 stefanje (951), (Santee) San Diego, California, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
May 1, 2008 650 ml bottle from Bev4less in Santee. Pours a translucent copper color with a big sudsy white head that lasts for a long time. The aroma is strong with grapefruit and pine. The flavor showcased moderately biter hops, spices, herbs and a touch of caramel; but no mention-worthy citrus. The mouthfeel was full and malty. The finish was long with lingering biter hops developing into a superb caramel aftertaste. Overall: Very drinkable, but so far my lowest rated San Diego IIPA. I will definitely re-rate sometime later just to make sure I got a representative sample.
gunhaver (1043), Tampa, Florida, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Apr 29, 2008 Updated: Jun 5, 2008Bottle, courtesy beastiefan2k. Pours a murky amber copper, with a big fluffy white head, and prominent thick lacing. Big, nostril stinging hops, very spicy and full of pine needles. Flavor-wise, it can best be described as a creamy experience. Vanilla, some nuttiness. Spicy flow, such as ginger and cinnamon. Hops come through in the end. Balanced, very smooth and drinkable.
igneous1 (1374), Davenport, Iowa, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Apr 27, 2008 copper/orangey color, head is almond colored. nose is initially strong on the pine and grapefruit, slight caramel nose with a hint of scorched sugar. Flavor is intially loaded with caramel and hints of scorched sugar. THe hoppiness is surprisingly subdued in the flavor. The hops are definitely there, but this one is dominated by the caramel malts.
obguthr (1065), Poquoson, Virginia, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 26, 2008 Strong pineapple and grapefruit nose with a hint of caramel. Amber and medium cream colored head. Grapefruit and lemon flavor. Lemon zest and grass finish. Tasty and well hopped, but not terribly unique. It tastes better when warm when the maltiness peeks through.
JFGrind (1354), Glenside, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 26, 2008 Musty pine aroma, golden medium body with plenty of C-Hops, adequate lacing throughout the sample. A strong royal recipe that even Party Boy would approve.
Beershine (2754), Traipsing Around, Cambodia
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Apr 23, 2008 Draught. Coppery color with lots of splotchy lacing. Woddy hop aroma. Cannabis flavors. Slick, oily mouthfeel. Not bad.
JorisPPattyn (5192), Antwerpen, Belgium
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 4/10 | 2/5 | 11/20 |
Apr 22, 2008 Draught Medium, dense yellowish head, over deep-golden beer. There is a strange, off-aroma in the nose. Some speak of garlic, I think of insectoid. And some hops, of course, the cat-piss (valerian) ones. The Summit - or the Nugget?. In the taste, I get the garlic clearly myself. Something wrong there, and it destroys all the fun. Astringent MF, going with the taste. Ouch - misser for this sample.
Dogbrick (2901), Columbus, Ohio, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Apr 20, 2008 Sample at Oggi’s Mission Valley location (originally rated 4/12, mistaken for an Oggi’s beer). This beer pours a mostly clear yellow-gold color with a medium thin off-white head that diminishes slowly. Thin rings of lacing on the glass. Citrus and hops aroma with a hint of spice. Medium-bodied with flavors of piney hops and spice, plus some grapefruit. Very little malt is present for balance. The finish is slightly astringent hops and citrus with a lingering hops aftertaste. Above average, and would be much better if it were more balanced.
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