 BeerBunker (616), Burbank, Illinois, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 6, 2009
Pour from a growler. Pours a hazy orange with a white head. Aroma is of hops, citrus, grain, and rye. Taste is of very crisp, bitter hops with a decent amount of citrus. Has a very grainy malt base. Lingering taste of rye and hop bitterness. The rye was a little muted, but was still present. Has a very crisp, carbonated mouthfeel. Very light bodied and drinkable. A good beer, but lacking in the rye.
WeeHeavySD (3040), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 11, 2009 Tap at Fifty Fifty, this is just plain old excellent. Pours orangeey tan ring sweet rich citrus rye wow 8.4.8.5.15
Lubiere (4551), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 9, 2009 A hazy golden ale with a thin off white head. A pungeant c-hops in aroma, pinhey, with light grapefruit notes. In mouth, a classy IPA, pinhey and resinous, with classic grapefruits, well balanced. On tap at brewpub August 19, 2009.
kmweaver (2483), Sebastopol, California, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 5, 2009 Draft @ FiftyFifty. Pours a hazy, tarnished and pulpy brown color; textured, off-white head with fine-bubbled lacing; nice pour. Dense, juicy hop aroma: loads of bitterness, citrus (grapefruit, esp.) and earthiness, gorgeous hop nose. Full mouthfeel: impressively dense, chewy, juicy hop character; this comes across as more of an intense IPA than something with rye as a key element; slight, gentle graininess, with a whole load of orange and grapefruit and earthy bitterness; gorgeous; very crisp. Nice to see an excellent session from these guys. Long finish: oranges, grapefruit, loads of lasting bitterness.
IrishBoy (2719), Bakersfield, California, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 14, 2009 Draft at the Bistro’s IPA Fest. Nose of nuts and floral hops along with wholegrain bread. Clear gold with a medium white head. Flavor was light bitterness and a peanutty taste from the rye! Nice!
SamGamgee (1465), Santa Cruz (La Selva), California, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 11, 2009 Draught at the Bistro IPA fest. hazy blond with darker hues within, and a lasting head. The rye shows some spice in the aroma, with lots of citrus from the hops as well. Great creamy mouthfeel, with the rye adding a nice balance to citrus and melon fruitiness. Bready and balanced, but with refreshing bitterness. Maybe its uniqueness and great mouth-feel just made it stand out, but this was quite nice without really having an astounding flavor.
nickd717 (1387), Palo Alto, California, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 10, 2009 Tap at the ’09 Bistro IPA Festival in Hayward, CA. Hazy copper color with a nice off-white head. Aroma is sweet malt, rye, and citrusy hops. Flavor more of the same with some sweet honeyish malt, rye, and great lingering citrusy hops. Body medium-full for the style. Pretty solid overall.
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