 danielcurtis81 (879), San Diego, California, USA
Sep 18, 2008 Bottle. Copper color. A bit bitter. Good hop flavors maybe just a touch out of balance. Some good pineapple smells and flavors. Overall solid.
andersand (271), Malmö, Sweden
Sep 17, 2008 A nice, sweet, nutty caramell monster with a rather harsh bitterness. Has the typical Great Divide signature taste wich is a good thing. Malty, fairly well balanced double IPA. Not the best if you want a plain hop attack but really good as a slow sipper.
kosko20 (302), Bemidji, Minnesota, USA
Sep 16, 2008 A pure golden ruby, with a beautiful thick, off white head. A nice hoppy aroma of citrus and floral essences balanced with a nutty malt. Flavor is the citrus and piney hops. Mouthfeel is warm and medium bodied, finishes pretty bitter (7 out of 10 on the bitterness scale that I just made up). Overall I like it a lot but something about the flavor holds it back from being a great one for me.
MtStateBeer (74), Hurricane, West Virginia, USA
Sep 15, 2008 22 oz. bottle. Pours a reddish-orange color with an average frothy off-white head, good lacing. Aroma is caramel malts, a touch of grains, and a buch of hops, pine, grapefruit, and a little fruity. Flavor is very nice, mainly hoppy. Very good malt/hop balance, but mainly a piney hop finish.
awiseman01 (318), Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Sep 15, 2008 Updated: Apr 14, 2009Bottle, shared w/ danielcurtis81. Very bright orange. Lots of citrus. Lots of alcohol at first, but the taste improves and the overpowering alcohol taste fades as the beer warms a little. Hop overload hits well. Not a bad double IPA, though not my favorite.
JohnQPublic (387), Brooklyn, New York, USA
Sep 13, 2008 Draught. Pours hazy orange-amber with a creamy, slightly off-white head. Nose is sweet caramel and citrus, apricot, bit of pine. Taste starts off with caramel sweetness from the malts complemented by ripe apricot, with a citrusy, slightly piney hop bitterness coming through towards the backend, and a nice, mild, lingering bitterness on the palate to combat the massive fruity sweetness of this brew. Palate is slick and syrupy, mild carbonation.
fata2683 (836), Panama City, Florida, USA
Sep 12, 2008 Updated: Oct 1, 2008Huge beer with a ton of great hop presence. This is not a session beer for me but stands alone as a great representation of the wonderfull 2IPA’s coming from the West Coast.
rthbass (27), Vancouver, Washington, USA
Sep 8, 2008 Updated: Sep 9, 2008In the bottle from By the Bottle in Vancouver, WA.
Pours clear, medium amber with a medium, white head and decent lacing. Wonderful fruit aroma. Peaches for days. Great taste! Probably my favorite based on taste alone. I always love the super fruity and floral IPAs. That being said, this is kind of a one trick pony. Even though it is 9.5%, it’s really all about the hop flavor and aroma. Malts lend to a very respectable mouth-feel but not contributing a lot to the flavor. Which personally I don’t mind, but makes it a little less well-rounded in the grand scheme. All in all a great tasting beer and that’s all that matters!
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