 Emil (6074), Copenhagen, Denmark
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
May 4, 2008 Bottle. Blind tasting. A amber beer with a off-white head. The aroma and taste is of malt and hops, peach, mellon notes, dry. Medium to full body with a bitter dry, hoppy finish.
bu11zeye (5672), Frisco, Texas, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 13, 2009 (Draught) Pours a clear yellow body with a tall aggressive off-white head. Aroma of toasted grain, pine, grass, and grapefruit. Flavor of hops (pine, citrus), toasted grain, and caramel malt.
jcwattsrugger (5581), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jul 15, 2007 on tap-pours an off white head and cloudy copper color. Aroma is sweet citrus hops, good secondary medium malt. Swirl it and it changes character to candy sugar, dark fruit, alcohol-like a Belgian quad? Taste is citrus/pine-hops, medium malt-sweet. Thick mouth feel, alcohol. Mild carbonation. Sipping.
hopscotch (5543), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 17, 2006 Updated: Oct 10, 2007Growler... RBSG2006... Lightly hazy orange ale with a small, creamy, white head. The floral, fruity nose delivers big grapefruit, wet leather and big malts. Good, malty-sweet flavor up front followed by a heavy dose of hops. Tangy, bitter and a little tart. Full-bodied and ultra-creamy with soft carbonation. Lengthy, pretty damn bitter finish. The alcohol and hops eventually dry everything out.
CaptainCougar (5532), Rockville, Maryland, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 2, 2007 Sampled from a 5 gallon keg (courtesy of boboski) at kp’s on 7/2/06: Pours a clear orange copper with a nicely-lacing white head. Big, fresh piny hoppy aroma has a nice, clean balanced caramel maltiness. Starts with a good sweet sticky caramel malty palate and lots of fresh piny hoppy flavor. Nicely-balanced and fresh with plenty of green hops and mild citrus with a lightly warming finish. A nice double IPA.
ThomasE (5178), Copenhagen, Denmark
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 5, 2008 Light hazy amber colour with a white head. Light caramel sweet aroma hoppy, peach fruity notes and hints of pine. Caramel sweet flavor with peach fruity notes.
MartinT (5075), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jan 14, 2008 My Bottom Line:
A dazzling orangey, resinous hop bouquet proliferates into the cushiony caramel maltiness of this nourishing, quintessential Double IPA. Balance and high drinkability are also reached, taking this beer to greater heights in the style’s pantheon, imho.
Further Personal Perceptions:
-A blanket of foam protects the cloudy amber shine.
-The finishing citrusy and resinous hop bitterness is as important as the hops found in the flavor profile and aroma; everything’s so elegantly laid out!
-The body is chewy and the carbonation relaxing, creating an excellent, full but lenient mouthfeel.
-Hops also divulge a spruce-like sweetness in their flirting earthiness.
-Oh man, how I need to get to this brewery.
On tap at The Flying Saucer in Charlotte.
BückDich (4857), McCall, Idaho, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 3, 2006 RBSG 2006 - DC Grand Tasting Lineup
Bronze color, no head or lacing. Nose of bright grapefruit and sweet nutty grapes. The flavor is nice and balanced. Catty bitterness and sweet maltose. The finish is nice and traditional with light lingering malt but a nice hop essence.
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