 StewardofGondor (1934), Washington Heights - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 3, 2008
Translucent butterscotch with a puffy tan head, frothy on top. Caramelized grapefruit, ginger root and tangerine chews sing sweetly unto the nose while a strawberry orange cotton blossom stirs in the distance. Authoritative tangerines, buttered rum and clementines come out sweetly and strongly on the tongue, dancing bitterly but decidedly balanced. Orange spruce and honey suckle tangerines meet in the middle to produce an orangey, tropical motif. The mouthfeel plays patsy to the gentle carbonation while the sweet hop bouquet careens at the seams. Orange candied custard crème entrances the finish, erring on the sweeter side of the imperial equation.
ScarletLady (8), Maryland, USA
does not count  | 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 20, 2009
A - when i first poured it i could smell the soapy hop with a hint of citrus. As it warmed up a bit the more earthy hop notes stepped up
A - deep amber color with a thin head light lacing
T - ok, again more earthy in hop flavor with a good malt backbone for a hint of sweet before finishing with slight hop bitterness
D - tastes fine, reminded me of Torpedo a bit. I’d order it again in a bar but wouldn’t go running all over town to find it
jbone78 (3), Panama City Beach, Florida, USA
does not count | 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 3/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 19, 2009 Pours a great IPA color with nice head retention. Aroma not that apparent, but I am not a great smeller. I really like the grassy hop character. I am a big fan of hop flavors over super bitterness, that’s just me. Well drinking beer!
beerbill (1973), Laurel, New York, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 19, 2009 12 oz. bottle. Pours a hazy gold with a moderate yellow/white head that lasted through the first third of the glass and left partial lace. Very pleasant and bright aroma of sweet citrus. The flavor begins with a moderate malt backbone followed by some equally moderate resinous pine and some stronger but not overdone grapefruit hops bitterness. This is more like an IPA than an IIPA, and at 7.5% I suppose it is despite its name. Still, a solid beer as it is.
mastabass666 (68), California, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 17, 2009 Pours a nice amber into a sturdy plastic cup, the finest vessel La Quinta Inn has to offer. Nice beer, though-piney, malty aroma. Flavor is pine, grapefruit, rye?, spicyness, sweet malty aftertaste. Medium body, sweet, then everlasting bitterness
fidel (999), Livermore, California, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 13, 2009 Poured hazy amber, simple, caramel malts citrus hops, little bready, dry finish.
Orion1800 (51), Piedmont, California, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 13, 2009 This IPA has well balanced hop profile. It’s medium bodied with good mouthfeel, and himts of darker fruits. Overall a good IPA, though I am not finding as much imperial as I’d like
PorterPounder (3147), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Dec 12, 2009 Tallahassee, Fl. - New Leaf Market - 12 oz bottle. Medium copper, dark orange pour with a nice sticky white head. Heavy malty aroma with some spruce and maple syrup but a tad artificial. Flavor is a bit over the top - too sticky and sweet. Grapefruit bitterness is there as well as some maple syrup sweetness but it comes across as overbearing. Sticky enough mouthfeel.
MoDog (927), Griffith, Indiana, USA
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Dec 11, 2009 12oz bottle served in a tulip. Crystal clear amber pour with a one-finger thick head of beige foam that displayed some very good retention. Chunky rings of lacing clung to the sides of the glass. The aroma had thick bready malt, caramel, citrus, and tropical fruits. Pretty restrained with the aroma hops...especially for a fresh bottle. The flavor was also loaded with thick caramel and bready malt. There is a nice clean bitterness, but flavor wise, the hops are very faint. Just a hint of citrus. Medium-bodied with light carbonation. Where are the hops? For a DIPA, this is just plain dull.
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