 DYCSoccer17 (2012), Davis, California, USA
Jun 7, 2008
12 ounce bottle purchased at the Davis Food Co-Op. Aroma is more herbal hops and a bit of grapefruit-like citrus. Light sweetness and some spiciness is also there. Beautiful orange transparent body with a large, pillowy white-light yellow head that is quite persistent. Good lacing. Bit of a sweet, sugary start before it has just a little touch of skunky DMS. Becomes chewy, sweet, and full-bodied in the middle. Some hempy hop flavors along with some other citrus orange-like hop flavors follow. This is pretty well-balanced, but I can see how this would be disappointing to hop heads. Personally, I prefer an IPA to be overmalted than overhopped. Very drinkable stuff.
Sparky27 (515), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Aug 15, 2008 12oz Bottle. Pours a slight hazy iced tea color with one finger tan head and nice lacing. Nose is sweet ripe citrus and pine. Taste is floral hops, caramel malt and a mild resin finish. Medium creamy mouth feel. Decent IPA.
tronraner (1399), (Louis-, Sevier-, Knox-)ville, Tennessee, USA
Jul 25, 2008 12 oz bottle. Pours hazy copper with off-white head. The aroma is biscuits, honey, orange zest, berries, and pine. The flavor is a honeyish sweetness with assertive piney hops. Sweet toastiness after a bitter finish. Pretty good.
spikester (407), Salem, Oregon, USA
Jul 20, 2008 This no longer says Humbolt on the bottle. Brewed in Paso Robles, Ca. now. Pours a dark amber with a modest off-white head. Good amount of lacings. Aroma is pungent pine and citrus. First taste is bitter citrus hops enveloped by a very rich malty sweetness. Does not have the crispness most IPAs have. Seems more like a Red-IPA melding. Tasty brew. Also the bottle info shows 6.7% abv. now and I did feel and taste the higher %.
DuffMan (1935), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Jul 14, 2008 Orange amber, slightly hazy, average off-white head. Aroma is fresh and fruity hops in abundance. Flavour again is hop dominated with lovely passionfruit and peach character shining through, the malts are soft and carramelly sweet. Very nice.
Taverner (435), San Ramon, California, USA
Jul 6, 2008 A great floral IPA. Lives up to its name. Very nectarish in its aroma and palate. Tastes a lot more chewy due to the hopping, yet this is extremely sessionable at 5.2%
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