 Darkover (1317), Columbus, Ohio, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Jul 29, 2006 Opaque orange color with a small beige head. Aroma of citrus hops and sweet malt. Flavor of citrus hops, oranges, tropical fruits and a hint of alcohol. Tangy finish. Really drinkable for a 2IPA.
TPaliga (212), Munster, Indiana, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Jul 28, 2006 Pours hazy gold with fizzy white head. Aroma is fruit, piney/resiny hops, sweet citrus. Long lasting bitter/sweet flavor. Palate is thick and coating. Nice bitter fruity finish. Excellent IIPA.
Pigfoot (2226), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Jul 28, 2006 Hazed pale orange, solid creamy-toned head.
Outsized aroma, speaks, maybe screams, from afar, blazing pine and tropical fruit, spanks the nose, then softly tickles.
Taste: again, blazing hops, loud and proud, fresh citrus zest, packed with alcoholic punch.
Huge texture, big pucker, fat bitterness, graps the lips and drags it around for a spin...very pithy citrus character, abundant hop bitterness.
A challenge, but a fun one. A real unique twist on the double IPA, not like many others, and...dangit, I like it!
JoeMcPhee (5056), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jul 27, 2006 12 oz bottle. Golden-orange beer with a thick sticky white head. Big hoppy aroma, Simcoe pinyness, strong resiny aroma, some sweet orange and grapefruit behind it. Appealing tropical character in the nose as well. Flavour is incredible, tropical fruit, grapefruit, resinous pine, long lingering bitterness. As the beer warms, a gorgeous spicy flavour starts to come out as well. Quite bitter and resinous through the finish, but still incredibly tasty.
ChristianSA (368), Copenhagen, Denmark
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jul 13, 2006 Bottle thanks to Kevin. Wonderful piney aroma with hints of red apple, apricot and lemon rind. Hazy copper with big bubbled head dragging some laze. OK retention. The flavor is fruity with loads of hops balanced by a rather heavy malt backbone. Bitter finish (of course).Viscous texture and a quite fizzy. Nice and hoppy IPA, that would have been much better if it had allowed the wonderful hop profile more room to play with less carbonation and a lighter body.
TheEpeeist (1494), Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 19/20 |
Jul 7, 2006 12 oz bottle. Delicate pink-orange with a balsa colored custard head. Pine needles, granny smith apple, watermelon and lemon drops. Delicious pink grapefruit slathered in honey. Creamy bitterness builds and lingers; citrus remains. Not quite medium body; nice crisp carb. A solid double I’ll be visiting again.
sheatripper (863), Brooklyn, New York, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jul 3, 2006 Bottle that’s been "aging" in my fridge for about a year poured into a snifter. Color was a translucent orange-pink color of a gemlike quality, almost like a fire opal. Head quickly diminished but left an thin arc of lacing after I tilted the glass up against my nose for several minutes, absorbing the aroma which I couldn’t get enough of... The aroma started with pinapple, mangoes, passion fruit, stone fruit and tropical flowers before trailing into an alcohol fortified wine, like an apricot brandy, then finishing with faint yeast particles. Flavor was of subdued hops and citrus rind oils, along with some tamarind and apricot, with citrus oils and some alcohol on the finish. Medium body and somewhat oily palate, but overall an absolute pleasure.
jrob21 (1281), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jul 3, 2006 Another great double IPA without the overpowering sweetness and sugars. Good orange color with big white head. I get an incredibly complex nose of citrus, caramel, pine, and slight roasted malt tinges. Again a citrus and melon taste gives way to a slight bitterness. No taste of alcohol and at 9+% that’s a feat. Can you tell I like this one. My only complaint is the quick finish. Thanks brewblackhole.
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