 trokini (1027), San Diego, California, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 21, 2009
Tap @ O’Briens. Poured clear copper-gold with a short white head. Moderate lacing. For a straight IPA, this was fantastic. Sometimes, you get the DIPA that calls itself an IPA, but this is jsut a well-done, big-hop single IPA. Crisp, fresh pink grapefruit, pine needles, orange peel, and mango in the nose. Sharp mouthfeel with a good amount of carbonation. No stickiness in the finish. The aroma follows through nicely in the taste. Grapefruit, pineapple, tangerine, and that bite of resin. The caramel malt stays muted and does not turn this into a candied mess. Please sell more bottles of this in San Diego.
Mora2000 (21), Dallas, Texas, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 3, 2010 Pours a cloudy golden color with a white head. Aroma is tons of citrus hops. Flavor is very hoppy but not too bitter. The predominant flavor is orange and other citrus fruits. Medium mouthfeel and very drinkable. This is a beer that I could drink several of in one sitting. This is a great beer.
mkade8883 (62), Goleta, California, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 2, 2010 Floral and resiny hop aroma. Color is copper. Awesome taste of hop bitterness and malt flavor without sweetness. Solid IPA.
5000 (2900), Hardened Liver, Washington, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 2, 2010 Draught @ Brouwer’s Café: Amber, slight copper hue, clear, lively carbonation, moderate frothy off-white head, nice lacing. Certainly looks the biz. Straight up hop nose. Very minor barnish/musty malts. Clean, slight citrus aspects, smooth hoppiness. Not biting at all, while remaining hoppy and somewhat citrusy. Seems well balanced, smooth, with a nice finish. Body and mouthfeel are spot on. Lingering citrus zest. I would enjoy it more if it had a touch more sweetness. That woukd really round it out. As is, fairly solid and enjoyable.
nate2g (1150), Brisbane, Australia
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 1, 2010 Bottle. Pours golden amber with a creamy laced white head. Wow now that’s one awesome aroma, exactly how I like my IPA’s. There’s a burst of juicy hops right off the bat. Heaps of grapefruit and citrus, orange and pine. Great bitterness and finishes refreshingly dry. A delicious IPA...great stuff!
kosko20 (338), Bemidji, Minnesota, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Dec 31, 2009 Pour is nice...thick yellow head and clear light amber body. Aroma is alright of earthy hops and citrus. Flavor is buttery bitter. Palate is buttery, a little astringent. This beer is just ok for me...the malts are a nice background addition but I think the cascade hops have a wetdog feel.
kyzr (1132), Belgrade, Montana, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 31, 2009 Copper pour with nice big off-white forthy head. Big hoppy nose of citurs and spice. Flavor is big with cascade hops, wet hoppy flavor that you just chew through. Nice touch of roast that finishes this thing off.
Ethereal (1707), London, Greater London, England
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 30, 2009 Bottle shared with tashi at my "All my US bottles from GBBF need drinking" tasting, 16th Aug 09. Bright lively golden amber with a thick white head. Lurking hop aroma - you know what’s coming. Dusty dry start to sip. Fruity, with nice grapefruit hints. Alcohol gives it weight but doesn’t mess with the flavours. tashi detects a hint of almond perhaps in the middle. I could definitely taste a nutty, biscuity malt, once the initial hop bombardment subsides.
Chrism86 (291), Melbourne, Australia
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 30, 2009 Pours orange/amber with no head. Nose has caramel/toffee malt with pine & citrus hops...nothing new. Palate has alot of malt & hops, though the hops are probably alot duller than originally intended. Finished with rich malt & good hop balance but as mentioned not quite as robust. Good & would think is great fresh.
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