 ChainGangGuy (1511), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
May 11, 2008
Appearance: Pours a lightly hazy, amber body with a small, white head.
Smell: Lightly citric-smelling aroma of butterscotch candies, orange oils, and a slight grassiness.
Taste: Sweetish blending of juiced oranges and butterscotch icecream topping. Medium-high bitterness. Slight touch of booze. A few spoonfuls of fruit smoothies. Slight sweetness on the predominately bitter finish.
Mouthfeel: A bit above medium-bodied. Medium carbonation.
Drinkability: A very good Double IPA.
wilkie (1087), Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Aug 18, 2008 22 oz. bottle, from kmweaver, thanks ken! Pours hazy copper/orange, small white head. Aroma is caramel, soap, pine, grapefruit. Flavor is quite hoppy, with some malty caramel, and a dry, good finish.
argo0 (6145), Washington DC, USA
Aug 15, 2008 (22oz bottle, thanks kmweaver) Hazy amber body with small off-white head. Aroma is medium sweet, floral, grapefruit, peach. Taste is mediums weet, grapefruit/pine, some apricot. Medium body with resin, chalk.
kmweaver (1948), Takoma Park, Maryland, USA
Aug 8, 2008 22oz bottle, courtesy of multiple trades from a while ago. Thanks! Pours a slightly hazy, golden amber color; thin off-white head with patchy lacing. Lots of earthy and citrus bitterness in the aroma; solid, earthy malt character underneath; generous, earthy hop goodness. Medium-to-full mouthfeel: loads of earthy hoppiness, with a complex candy sugar core; balanced at this point, and perhaps overly malts for a double IPA; presumably better fresh (I’ll be looking forward to the next batch of this). Lengthy finish: earthy hops and maltiness, candy sugar; lasting bitterness.
WeeHeavySD (1699), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA
Aug 3, 2008 Bottle from inkubus27 with a 1 finger head, shared with Maniac, jasonp, and my girlfriend cyn, post Stone RBSG. Nice pour of orange with a off white head. nose is lightly hopped. Taste is bitter and sweet with lots of resin, its a good brew overall.
theisti (1014), Leawood, Kansas, USA
Jul 23, 2008 22 oz bottle shared by Gregis. Pour is hazed golden ruby with a 1/2 inch white head. Nice lacing. Aroma of sweet orange citrus with bitterness and some nice full maltiness. Nicely balanced nose. Taste is rounded citrus fruit - full range of grapefruit, orange, lemon, lime; very fresh, with a nice pine flavor also present. Malt is present, nicely integrated with the cornucopia of hops. Aftertaste has bitter citrus peel. Nice medium palate. Really nice beer. Full, balanced, delicious. This was the beer of the night for me. Thanks again for sharing Greg.
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