 scoth (293), Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 3, 2009
Pours clear golden-amber, with a thin white head, good lacing. Sweet floral aroma, caramel, apple, biscuit, lightly grassy and earthy. Light body, creamy, mildly dry. Sweet and mellow up front, with some floral notes (maybe just a little tiny bit of jasmine mixed in), caramel and biscuit, and a pleasant slightly vegetable undertone. Finishes with light earthy bohemian-style hops. Well balanced and drinkable.
beersearcher (308), Glendale, California, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 1, 2010 You would think that the IPA would just overwhelm the gentle jasmine but this really melds together well. Just the right amount of floral hops swirl together with the sweetness of the jasmine to create a really flavorful beer.
tokyogoat (586), San Diego, California, USA
| 2.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 9/20 |
Dec 11, 2009 Poured a slightly hazy straw yellow.
Nose was very feint floral notes with hints of bread and caramel.
Taste was like a pale ale that someone left a flower petal in. Not very hoppy, moderate bitterness, body was thin and bland, the only thing interesting was the jasmine, which didnt add much since it had nothing to play with.
ultracake (38), salem, Oregon, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 5/5 | 5/10 | 5/5 | 12/20 |
Nov 17, 2009 22 oz, 4.29 university market, you could definitely taste the jasmine, a little over whelming, sometihng different so that was nice but not something i would buy again.
BDR (2170), Roseville, Minnesota, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 16, 2009 A nice floral bouquet with hints of jasmine amid the hops and dominant malts. A dark orange beer with plenty of white head. A sweet malty body that doesn’t overwhelm the subtle hops and very sweet jasmine flavor. The floral finish lingers for a several minutes.
CheersMate1 (865), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 13, 2009 22 oz. bottle thanks to Scrizzz. Tried the imperial version at UBER, let’s see how this thing holds up. Nice orange color with a slight haze. Relatively fluffy head. A nice looking IPA. Slight flower aroma. I remember the imperial one being fairly aromatic, but this is not an imperial version. There is a fruity aroma with malts. Jasmine starts to show up as it gets warmer and warmer. Not extremely impressed with the aroma because it is rather weak, in my opinion. Now the flavor is a different story. Slight flower spice coming from the jasmine. The jasmine flavor is fairly obvious. Use of hops could have been changed to work with the jasmine. Slight malt flavor as well. A very smooth IPA. Overall, a nice IPA, but this thing wasn’t that hoppy. I appreciate the use of jasmine, but didn’t help the beer much.
paiste2002 (158), Saugus, California, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 3, 2009 22 oz Bottle, New Belgium brewed version. Pours an amber color with a smallish white head. Aroma is sweet jasmine, fruity hops, caramel malt. flavor is malty sweet, caramel, jasmine flower, floral hops, slight bitter finish. This one is a touch sweet to be called an IPA, great beer, but not an IPA.
DuffMan (2784), the land of bitumen, beef & beer, Alberta, Canada
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 1, 2009 Bottle, shared with Parksy. Pours a deep bronze with a nice thick white cap. Beautiful jasmine flower and toast aroma. Rich toasty malt up front, toffee, then a mouth-filling bitterness with jasmine flower perfume at the back of the palate, filling the nose on the swallow. Different indeed, and delicious!
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