 Saarlander (1577), Rancho Cucamonga, California, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 20, 2008 Very floral aroma, Lots of citrus in the flavor, slightly sticky, Grapefruit, Grassy, A very easy drinking brew, Abit subdued in the flavor, but a good drinker none the less, a classic Cali Brew.
Ughsmash (4022), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Sep 16, 2008 Bomber. Poured clear medium orange with a sticky cap of whitish head. The aroma was juicy with floral and starfruit present.. biscuit and caramel sweetness behind.. nice. The flavor opened with tangy, alcohol-amplified grapefruit bitterness with a warm caramel sweetness rolling in afterward.. grassy and citrus bitterness rode it out, but seemed somewhat muted.. finished sharp with boozy bitterness. Medium-bodied on the palate with fluffier carbonation upfront and sticky, boozy sweetness on the back.. did not transition too well. OK.
illinismitty (1797), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 13, 2008 Bottle from Holiday Wine in Escondido. Pours orange amber with a huge white head. Carmelly malt and citrus hop aroma. Medium bodied that stops short of being sticky. Malt backbone of carmelly and butterscotch candy, countered by a pine and grapefruit bitterness. Average attenuation. Hoppiness carries through to the finish, which has a hint of alcohol.Perhaps a little isovaleric (thanks Aspidites), which means this may not be fresh. Typical west coast IPA, but not as good as the well known competition.
Boutip (2359), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Sep 11, 2008 Bottle courtesy of Bu11zeye: Poured a deep cloudy orangey color ale with a small foamy head with average retention and some good lacing. Aroma consists of a sweet malt base with loads of grassy hops with a dominant bitterness. Taste is an unbalance mix between some grassy and extremely bitter hops with a malt base that I just too sweet for my liking. Body is full with some great carbonation and no alcohol could ever be perceptible over this much hops and malt. I am not sure if my expectation where too high or what, but I didn’t enjoy this as much as expected – the balance between the sweet malt and the bitter and grassy hops is hard to digest…
Smokepot23 (10), Riverside, California, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 9, 2008 Bottle. Pours a very pale orange, with a slight head that has decent lacing. It has a very strong vanilla and honey smell, not a bad thing. Not very hoppy, but still fulfills my hop jones. The finish could be cleaner, I am getting a lingering sweet hop taste. Overall I am enjoying this beer and will try it again.
ThomasE (5178), Copenhagen, Denmark
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 5, 2008 Hazy orange colour with a very small white head. malty, caramel and vanilla sweet aroma with fruity and alcohol sweet notes. malty, caramel sweet and light dusty flavor with notes of vanilla.
Hophead22 (1090), Redlands, by way of Wisconsin,, California, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 31, 2008 22oz. bottle. Poured a dark gold, nice lacing white head. Big piney/citrus aromas, great aroma. Very hoppy, not as well balanced as some DIPA’s, but still very good, very nice effort.
arondee (176), Tucson, Arizona, USA
| 2.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 2/10 | 1/5 | 6/20 |
Aug 24, 2008 Maybe I got a bad bottle but then again maybe I just don’t like the taste. I’ve had tons of double and even triple IPA’s. I love a good bitter beer but this beer is just wrong. It smelled delicious out of the bottle, lots of honey. I couldn’t stop smelling it. Then the first sip...dirt, bitter dirt. Actually it wasn’t all that bitter, it just tasted like a beer gone bad with dirt in it. Tastes nothing like any other IPA I’ve ever drunk in the past. Arrogant bastard, dogfish head 90 minutes, stone, etc.. I love them all. This beer is just plain foul. Maybe I need to get another bottle, because based on the reviews I should have like this beer.
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