 drowland (1432), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 21, 2009 12oz bottle into a tulip glass. Pours cloudy orange that sunrises to the edges with a big just off-white head that lingers fruitfully. Holy citrus, Hopman, the aroma on this one is practically orange juice mixed with lemonade with a touch of malt backing. The flavor has this familiar sweetness that I can’t quite put my finger on, almost like lemon pie with sweet whipped cream on top. This is just in addition to a subtle maltiness and big hop bitterness on the back of the tongue, which leaves you aching for another drink. Medium body with rather high carbonation to help cleanse the tongue for another sip.
LtDan (529), Los Angeles County, California, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 18, 2009 Appearance: Pours a cloudy, dull amber with visible rising carbonation. Atop sits a creamy frothy 1/2 inch of white foam.
Aroma: Sugary malt, orange zest and rain water.
Taste: A bursting mixture of orange and grapefruit juice, rock candy sugar or turbinado sugar and finishes with a sturdy bitterness that sits on the middle of my tongue.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied and juicy.
Overall: One of the first Double IPAs that really caught my attention. I am glad that after my long journey of other tongue buckling beers that this still stands the test of time against them. I’m also wondering if my tongue is really fatigued as the IBU’s just aren’t hitting my tongue as harshly as they used to. This beer seems really bold, yet balanced.
joeneugs (371), Livermore, California, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 17, 2009 Pours orange with a small orange head. Thick and juicy malty aroma of toffee, peaches, melon rind. Sweet flavor is thick with fruit and finishes with grass and pine. A decent IIPA
sbp1200 (2), Florida, USA
does not count  | 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 2/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Aug 14, 2009 a weaker double ipa than I’m used to, but still a good beer. has a very strong hoppy aroma that is much stronger than the actual taste. mine had a bit too much floating debris in it for my taste but still drinkable.
KyotoLefty (1489), Kyoto, Japan
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 8, 2009 Draught at Popeye.
Medium amber color. Big fruit and citrus aroma with strong hops. Very smooth, with huge fruit, plus citrus and bubblegum. Slightly too sweet.
spkldhenlvr24 (466), Newburgh/Buffalo, New York, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jul 30, 2009 12oz. bottle from Half-Time. Pours a cloudy orange/amber body with a small off-white head. Apricot, hoppy, and floral aroma. Silky smooth mouthfeel. Citrus, hops and some nice sweet notes. Pretty good slightly above average West Coast IPA.
yespr (12420), Copenhagen O, Denmark
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jul 23, 2009 12 fl oz bottle. Pours hazy dark orange with a small white head. Aroma is fruity and light wooden. Bitter and dry, light spiced touch. Dry wooden hoppy and grapefruity flavoured finish.
ano1ridesthe19 (23), Chico, California, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Jul 20, 2009 Superb true heavy duty Ipa. Nice golden pour, super strong nose of hops and spice. It is sold in 6 packs for around $10 which is a big plus. Mad river continues to produce top notch quality beers year by year without fail. This is one you cant pass up if your a true Ipa fan.
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