 nightrider (382), encinitas, California, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 15, 2009 Sampled at GABF. Hazy golden orange in color. Nice herbal citrus aromas. Solid hoppy bitterness with a medium body. Great balance of sweet malt and resiny hops. Good tasty finish. Excellent.
mspindler (323), Alta Loma, California, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 9, 2009 Bottle. Pours a copper orange with a hazy off white head. Aroma has new tires, pine, earth, citrusy orange notes, and a bit of spiciness. Flavor is moderately bitter with muted malts, very spicy and dry. Medium bodied, modest carbonation.
JAXSON (243), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 8, 2009 Bottle, thanks Matt! Pours a clear plum red with a sticky beige head. Strange, herbal nose. Hard to pick out the elements of this, but it’s more than grass and forest pine. Almost like smoked bacon. Flavor is a gorgeous expression. Light and nimble, with a fresh, almost minty finish that explodes with piney hops. Balance is perfect. This would have been even better right after the release, but its merit is evident nonetheless.
hophead75 (1961), Boonton, New Jersey, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 6, 2009 22 oz bottle from Cloudskipper. Copper/amber in color, lightly hazy with a medium lasting off white head. Sticky syrup and citrus in the aroma, a bit resinous, aroma is good but I thought the aroma would be even more intense than it was. Taste has alot of hops, sticky citrus and light tropical fruit, alot of pine with a strong bitterness. Body is quite full, has alot of toasted malt character but the body doesn’t get too over the top. Bitterness lingers nicely, gets stronger as you continue to drink it. Some alcohol in the finish.
boamr (137), Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 28, 2009 Bottle thanks to Mashmaster. Pours an amber color with a nice white head. has a nice citrus smell to it. Taste is citrus at first but seems a little watery on the back, Little disappointed with the finish on this one
Nik925 (305), California, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 17, 2009 Unbelievably hoppy. Not that I was expecting a pale lager but this still exceeded the amount of hops I was expecting. Sticky, completely out of balance in an amazing way. Not that malty / minimally double IPA in the malt make up, then again it is 9.5%, I guess it is just that you can’t taste the malt under all the hops. Like hop juice, wait that is a different beer. If you want hops more than beer this is perfect for you.
jkwalking05 (1485), Arlington, Texas, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 6, 2009 Bottle thanks to Bman1113VR. Deep golden color with a good sized off-white head. Aroma is of pine, grass, hops and spice. Taste is of pine and grass.
kosko20 (313), Bemidji, Minnesota, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 4, 2009 Sampled at Darkness Day. Pours a thick orange gold, no head. Aroma is earthy and pine hops with caramel malts and alcohol. Flavor is bitter and palate is dry and a little metallic. Overall its decent, would like to try fresh tho.
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