 riversideAK (1583), Shoreline, Washington, USA
Jul 4, 2007
This is a damn good IPA. I had not had this in some time and for some reason remembered it being not too good. Boy was I wrong. A nice aroma of some sweet tropical fruit and some back end generic bitterness. Pours an orange gold with visible oily resins and a yellowish oily head that looks like a cloud. Flavor is sweet malty and fruity with nice bitter fruit on the finish. This is a freaking awesome IPA. Nice residual fruity sugars and nice lingering bitter effects. Lots of body in this one. I shared a bomber with my girlfriend and she really enjoyed it too. This is definitley my favorite offering that I have had from this brewery.
HopBackDoc (337), Hatboro, Pennsylvania, USA
Sep 6, 2008 On tap at Isaac Newtons. Deep amber color with nice tight white head and nice lacing. Aroma was hops and bread dough. Well balanced taste with sweet and bready malts that paired well with a nice dose of earthy and bittering hops. Full body and very smooth, very drinkable. I love IPA’s and this was a delight to drink without being too over the top with hops (not that there is anything wrong with that!).
FlssmrBrewAlum (205), South Chicago Suburbs, Illinois, USA
Aug 30, 2008 12 oz bottle from Charleston’s (New Lenox, IL) poured into a tulip-esque glass. This beer dissappointed a lot. Aromas were weak, with very little hop and sweet malt presence, but a had a very pretty dark amber, almost brown, hazed body with a decent head. Initial is not very hoppy at all, touches of citrus and bitterness dance around a bit, but the malt mainly takes the stage.. and not a very good malt profile at that. Finishes smooth but lacking the body and hop presence I hoped for. Dissappointing, and hopefully a bad batch or something.
changeup45 (566), Orlando, Florida, USA
Aug 24, 2008 Pours a very hazy brown color with a nice fluffy off-white head. Aroma is really faint, rather fresh, with some caramel malt and maybe a grainy scent. Sweet caramel malty flavor with some bitter fruity hops following. Not necessarily an in your face aggressive hoppy kind of IPA but nicely balanced and well-rounded.
SSSteve (1526), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Aug 22, 2008 cloudy orange under a large white head. bready malt and hop aroma. citrus hop(orange), and lots of malt in flavor. perfectly balanced. hint of fresh pine. a real good one indeed.
daknole (697), Plantation, Florida, USA
Aug 22, 2008 On tap at Brother Tuckers. Nice cloudy orange pour with a good sized whitish head. Aroma of citrus, malt and some bread too. Flavor is remarkably balanced and delicious. This is a helluva an IPA!
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