 golubj (1288), Sunnyvale, California, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Mar 22, 2008 Bottle. Dark brown pour with some tan head. Aroma is citrus hops, caramel malt, lightly roasted chocolate, pine, and alcohol. Slightly soft palate. The flavor is a mixture of sweet and lightly roasted malt up front, with citrusy hops, and a resiny finish. Solid IIPA with good hopping and bitterness.
janir (215), Oulu, Finland
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Mar 21, 2008 Color is dark, dirty brown. Head is light brown. Aromas are citrus fruits, mango?, yeast, sweety malts with lots of hops. Alcohol comes also through. Flavors are malt, spices, pine with lots of hops. Alcohol can’t be tasted at all but you can feel it. Beer is full-bodied, smooth and balanced.
bb (2919), Martinez, California, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Mar 20, 2008 Bottle. Brown beer with a tan head. Citrus, caramel, earthy, pine aroma. Rich malt flavor with lot of hops - malt, caramel, pine, citrus. Medium bodied. Lingering malt, pine. Balanced - nicely done. More of an ASA than a IIPA
ukoolaid (572), Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Mar 17, 2008 Bottle. Pours a completely opaque very dark brown. Big creamy tan head with good lacing. Aroma is toasted malts and spicy bitterness. Taste is burnt malts, spices, dark fruits and a whole bung of hop. What brings this beer together is that it’s incredibly smooth and creamy.
dpjuart (670), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Mar 17, 2008 3/15/08 - Split with Naka (his 200th). Pours black/brown with thick, foamy, beige head. Decent lacing. Nose is odd, a touch of fruit and slight caramel. Not much there. Taste is a well balanced caramel and biscuit, chocolate, and toffee malt character with a big bitter and some good resiny pine and citrus hop flavor. Mouthfeel is out of this world. Well balanced and very tasty. A touch of roast and sweet. Good stuff.
BitchesBrew (710), Berkeley, California, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Mar 16, 2008 [bottle] Dark brown in color, with some really impressive head formation. Dense, creamy.. very fine bubbles. Aroma is piney and resinous, with some slight malt sweetness. Flavors are really quite malty at first, blending well with the powerful hop character throughout. Slightly alcoholic, warming finish.
xmarcnolanx (798), Kirkwood, Missouri, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 16, 2008 Lies! This is not a double IPA. This is an ASA or Barleywine.
Aroma is dense, dark fruit, chocolate, and citrusy hops. Rich, complex aroma.
Taste is initially citrus hops, rind, chocolate malt.
Finishes crisp and dry. Very English style in the B-wine aspects, dry, citrus, et cetera.... However the chocolate malt throws me. This is too rich and complex to be an IPA, definitely a B-wine or ASA, barring that.
Sickboy282 (1098), San Diego, California, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 16, 2008 Pours a deep, deep brown hue with a light tan head with some of the best lacing I have seen in a while. Aromas of pine, a little floral, dried fruit. Flavors of pine, citrus a light cocoa note with a light, somewhat creamy mouth feel. While many compare this to bigfoot, I find it to be a lot smoother both with alcohol burn and finish. The chocolate malts add a nice roast to the finish.
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