 sdriessen (208), Dunedin, New Zealand
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 21, 2009
Gift from Donfardz64 - What a pal :)
Pours a nice amber with a large rocky head that turns sticky and fluffy. Smells Awesome - Piny, resiny, grassy hops and lots of them. Very much like grapefruit and lemon. A nice caramel malt base, but slightly obscured by the big hops.
The first mouthful is dominated by a big hop bitterness, which coats the mouth and lasts with a hint of spice. The bitterness is overpowering at first but as your palate adjusts the flavours come through much stronger. The malt then comes through, which is sweet and helps balance the hops. Nice bitter finish with lasting pineapple and passionfruit esters mingling with citrus hops.
kangaroo (36), Everett, Washington, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 11/20 |
Nov 27, 2009 Pale amber with a big fluffy head. Aroma of grapefruit and pine. Flavor is nice and hoppy with pleasantly bitter finish. Glass left with some pretty lacing.
DJMonarch (6845), Northwich, Cheshire, England
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 20, 2009 Cask Stillage from the Jug at the GABF, Colorado Convention Center 24/09/2009
Floral hop aroma. Small white head. Golden coloured hoppy and very bitter with a crisp and dry malt finish.
ditmier (1091), Boise, Idaho, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 19, 2009 2009 Bottle - Pours a hazy orange with a small off white head...aroma is terrific, floral hops, grain, grapefruit and dry caramel malt...flavour is similar, fruity and floral right off the bat, piney around the edges...this is lacking a bit of the bitterness I was expecting from the nose, otherwise pretty nice taste...with a bit more hop presence in the mouth, this would be terrific...
ultracake (35), salem, Oregon, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 9, 2009 22 oz, university market, 3.99. A great iIPA very balanced but still super good on hops great aroma a great IPA, not to stong but a good way to end a night.
Glouglouburp (2839), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Oct 18, 2009 In short: A sweet IPA with a not-so-dominating floral and fruity hopping. Kind of boring.
How: Bottle 22oz, consumed fresh soon after purchase on the west-coast. Tasting session with Montreal crew.
The look: Cloudy blonde-orange body topped by a very small white head
In long: Floral perfumy nose with soapy notes. Boring crakers-like maltiness with a lot of sweetness. Floral and fruity hops lack assertiveness. Some minerals. A short fruity bitterness but not enough to push the sweetness away. I might just be me because I think I was the only one who really didn’t care for this beer at our tasting. Total Deception IPA.
puggy211 (589), cordova, Tennessee, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Oct 10, 2009 Amber colored. Aroma is typical PNW with grapefruit, citrus, pine. Crystal and caramel malt backing, medium bodied, quite drinkable. Nice example, pretty fruity.
donfardz64 (419), Wellington, New Zealand
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 7, 2009 Bottle from Hashigo Zake. Pours Hazy golden amber, thin off white head. Citric aroma of grapefruit, lemon, sweet malt and pine.
Flavour is full of fruit. initial sweetness is overtaken by bitter hops near the finish making this quite the balanced drop. Like fruit juice with a long bitter finish.
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