 npdempse (931), St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
| 2.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 2/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 9/20 |
Jun 21, 2008 Clear golden, with a short lived, white head. Disappointingly one-dimensional--bitter, dry, and astringent.
mgoy (343), Oak Brook, Illinois, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 5/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 21, 2008 On tap at a random restaurant/bar in Union Square. Harpoon IPA is an orange tinted golden colored ale with a nice initial but disappearing head. The aroma and flavor are light and full of bitter hops. This is a very nice and drinkable ale that I will look for again.
dmtroyer (415), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jun 21, 2008 12oz. Poured orange copper with a white head. Nose and body are very similar, being mostly sweet malt with decent carbonation and an off-dry finish. Doesn’t fit the IPA style for me, I had a couple highly ranked pale ales after this that totally outshined it in complexity, body and hops. Also, this is one that does not age well. Mine was marked best by 7/31/08 and was fresh but a friends was marked 3/29/08 and was way past its prime and justified a replacement at the bar. An okay introductory IPA.
Butters (1651), Virginia, USA
| 2.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 8/20 |
Jun 19, 2008 Pours clear golden amber with large off-white head. Tastes hop bitter and not well balanced. Smells of piney and fruity hops. Body is thin. Bitter lingering finish. Pretty label is the best thing going for this one.
tagz (334), USA
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 12/20 |
Jun 19, 2008 bottle. light copper, thin foamy head. grassy and floral hop aroma, and light bitter. a little light in flavor. fizzy carbonation. definitely a second tier ipa. had this alongside the long trail and i prefered the latter. this one is much lighter fare.
RONCOD (106), Uledi, Pennsylvania, USA
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Jun 18, 2008 Golden color with a decent white head. Lots of hops. Not my favorite style of beer.
mmather (113), Colorado, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 10/20 |
Jun 16, 2008 12 oz. bottle. Nice beer, although nothing exceptional here. Hops are in a nice balance with the malt background, but not overpowering. A nice brew.
soyorganic (217), Denver, Colorado, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 5/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 14/20 |
Jun 10, 2008 Bottle best by 7/25/08: pours nice looking copper color with a head that retains. Not a distinguishable aroma sort of bockish with hops. Decent beer that isn’t too impressive. It had a light bodied watered down taste. Hops are there but they have a heavy flavor and seem to float off with the water flavor. Beer has a slight corn-ish taste. Nevertheless, I would not turn this down and I will try it again.
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