 kp (6200), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Sep 1, 2007 Date: 12/02/2005
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, Strong Ale Fest
cloudy amber, thin off white head, big sweet piney citrus hop aroma, great hop flavor on a balanced big sweet carmel malt base, nice light bitter finish
Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **/4
Rastacouere (5270), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Oct 10, 2005 Clear apricot, diminishing off-white head. Heavily aromatic hops dominate the nose and overwhelm the palate for that matter, hiding any trace of maltiness behind a crisp powdery veil. They carry on lemony and limey flavours that feel very juicy in mouth. Medium bodied, extremely dry, but fortunately not tart.
CaptainCougar (4637), Rockville, Maryland, USA
Oct 12, 2004 GABF 2004: Pours a clear dark copper with an off-white head and thin lacing. Nice fresh hoppy, pine, and caramel malty sweet aroma. Starts rich and syrupy with lots of caramel toffee balanced with a floral hoppy bitterness. The alcohol is very well hidden under a smooth bittersweet finish. A very nice DIPA.
JorisPPattyn (4282), Antwerpen, Belgium
Apr 24, 2008 ’06 Vintage Good yellow head on orange-golden beer. Very hoppy (USA) nose, cookies and quite some malts. Hopoil, hopcookies or -cake, diverse dried fruits (mango, fig, peach). Burning MF, quite aggressive and harming the balance. OK, maybe enjoyable, but not really great.
goldtwins (3734), Nesconset, New York, USA
Dec 18, 2005 9th Annual San Diego Strong Ale Fest: Hazy orange color. Big malt starts the aroma but quickly becomes mixed with plenty of hops. Light notes of alcohol present. Big piney hop flavor running through. Moderate bitterness that lasts for a nice length of time. Good balance. Full bodied almost syrupy.
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