tennisjoel (931), Shakopee, Minnesota, USA Nov 6, 2009 Copper pour with a generous head. Appearance showcases active legs. Cask like appearance. Aromas of piney hops with a good caramel backing. Sweeter IIPA. Slight alcohol burn in flavor. Nothing to write home about, but it is drinkable. BeerandBlues2 (3201), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA Nov 6, 2009 Bottle. Pours clear amber with a large, creamy off-white head, mostly lasting with excellent lacing. Aroma is heavy malt (bread, cookie, caramel), heavy hop (flowers, pine, citrus), average yeast (sweat) with notes of light alcohol, apple, apricot, and pear. Full bodied, creamy texture, lively carbonation, and a bitter finish. Long duration, light sweetness, moderate acidity and bitterness. Ernest (4481), Boulder, Colorado, USA Nov 4, 2009 Bottle.
Head is initially small, frothy, white, mostly diminishing.
Body is medium to dark yellow.
Aroma is lightly to moderately malty (caramel, toasted grain), moderately hoppy (resin, grapefruit, apricot), with notes of turpentine, walnut, shrimp.
Flavor is moderately to heavily sweet, moderately acidic, lightly bitter.
Finish is lightly to moderately sweet, moderately acidic, moderately bitter, unclean.
Medium body, syrupy texture, soft/lively carbonation, moderately alcoholic, lightly astringent.
Strange off notes that made my stomach clench up a little bit every time I took a whiff (the body’s way of telling the brain "don’t drink this", perhaps?). Syrupy, sour, and dirty tasting. An unpleasant experience. BrewDad (2363), Olympia, Washington, USA Nov 3, 2009 12oz Bottle – Gravity Beer Market – Olympia, WA
Aroma: Big hops and malt aroma.
Appearance: Orange Amber in color, Clear with a light head.
Flavor: Huge hops flavor with a nice malt backing. Earthy with added spice flavors.
Palate: Dry with a smooth finish.
Overall: Big Double IPA flavor this finished bitter with the big hops flavor.
BrotherGrendel (551), San Diego (La Jolla), California, USA Nov 1, 2009 Dark orange hue with thin ring of white head, sticky lacing. Nose is pine resin and thick bread malts and light citrus. Flavor is a thick balanced DIPA with plenty of rich malty backbone to complement the sticky resiny hop flavor, touch of grass, orange citrus, honey, and caramel. Full-bodied, chewy texture, medium carbonation. A big and thick DIPA with lots of flavor and balance, not a hop bomb at all, borders on the barleywine style. Ibrew2or3 (2714), Safety Harbor, Florida, USA Oct 30, 2009 Courtesy of ditmier. Pours copper with gold hues and thin white head. The aroma is resiny with pine, grassiness, tree sap and citrus. The taste has malts and pine hops mixing to create a chewy resiny tasty sensation. It gets a bit citrusy toward the finish. Overall a nice brew but a bit timid for the style. jimbowood (947), Athens, Georgia, USA Oct 24, 2009 Bottle from naven. Tons of sweet, biscuity malt. A little watery. Left me searching for more hops. Below average. Thanks a lot Dave. joet (1699), Fulton, California, USA Oct 21, 2009 bottle. very sweet. melony. balanced hop bitterness and aromatic though the more volatile aromatics are less present. slightly biscuity.
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