rocbyter (902), Waterbury, Connecticut, USA Jun 12, 2007 Excelllent aroma of cirtus and a hint of floral hops. Pale orange color with a medium white head with good lacing. Less bitter than the aroma leads you to think. Sweet bitter finish and a little watery palate. Beerdedone (1873), Croydon, Pennsylvania, USA Jun 12, 2007 Bottle Pours a light copper color with a nice white head. Strong hoppy aroma with citrus and pine. Flavor is smooth and hoppy with a sour/bitter finish. A decent ipa FatPhil (3443), Espoo, Finland Jun 10, 2007 355ml bottle at 4.7% ABV (for Finnish alcohol tax reasons presumably).
Floral, citrus and light fruits aroma - the US IPA fingerprint. Taste is similarly typical of the modern US bastardisation of the IPA style. Unsubtle bitterness, fairly metallic, and not well-cordinated with the otherwise fairly pleasant maltiness. Unsophisticated and not a good example of an IPA. For that, skip this, and hit the classic instead. Bullit (1300), Glasgow, Scotland Jun 10, 2007 Updated: Apr 26, 2008Clear orange colour, small off-white head with floral and grapefruit aromas. Bitter-sweet flavours with citrus and syrup. Flowery. Long bitter aftertaste. Tranquillity (1165), Espoo, Finland Jun 10, 2007 I must say I prefer this to the Classic Pale ale. I had the 0.355l bottle with 4.7% alc. Nice flowery, a bit bbq aroma. Intense perfume and pepper in the taste. The flavours hit you and stay for a long time. Good one, it almost tastes Brittish ;) caesar (3020), Bunnik/Utrecht, Netherlands Jun 9, 2007 Clear amber color, short head. Aroma of hop, flowers, sweet honey, grapefruit, citrus. Bitter taste, some grapefruit, bit dry and sweet. Not bad. skortila (2875), Bunnik, Netherlands Jun 8, 2007 Aroma of fruity (orange/grapefruit) and floral hops with some caramel malty tones. Clear, amber coloured with a lasting, off-white head. Taste is moderate bitter, sweet with floral and fruity hops, some caramel malts. Medium bodied. Nice stuff. xnoxhatex (1305), Grand Rapids/Chicago, Michigan, USA Jun 7, 2007 Red orange color with small white creamy head. Sweet malt smell, a little doughyness, small with very little hop aroma. Body is pretty full and creamy. Taste nice malty, pine hops, caramel, nicely balanced. I wasn’t expecting much, but was presently surprised.
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