 ultraspank (866), Dublin, Ohio, USA
| 4.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Jul 7, 2003 Oh, Mr. IPA - I could never be mad at you. God I love this style. Grabbing one or six brewed by the heavyweights at Fuller Smith and Turner doesn't hurt my day a bit. This brew pours a medium sparkling copper. The thick off white creamy dense head is fully lasting with stellar lacing that sticks to the side of my glass in gobbing sheets. The nose is fresh and and outstanding combination of toasted malt cereal, dried figs and raisins. The flavor is deep and complex starting slightly sweet and alcoholic and bringing up the rear with a burned caramel bitterness. The palate is perfect - full and creamy and soft. The finish feels just a tad chalky. Superb: Bravo!!
Braudog (3766), Dayton, Ohio, USA
| 4.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Apr 28, 2003 Reddish copper with a head that sustains kinda like a hot spring. Bit of a smoky grass aroma. The flavor is full-bodied, oakey, nutty, woodsy, with a hint of smoke and well rounded. An excellent ale with an 'old world' character.
groovinhigh (170), Asheville, North Carolina, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Aug 12, 2001 Updated: Apr 7, 2004I guess my tastes have changed, but this is a tremendous IPA... similar to Sam Smith's IPA, though a little more refined...
mribm (419), Hurley, New York, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Jan 4, 2003 This beer poured with a small head and was orange colored. It had a nice malty nose and malty taste with some hops in the background. Much different than an American IPA, as there isn’t as much hoppiness. It isn’t quite what I expected from an IPA, however it had a nice flavor. Tasted a lot like Fuller’s ESB. It appears to me that a lot of people rate this against American IPA’s, expecting a lot of hops. You can’t do that. The English IPA’s are a diffferent breed of animal.
Suttree (2732), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Apr 9, 2002 Very good, very British, but so similiar to their ESB that you wonder why they bothered.
spnkyoumuch (24), Seattle, Washington, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Jun 28, 2005 I’m an IPA and APA fan and the last time I had this at a restaurant from a bottle, I enjoyed it very much. It’s well balanced with bitter, sweet, and hops. It has a fresh palate even from the bottle. Quite drinkable.
Nate (2552), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 25, 2002 Nice nose - floral/fruity hops. A bit sweet. Amber yellow, clear, with small flat head. Little lacing. Medium body, smooth light carb. Very hoppy and a bit sweet - big bittering. A very good IPA.
twocycle99 (61), Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
May 15, 2002 best of tjhe fullers
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