 joshpiledean (194), Ames, Iowa, USA
Mar 2, 2005
Nitro tap, O’Brien’s, San Diego. I think the nitro really added to this, making for a creamy punch of hops that went down very nice and smooth. The hops were a great citrusy treat, more aromatic than bitter, not that it isn’t worthy of being tagged a IIPA, err whatever. Gimme another!
AgentSteve (919), SF Bay Area, California, USA
May 15, 2008 On tap @ the Valley brewery, beautiful copper pour with decent head and indredible floral hop nose. Same in the flavor and dry finish. Great stuff.
bikesandbeers (420), San Diego, California, USA
Feb 6, 2008 sampled on tap at the San Diego Strong Ale Festival Nov 2008, an event share with what seemed liked hundreds of ratebeerians and enjoyed mostly through a straw, since my face was a bloody mess of scabs and stitches. This beer was on nitro, which made the otherwsie average DIPA a super creamy and interesting treat.Tons of hops with a decent amount of malt which went down smooth thanks to the nitro pour
UselessGdTaste (359), Long Beach, California, USA
Jan 7, 2008 Ok...it’s on NITRO. And... It works. Totally looked like it was going to be wayyy too thick. And...yes...I was right. It was wayyy too thick, but I actually liked it that way. It really gave the hops an odd quality. I would love to try the nitro and CO2 version side by side. I’m going to give it a high number because I really love the unusual quality that works, and I think that should be rewarded.
Taverner (517), San Ramon, California, USA
Dec 22, 2007 Pours gold to amber. Two finger head that quickly recedes, leaving nice lacing. Flavor is piney and woody - not a bad IIPA!
hapjydeuce (618), Carlsbad, USA
Dec 6, 2007 Pizza Port Strong Ale Fest ’07. First time for me trying a IIPA on nitro tap...it actually turned out better than I expected. The nitrogen really kicked up the appearance and aroma a notch upon pouring, talk about some serious thickness and cascading for an IPA. Frothy white head, bad-ass appearance with sticky caramelized malts and bread in the aroma. Blast of sweetness on each sip (my only big complaint), with lots of pine forest. Damn chewy palate, one of the most viscous IIPA’s Ive tried. Based on my level of coherence, I’m lucky I didn’t try to eat the flesh of my cheek. Ouch.
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