 monkeychugg55 (241), Joliet, Illinois, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 13/20 |
May 13, 2009 Updated: Jun 29, 2009Pours a clear (filtered) golden copper with a quickly dissipating white head. Aroma is piney, citric, hops with the faintest hint of sweetness. Flavor is bitter hops and mild sweet malt. Mouthfeel is thin and finish is slightly oily hops. Would have liked better if there was a little more maltiness to balance out the hops.
finol (512), Nacka (Stockholm), Sweden
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
May 10, 2009 Draught at Sorbon, Bromma (Stockholm)
Pours amber with a creamy yellowish head. Floral hops. Well balanced.
Aggy360 (115), Anchorage/ Vista,CA, Alaska, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
May 6, 2009 Wow, what a nice beer. Golden orange thin white head. Citrus hop, sweet malt aroma. Well hopped. Good malt and hop finish.
jb (1055), Rochester, New York, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
May 3, 2009 Orange-yellow, some big bubbled head. Nice pine + toffee aroma. Very malty body and plenty of hoppy kick. A very nice IPA.
gpekar (228), Maryland, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
May 3, 2009 Poured a clear amber color with a tall creamy off-white head. The head went down to just a thin head in a few minutes. There was a good grapefruit/pine aroma right off the bat. There was a good hops bite initially with a bit of sweetness that mellowed it out in the middle. It rolled into a good bitterness on the finish that lasted well on the palate. This was a nice beer
ErikTheViking (76), Oslo, Norway
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
May 2, 2009 2 May 2009. Dark golden with off-white head. Taste of orange citrus and hops. Spicy, herbal, hops flavour. Very bitter aftertaste. IBU 60. Very nice label, but not a favourite beer
bergstaden (111), Røros, Norway
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
May 1, 2009 Smell of hops hits right away, color is dark golden with a white head - taste is nice bitter hops finishes with a dry hoppyness - very nice beer
talon1117 (627), Bellvue, Colorado, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Apr 27, 2009 Typical IPA pour with a clear, orangey-amber pour and an average, off-white, pillowy head which settles to a small frothy layer quickly and leaves some drippy lace. Nose has pleasant notes but are a little muted for an IPA; notes of orange citrus is prominent, light grass and pine needle, and a faint herbal note with mild sweet malts in the background. Flavor is similar with spicy, piney hops dominating, orange citrus notes are lighter, and the same herbal and grassy characteristics gain more presence in the progression. The bitterness is more than moderate but the sweetness is approaching moderate with some sweet, sugary biscuits and faint caramel. Palate is lightly sticky, faintly drying, lively, and nearly light to medium. Finishes mostly bitter with the herbal, piney, and grassy notes almost becoming rustic or pine cone-like. I had the tried this in the past and was not pleased but the new version is not too bad. A solid, IPA from FD benefiting most from the complexity the malts added. One could argue that the additional malts are not typical for an IPA, but I feel they make the beer, regardless of style. One note, however; I rated this one very fresh and liked it but had the same batch some months later and it lost some its malt balance. Maybe it was a bad bottle.
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