 bb (2930), Martinez, California, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 18, 2009 Bottle. Amber beer with a big dark cream color. Huge grapefruit and light pine aroma. Piney, grapefruit flavor with a little musty earthiness. Medium body. Nice bitterness. Grapefruit and pine resin lingers. Some tropical fruitiness throughout. Pure hops. Nice.
bu11zeye (5608), Frisco, Texas, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 16, 2009 (11.2oz. bottle) Pours a cloudy burnt orange body with a small off-white head. Aroma of pineapple, grapefruit, grain, husky, apple, grass, honeydew rind, orange, and caramel. Flavor of hops (grassy, pine, earthy, grapefruit) and caramel malt.
BMan1113VR (2911), Los Angeles (and Dallas), Texas, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 15, 2009 Bottle thanks to bu11zeye. Pours with a large, creamy white head with great lace over a hazy orange body with some particles. Aroma is grassy with spicy and pine like hops, a bit of melon, fresh grainy malt and a bit of papaya. Taste is not very bitter, a ton of malt sweetness with a fruity hop finish. Light bubbles and a water like mouthfeel.
mar (1916), Dallas, Texas, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 15, 2009 bottle thanks to bu11zeye. murky orange pour with a full cream head. nose of floral hops, citrus and grass. nice thickness and a very heavy citrus flavor along with some esters. finish with no bitterness or alcohol at all.
LilBeerDoctor (1520), East Setauket, New York, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 15, 2009 Updated: Mar 4, 2009Bottle. Pours a cloudy orange with a thick light tan head. Aroma of of grassy and citrus hops. Flavor of sweet grapefruit and bitter grassy hops with a sweet citrusy finish. The hops have held up nicely on this beer’s overseas journey. Very delicious!
8/4/8/4/15 (3.9/5)
Update 3/4/09: Second time around I get a lot more caramel malt in this as well as more fruity notes (tropical fruit, some citrus, and a touch of lemon). Less grapefruit and grassy hops than before. Very smooth and refreshing. The palate is simply heavenly. I’m enjoying this a lot more, so I’m gonna bump the score on this one.
8/4/9/5/17 (4.3/5)
fredandboboflo (1417), East Setauket, New York, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 15, 2009 Bottle, 10/22/08. Aroma quite bitter with only a touch of toasty malt in the background, but pine needles and oranges are at the forefront. Flavor citrusy (lemon, grapefruit), piney, especially toward the end. Sweet biscuit/croissant malt there the whole time. Big, gritty, bitter finish. Great showcase of the Simcoe, which would seem to be the point.
Anker (309), Hillerød, Denmark
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 15, 2009 Bottle. Pours an cloudy orange colour with a big off white head.
Aroma is marvellous, fresh citrus mostly dry grape, pineapple and hits of yeast.
Flavor is very fruity, grape, pineapple, and peach with hints of pine. Very pleasant bitter aftertaste.
Fantastic stuff!
FatPhil (3483), Espoo, Finland
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Feb 14, 2009 Bottle (Pikkulintu, Helsinki)
Beautifully fruity hoppy aroma. Some grapefruit and pineapple. Acidic sherbetty palate, lively carbonation. One-dimensional hoppiness, gets very boring very quickly. Behind the onslaught of hops there’s only a very simple slightly milky malty body. Unbalanced. Finish is just more hops. The word ’complex’ doesn’t belong anywhere near a review of this one. Snore.
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