 xnoxhatex (788), Chicago, Illinois, USA
May 7, 2008
Sample at West Lakeview Liquors, Chicago, Great Lakes Tasting. Orange-amber color with small off-white head. Aroma is a little bit stronger citrus but more subdued malt and also a touch of pine that wasn’t in the APA. The flavor is very much the same with well balanced dry caramel malt flavors, the flavor is so similar to the APA, I am surprised I was not served a more fresh verison of the previous. Medium body with good carbonation. Overall another well balanced brew from GL.
phishpond417 (1360), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
Aug 20, 2008 A great tasting brew shared on several occasions with BrotherBrando. Pours a hazey lazy orange colour, vibrant and deep with a full white floraly hopped head. Aroma is very pleasent, straight to the flow- up in your nose enticing you with a mixture of tropical fruit and fresh hops plopping off the vine. Taste is full on the palate, full of astringent hop character, soft pine and grapefruit. Thanks pal :)
PolakPorter (50), , Illinois, USA
Aug 15, 2008 Nice and hoppy. Not the most unique brew. It tends to blend into the crowd of great American IPAs. Still, it’s tasty with a great hopbite that queefs bitterness round the nether-regions of the tongue. Good brew to be sure, though I enjoyed the Burning River a tad bit more. Forsurely worthy of a tryington. Jah.
HighlanderOne (453), Somewherein, New Jersey, USA
Aug 9, 2008 Poured from bottle 8/2008. Orange/amber, thin white head. Hops in aroma, but not as dominant as I would have thought. Not to worry - flavor is loaded with hops. Excellent blend with spice and floral notes galore. Malt gives a creamy feel. Nice finish. Another impressive IPA made in the USA.
beer_chugger (31), Colorado, USA
Aug 9, 2008 A sample on tap at the brewery. It pours a nice golden color and the head laces the glass nicely. This beer is nicely hoppy and the taste lingers. The flavor is balanced well and this is one of the better IPAs I’ve had.
Arnie (272), Chicagoland, IL, Illinois, USA
Jul 28, 2008 On tap in a sampler at GLB in Cleveland. A darker golden than the Burning River, a bit more medicine-y nose and stronger hops as well. White head clings thickly to the glass.
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