 Ceebs25 (242), Naperville, Illinois, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 5, 2009
22 oz bomber. Really not too potent on the hops in the aroma for a dipa. Though on the lighter side, the aroma is still well balanced and pleasant. A lot of fruity and herbal notes here, with melons, a sugary/tart citrus, some general mild fruit, light caramel and biscuits. The pour had some nice frothy head, very sticky lacing, some light particulate in the medium thick body, and a straight orange-red color. With a medium-full body, there’s not as much pop as you might expect, though it does have a nice creamy feel that finishes with a smooth bitter hop. If there’s one downside to this beer is that it doesn’t have a ton of complexities in the flavor. This isn’t really such bad thing though as the semi-sweet hop tropical citrus fruits and caramel cookie malts go together very well with a very nice balance that makes for easy drinking. This was quite a nice selection from a Lagunitas and perhaps the most sessionable dipa I’ve ever had.
SorenE (125), , New Zealand
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 28, 2009 quite floral and fruity hoppiness. big caramel sweetness to support the IBUs which certainly can be tasted. well balanced. enjoyed it altough it was a bit dated.
ilherps (234), Carbondale, Illinois, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 26, 2009 Interesting. Definitely hoppy, but with some interesting sweet overtones of honeysuckle, lilac, and peppermint. The taste lingers with these piney bitterness. Theres also a nice herbal aroma, sage or heather perhaps.
pintocb (518), Darsville, Georgia, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 25, 2009 Oily orange color. Great lacing. Funky aroma of pine and wheat bitter up front, followed by a flash of )))salty??((( then more bitterness. Not sire I like the middle flash of flavor, but I like the hop profile a ton.
BeerNeedy (63), Anchorage, Alaska, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 25, 2009 Smells, looks, tastes and pleases like a top notch DIPA. I will now include this one in the rotation as it fits my expectations on all levels. Great ale.
Toxygen (390), Sanford, Florida, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 2/5 | 19/20 |
Dec 21, 2009 (br-btl gn-lbl, 22oz, 102 IBUs, 1.085 OG, brewed with hop extracts, 7.7%, $6, 27¢/oz)
lct-or, med-sticky-body, ^co2.
^piney sweet-grpfrt aroma.
co2 bright-citrus-fruit T1, sweet-tangerine resiny-hop co2 T2, hop-slick T3.
like a four-hearted ale, great flavor but too much co2,
fresh-sweet-citrus backdrop, piney-hop-resin forefront.
patrickfannon (384), Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 20, 2009 Bottle. 25.4 oz. Pours clear orange-amber with a moderate, smooth off-white head. Aroma of dry hops, yeast, bread, cinnamon, vanilla, and barley. Pourous, clean mouthfeel with an extremely passive, mildly crisp body. Great Imperial IPA.
5000 (2634), Hardened Liver, Washington, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 19, 2009 Bottle: Bright Amber in color, very minor haze, batter like head, off-white, big and frothy, moderate lacing. Resiny nose, hops and very slight pine. Also has a malt presense to it. Quite resiny on the tongue,
piney, with not a hell of a lot of bitterness but it does have quite a bit of hop flavor. Certainly bigger than your average IPA, but not as Malty as I prefer. However, its not biting at all, has very good hop flavor, it is
quite resiny, with hints of pine, all while remaining quite well balanced. Body and mouthfeel are moderate to full. Resiny finish, very clean, well in a hop sorta way. Good, quite good actually. For not being as
Malty as I like, it was rather well balanced for an IIPA. Hop Heads will like this one. I tend to prefer ones that lean towards Barley Wine, but this one was likely truer to style.
esjaygee (1581), Oak Creek, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 17, 2009 Clear golden yellow with a medium off-white head, sudsy, moderately dissipating and some lacing. Aroma of resinous, woodsy and citrus hops – west coast IPA all the way with enough caramel and malt to back it up. Taste of resinous hops, mild floral hops, crystal malt, mild citrus. Finishes up with moderate bitterness and mild warming and some orange. Nice but not stellar – and nicely priced.
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