 shawnm213 (985), South Bend, Indiana, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
May 1, 2009 12 oz bottle pours a hazy orange with a nice foamy beige head. floral, slightly citrusy aroma. medium body and bitterness. Nice malt base but the centennial hops shine through. a nice ipa
JMerritt (1321), Macomb, Illinois, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 26, 2009 Sampled at Peoria Int’l Beer Festival. Moderately hazy amber, small white head with good retention. Big pine/grapefruit nose with biscuity malts, exactly what you’d expect from a great IPA. Moderately bitter, mildly sweet flavor, resinous pine and vanilla cookie malts rocking on together. A great IPA.
hobbersr (412), Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Apr 25, 2009 Updated: Apr 26, 2009Pours a hazy orange with a one inch sized fluffy head that laces nicely. Aroma is pretty intense with a lot of malt and hops showing through. Apricot, honey, citrus, cereal, wood and spice on the nose. Palate is sweet and complex. Honey and cereal are up front, making this beer a little too sweet for me initially. Apricot and citrus after with a spicy finish. Just too much brewing cereal and sweetness for me. I’m wondering how fresh this batch is.
Hophead22 (1105), Redlands, by way of Wisconsin,, California, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Apr 18, 2009 Tap. Don’t know how long it has been since I had, but it’s been along time, should of had this sooner though. Great piney, citrusy aroma. Poured a hazy orange, don’t know if it was unfiltered or it was from chill haze. Taste was more like a DIPA, nicely balanced with a great hop flavor. Good stuff.
JaBier (1261), Capital City, Ohio, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Apr 15, 2009 12oz bottle. Opaque orange/copper with a medium off-white head. Citrusy hop aroma with caramel and toffee. Piney hop flavor with a touch of malt and a sort of thin, bitter finish.
seanbhudson (54), , California, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Apr 11, 2009 APPEARANCE:
Pours a cloudy orange amber color with a huge white head that dissipates slowly. It looked like an ice cream shake on top. Very long lasting sticky lacing.
AROMA:
Huge aroma of citrusy/piney hops and biscuit like malt. Bit of a tropical smell like pineapple/mangos.
FLAVOR:
Starts with piney bitterness with a backbone of caramel and citrus. Finishes with long lasting light grapefruit bitterness.
MOUTHFEEL:
Medium-full bodied beer with a slightly syrupy texture that coats the mouth fully. Light fizzy carbonation.
DRINKABILITY:
Stand alone I thought the bitterness overpowered the sweet malts too much. I then started eating some food and it kept getting better and better.
NOTES: BBCSD-0902-SteveK
Oscbert (550), Sacramento, California, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Apr 10, 2009 ~Pours a hazy amber with creamy white head.
~Nice sweet malt and and spicy hop aroma.
~Bitter spicy hops and overly sweet malts.
~Medium feel, bitter sweet finish.
~Not very balanced. Too sweet for my taste, but still enjoyable.
NDbeerdrinker (164), Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Apr 9, 2009 Good IPA. Pours golden with a fluffy white head. Aroma is piney and floral hops. Taste is sweet malts, followed with floral hop taste. Nice.
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