 zdk (269), New York, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 26, 2009 bottle: served in a shaker and paired with spicy pad thai noodes. Pours beautiful light amber with slowly rising bubbles and thick, foamy head. The bitter hop oil exudes in the arouma, as if the smells can’t wait to jump into my nostrils. Soapy, dishwasher smell, but inviting.
The hop has a nice hit, but the malty sweetness is there to balance. Cuts right through the spicy food and leaves no weird aftertaste. I can’t taste any alcohol. Mouthfeel is slightly soapy, but not offensive and smooth. Medium thick body.
Makes a great drink overall, and apparently pairs well with spicy food.
rosenbergh (978), Helsinki, Finland
| 2.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 2/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 9/20 |
Aug 22, 2009 650 ml bottle. From the US (H).
Clear pale amber/golden colour with small white head. Slightly perfumy hoppy aroma with hints of alcohol. Mild fruity hoppy flavour which is disturbingly boozy. Almost no aftertaste. No more for me, I’m afraid.
RedSox2004 (359), Pacific Palisades, California, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Aug 21, 2009 Clear deep gold with a frothy white head that left excellent lacing. Pleasant hops aromas dominate the nose, but plenty of support from a mild maltiness. Somewhat subdued citrus hops taste with a nicely balanced biscuity maltiness. Medium body, slightly resiny mouthfeel, lots of carbonation. Less over-the-top hops bitterness than many of the West Coast IPAs.
broozer81 (67), , New Jersey, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 19, 2009 light floral hops taste and smell, with a nice malt backbone, not very complicated, an English style ipa i would assume with the amount of hops present..very smooth refreshing taste with the abv well hidden..overall this was nice to try, but nothing special, it doesn’t really stand out and say buy me again..
3Faveryrogue (112), Aslip, Illinois, USA
| 1.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 3/10 | 2/5 | 4/10 | 2/5 | 6/20 |
Aug 19, 2009 Thin clear gold pour with a decent head. Smell is soapy dishwater and dusty malt. Mouth has a big pale background. Weird kind of saltwater taffy sweetness. Balanced or just weak? Very thin, watery. Caramel. Citrus. Soapy plastic bitter finish. Not much of an IPA. Drinkable, though not refreshing. Kind of vegetal/herbal linger. Hindsight is 20/20. Pass this up, please.
Haack (101), Hornslet, Denmark
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 18, 2009 I tried this "local" Boston Beer on my trip to the East Coast this Summer (2009).
I really like the long aftertast of hops and instantly bought a six’er for my trip. A very drinkable IPA.
drowland (1430), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Aug 13, 2009 Nice fruity and flowery hop aroma, but it doesn’t come through much in the flavor. This is essentially a tasty, refreshing, and quite drinkable version of an IPA.
phaleslu (573), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Aug 12, 2009 Draft sample at Cincy Beerfest 2009. Pours clear gold with medium white head. Hop aroma, with some floral and citrus notes. Hops also characterize the flavor, which also has some sweetness, citrus, and malt. Light mouthfeel, maybe just a touch of soap at the finish. Not bad but you could do a lot better for a similarly-priced IPA.
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