Pangaea Liljas Hop Nest Monster

Brewed by Sand Creek Brewing Co. (Pioneer/Wisconsin Brewing Co.)
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Black River Falls, Wisconsin USA

Bottle. Attractive pour -- bright golden/orange, with a firm and tall top. The aroma is a bit of a surprise -- woodsy, ashy even. Indeed, this drinks with a far earthier component than most American IPAs, but I still love it -- well rounded with a solid malty backbone, topped off with this rock-hard kick of pine forest mulch. I can (and will) drink a pile of this very good beer. (#3693, 10/4/2009)

Bottle. Let’s get a positive rating for this one! Aroma of floral and citrus/tropical hops, light caramel malt. In the mouth the malt remains light but plenty rich enough, airy to let the bitter, floral and citrus hops dance. Maybe not the most face-smacking IPA, but struck me as quite tasty all around.

Bottle at PPRBSG09. Pours a cloudy light orange. Aroma of sweet fruits and citrus hops. Flavor is sweet upfront with bitter hops in the finish. Light on the hops, I thought, but I enjoyed it nonetheless! Good IPA. 7/4/8/4/15 (3.8/5)

Bottle. A pale golden straw color body , fluffy 3 finger white head,some jagged lacing left with average to lively carbonation. Aroma is like pine tree meets pineapple,kind of sweet citrusy spruce , nice. Flavor is of citrus and floral hops, a nice level of bitterness, the malt seems to hide untill you let it warm a bit, a nice pale toasty malt background , slightly oily texture , crisp fresh mouthfeel with a long resiny bitter aftertaste . This seems quite sessionable , I only bought one but would have have drank 3 or 4 if I had them . Much better than expected , I would buy this again . A solid IPA

This is definitely a rare gem. Pours light gold with nice white head. Excellent hoppy citrusy aroma. Flavor is also very hoppy. This is definitely a very good IPA.

Pours turbid orange with 2-finger white head. Nose is caramel malt, hopcitrus, black pepper, tangerine. Tastes very hoppy, with a solid caramel malt backbone, and a lot of black epeppery and tangerinety citrus notes that balance out well. This one is delicious.
Earlier Rating: 6/30/2009 Total Score: 4
Bottle from Craft, labeled as "Lilja’s Hop Ness Monster". Poured turbid orange with 2-finger off-white head. Nose is caramel malt, heavy hops, tropical citrus, peppery, a rich palate, nicely complex, and a beer I tried to find again, but it was all gone. Shit!

Bottle Pours a hazy golden with a decent white head. The head leaves quickly. Lacing is good. Has a good spruce aroma of hops. The carbonation is excellent. Has a wonderful mouthfeel. The flavor is excellent. Real hoppy and a nice bitterness. Has a resiny texture. A real solid finish with a great aftertaste. I did not expect this beer to be as good as it was. A real good beer.

Bottle. Aroma has moderate notes of honey, citrus, flowers and caramel. Hazy orange yellow hue with a large white frothy head that lasted and left great lace. Flavor has sweet floral notes and a decent bitter finish. Palate is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Decent pale ale.