 Ughsmash (4098), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jul 29, 2005 Clear orange/amber pour with a solid 1/2" of off-white head. Nice intricate lacing as it went down. Aroma was of pine, grapefruit, and caramel. Flavor started out surprisingly sweet, with the Chinook hops and some alcohol following. Mouthfeel and finish were both sticky sweet. Nice floral hop presence on the finish.
Emil (6074), Copenhagen, Denmark
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 22, 2005 Bottle. Orange colour with a big tan head. Sweet floral hoppy, grape aroma and taste. Medium body and a sweet bitter dry finish.
BeerPrince (1701), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Feb 24, 2006 Clear amber pour with a nice off-white head. Aroma was caramel an hops with pine and citrus. Flavour starts a tad sweet, with caramel malt and then the Chinook hops follow with some nice peppery flavour. Floral hop finish. Nice beer but rather sweet.
BBB63 (4274), La Porte, Indiana, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jul 15, 2005 Updated: Jul 17, 2005Rerate: Finished off a growler the next day and the beer is less sweet to me today and I picked up a bit of apple in the aroma and taste, it is better this time around but still I found it lacking all around
Growler from the tap on the day of the release:
Pours a clean amber hue with a fading frothy head and very good lace. The aroma has notes of bready and carmel malts, light Chinook hop, faint strawberry and grapefruit, earthy esters, cane sugar and noticeable phenols. The taste starts overly sweet for style with a fruity background. The bitterness is more acute as it warms but then so is the alcohol. The flavors never seem to pop like they did in the Hop Head. The feel is a tad sticky and oily with a warming finish. I hoped for more from this brew, alas it finished short and muddled. I guess I will wait for the next batch of Hop Head.
ThomasE (5178), Copenhagen, Denmark
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Nov 21, 2005 Deep golden colour with a big foamy white head. Hoppy aroma with a fresh fruityness. Hoppy, not overly bitter flavor with a touch of lemon.
joergen (8638), Frederiksberg, Denmark
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Nov 19, 2005 Bottled.
Hazy golden coloured with a huge off white head.
Aroma of mlats, grass, spices and hops.
Acidic flavour of malts, grass, spices and hops.
Pailhead (2610), Allen Park, Michigan, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Sep 5, 2005 Bottle: Courtesy of BBB63. Sweet apricot aroma with a touch of pine. Pours a transparent golden orange with an insiginificant white head. Quick initial apricot sweetness with a balanced Chinook hop finish. Really doesn’t come across as big as 8% nor does the flavor remind me of an IIPA.
Engelsmann (653), Copenhagen, Denmark
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Dec 5, 2005 Bottled. Pours a hazy golden with a big white head. Aroma is hoppy, and slightly sweet malty. Taste is sweet malts, and a very hoppy bitterness.
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