009 Bottle of Scratch 20, plan to try on tap at TDR as well. Pours a lightly hazy deep amber with a bunch of golden orange notes and a medium creamy off white head. Aroma of sweet caramel malts, sugar coated cereal grains, reminded me of Three Floyds Alpha King in aroma. From the hops I was getting a bunch orange, some other mixed citrus notes and a floral quality. Like how the citrusy character of the Apollo hops come together with the malt bill in this beer. Flavor was a bit stepped down from the aroma. Malts were caramel and lightly toasted. Some of the citrusy hop flavor was there. Bitterness was moderate for an IPA. Surprised at how the hop flavor and bitterness fade away quickly on this beer. Overall another very solid TDR anniversary beer from Troegs.
dagimp (133), Philly, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jul 29, 2009 Got a case from the brewery. Poured into a pint glass with 2-3 fingers of head. Plenty of lacing. Aroma was of citrusy hops with a little pine thrown in, a bit of sweetness too. Color is dark amber/brown, very nice. Taste is of grapefruit hops with a strong, sticky malt backbone. Good to note that the hops aren’t overpowering, perhaps even less so than Nugget Nectar. I very much liked this beer although it’s not quite as good as the above-mentioned Nugget Nectar. A very strong and hearty IPA for sure.
vtafro (477), , New Jersey, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jul 29, 2009 Bottle. Thanks to Rciesla for sharing. Light brown pour with light white head. IPA is overtaken by its hop character and grapefruit notes. Nice beer.
Rciesla (3750), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jul 28, 2009 Bottle. Pours an orange amber body with an white head. Citrus, chewy pine, hints of grapefruit. Pine y with a light etoh warming. Nice Brew.
ljay6880 (153), , Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jul 23, 2009 12 oz bottle served in a tulip glass. A Small amount of white head quickly dissipates, but leaves a very nice lacing. Nose is grapefruit, hops, light caramel, and floral perfume. Taste is a quick burst of the sweet caramel, which is quickly overpowered by piney hops. The taste then finishes with a floral perfume, and ultimately, an earthy bitter. Talk about a multi-stage brew! This probably ranks as one of my favorite IPAs that I’ve tried.
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