 Indra (1810), Prairie Village, Kansas, USA
Feb 26, 2008
22oz. "Sneak Release" bottling. Fruity, leafy, well-hopped nose, strong scents of lemon and pine arise, along with lighter notes of honey, flowers, pepper, doughy pastry and grapefruit. Deep golden copper color, clear, with a fine, slight head and thin wisps of lacing. Flavor profile is dominated by the hop character, strongly resinous, piney and bitter, with plenty of citrus throughout and a lightly sweet, syrupy malt undercurrent, finishing with a blend of lingering hop spice, warming alcohol and fresh lime. Acidic, oily and drying on the palate with a full body. Certainly quite flavorful and appropriately bitter considering the origin. Or is that triumphantly victorious? Perhaps a bit of both. Thanks to boboski.
joey_capps (1453), Waterdown, Ontario, Canada
Jun 30, 2008 Opaque orange-amber w/ ring of beige foam. fresh, hoppy, grapefruit aroma. Thick, resiny feel. Sweet malty flavour w/ a bitter, grapefruity finish.
jhliesen (328), West Melbourne, Florida, USA
Jun 29, 2008 Bottle 22oz-Dark amber color with a medium size head that was slighty off-white. Aroma had some hops. The flavor was carmel with some nuttynees undertones, finishing with some hops.
anders37 (2424), Malmö, Sweden
Jun 3, 2008 Bottle. Pours a slightly hazy amber reddish color with a small off-white head. Malty hoppy bitter citrus and grapefruit aroma with some hints of caramel. Malty hoppy caramel flavor. Malty and very bitter hoppy finish with a long bitter aftertaste.
phishpond417 (1110), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
Jun 2, 2008 This indeed was a strong ale. Very powerful, full of lots of sweet malted flavor, caramel as well. Nice big head very sweet, and a beautiful copper body. Verry smooth in taste, a great bit full mouthfeel and finishes very soft.
fonefan (4000), Ulfborg, Denmark
Jun 2, 2008 Bottle 66cl @ home.
Clear medium amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate to light heavy hoppy, pine, orange, citrus shell. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (220408)
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