jbuzz (659), South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Nov 3, 2008 Very Bitter citrus hops, yet very enjoyable. Great color with a fast faiding head.
Underlying sweetness and a good dry finish/ MiP (9025), Sønderborg, Denmark
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 | Oct 31, 2008 Bottle, 9.2% at LCRBM08. Distinct caramelly aroma, from the hops. The flavour has the same caramelly hoppiness as the aroma along with some sweet flavour. Very nice cleansing bitterness. skortila (2891), Bunnik, Netherlands
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Oct 30, 2008 Bottle@LCRBM08. The aroma is hoppy with a lots of fruitiness (aprikot). Hazy, orange coloured with an off-white head. The taste is heavy hoppy with citrus and aprikots. Bit one-dimensional. Nice one for the hopheads. Ober (1186), Bommelerwaard, Netherlands
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Oct 28, 2008 Bottle@LCRBM08. A clear yellow/golden colored beer, with an off-white head. The aroma of American hops, malty with some grassy. in the back tones of fruit. The taste is hop bitter with fruits like peaches. It’s also spicey. The aftertaste is long spicey and bitter. yespr (11906), Copenhagen O, Denmark
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Oct 28, 2008 LCRBM08: 22 fl oz bottle, courtesy of bierkoning. Pours almost clear orange with a slowly collapsing off-white head. Dense hoppy wooden and pine aroma. Dense hoppy pinewood and light marmelade note from the hops. Subdued caramel malty base. Ends dry and spiced hoppy. SHIG (2023), Aviano, Italy
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Oct 28, 2008 Bottle @ LCRBM 08: Poured a hazy yellow to orange with a white head. The aroma is citrus and hops. Taste is a bitter hop blast that awakes the taste buds to a suttle malt. kosko20 (302), Bemidji, Minnesota, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 | Oct 27, 2008 Sample at Darkness Day. Cloudy, hazy gold with white head. Aroma of pine and citrus hops. Flavor is the same but with a nice malt backbone. Palate is spicy bitter. Good brew, would like more please. bierkoning (6017), La Tropica, Netherlands
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 2/5 | 14/20 | Oct 27, 2008 Bottle @ LCRBM 2008. Grapefruit, malt and oily hops in the aroma. Malty, medecinal, oily hopbitter flavor with mint. The hops are a bit too pronounced.
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