 RblWthACoz (959), Brooklyn, New York, USA
Feb 12, 2008
And for our final offering for the evening, we have something that’s been a long time coming. After a whole year of visits to Bierkraft I finally make the move to growlers. And what better a brewery to lose my Bierkraft growler virginity than Legacy?
Pours a nice brown touched gold with a thick off white head. Nose is extremely heavy floral hops with a soapy edge. Very, very perfumed character. Flavor is extremely smooth for a DIPA. I would never know this was 9% at all. Just a nice balanced hop ride that isn’t blowing me away, but it carries just enough punch to make it interesting. For a double, it could be bringing more complexity. But it’s still nice. Feel has a full carbonation and the liquid is nice. A nice production. Well done. Apologies to Legacy for taking so long to try any of their productions. But I guess this was as good a one as any to do it with.
kp (6300), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Oct 12, 2008 Date: 09/15/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Trade
Appearance: hazy orange, wispy off white head, streaks of lace,
Aroma: sweet caramel and pine aroma, touch of peppery alcohol,
Overall: big crystal malt sweetness, touch of citrus, lots of balancing bitterness, peppery spicy character, long bitter finish,
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: ***/4
bitbucket (1572), Kirkland, Washington, USA
Oct 10, 2008 Bomber, thanks LilBeerDoctor! Pours clear dark gold with a lacy white head. Lots of citrus, grapefruit, just a touch of toffee, (and maybe a light hint of cat.) Medium body and carbonation. Nicely sweet citrus and toffee taste without getting syrupy. Grapefruit pith, spice and earth finish.
vyvvy (1756), Hazelwood, Missouri, USA
Oct 8, 2008 Pours golden / amber with an off-white head. The aroma is quite hoppy with citrus, pine and tropical fruit traits along with some toasted malt underneath. Medium prickly body with some resin and mild carbontion. The flavor starts with dry grapefruit, pine and earthy hops ~ the earthiness almost has to be Chinook. There is some toasty malt underneath. The finish has lots of earthy hops, a bit of spice and some dirtiness to it. While not a at the top of the heap, this is an enjoyable IIPA that is well worth the reasonable price tag.
Slipstream (394), USA
Oct 6, 2008 Updated: Oct 7, 2008On tap, it is a fresh, hoppy brew, stuffed with West Coast hops. Dark tan pour. The 9.1 ABV is not really noticable. The flavor is pretty bitter, dry, and grapefruity - a little irritating, in my opinion, but not bad.
jgb9348 (1849), Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia, USA
Oct 5, 2008 Deep hazy amber coloured body with an orange glow and a thin off-white head. Aroma of fresh hops, grapefruit, oranges, grass, alcohol and a nice bit of raisins. Full-bodied; Strong assertive hopiness with a lot of malt and alcohol following soon behind. Sweetness finishes up the beer with a little bitterness, but mostly a short hoppy flavour with malt. Overall, a good beer, but not an amazing Double IPA. Still good to try if you like the style and perhaps too much malt and sweetness if you don’t like the style. I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased from Whole Foods in Clarendon (Arlington), Virginia on 16-September-2008, sampled on 04-October-2008.
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