 clong83 (243), San Diego, California, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 7, 2008 Wow! Great beer. Big aroma of spicy hops and caramel sweets. Flavor is lots of spice from hops and a resiny texture, with loads of caramel malts. Bitter bite and hides the alcohol well. Great job.
NobleSquirrel (1120), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 6, 2008 Can from Discount Liquors. Finally found this one. Pour is reddish brown, a bit cloudy. Nose is hugely hoppy, pine, caramel, grapefruit. Smells straight sticky. Off yellow head that is in fact sticky. Creamy smooth body with a nice balance of caramel malt with a moderate bitterness. Some iced tea notes, not too sweet, clean bitterness. The more I drink it, the better it gets. Amazingly drinkable for 8.7%. It’s like a better version of Arrogant Bastard....
Awesome.
BeerHawk (1175), Huntsville, Alabama, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 5, 2008 Can. Poured a dark orange with an off-white head that left good lacing. Nice hoppy aromas of citrus and pine. The flavor had grapefruit and caramel. Medium body, smooth, starts slightly sweet but ends with a medium bitterness. Nice!
skortila (2914), Bunnik, Netherlands
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Oct 4, 2008 Canned. Strong aroma of hops.Orange, pine, caramel. Clear, orange coloured with a thin head. Taste is slightly sweet, wuite bitter. Has caramel, pine, citrus. Bit on the sharp side. Okay though.
ketchepillar (491), Des Moines/Grinnell, Iowa, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 1, 2008 Needs re-rate of fresher can. Aroma smells like I just opened a bag of hops w/ a hint of chocolate & caramel and I like it. Some cat pee in the hops though. Flavor feels a bit watery. Between IIPA and Imp Red Ale sounds about right to me. Some chocolate in the finish, surprisingly not that bitter. Low carbonation. Solid, but seems a bit off, which I’m hoping a fresher can will solve.
crowderm (285), Recklinghausen, Germany
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 1, 2008 Very nice reddish amber pour, good head, pretty lacing. Awesome pine, citrus, fresh malt aroma. I believe my can is bit old, but the flavor is still good. Sweet mineral water malt, caramel, pine, orange, some floral notes. Body is thick and smooth, but just light enough to keep this brew refreshing. Good overall, and would almost certainly be better fresh.
k4df4l (154), DTown, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Sep 30, 2008 Appearance and aroma: Pours a deep amber/red with a nice tan/light brown sugar colored head. The aroma is all hops...resinous pine and big citrus, notably grapefruit and orange zest fill your nose. You can also get a sense of the substantial malt backbone in the aroma but it’s definitely taking a back seat to the hops.
Flavor: Big and bitter up front followed by a substantial sweet clean malty flavor with a touch of caramel and burnt sugar then it’s all about those glorious hops....sticky resinous pine w/ plenty of grapefruit and light floral notes. Alcohol is very faint and complimentary to the overall flavor.
Palate: Substantial body but not too chewy. Finishes fairly clean w/ moderately low carbonation.
LilBeerDoctor (1531), East Setauket, New York, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 30, 2008 Can. Pours mahoghany with a small light tan head that leaves nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of caramel and toasted malt and raisins. Flavor of raisin and grapefruit and bitter citrus hops in the finish. Would have liked some more hops, but maybe I didn’t get a super fresh can. Tasty beer nonetheless.
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