 Oakes (8093), gone rambling, Vietnam
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Feb 4, 2009 Amber, bright. Piney nose with some woody, mushroomy notes. Slight bitterness and an almost chocolatey, earthy character. Somewhat dry finish. Old schoolly, but it lacks brightness.
notalush (2669), Denver, Colorado, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Feb 1, 2009 Pours a lightly hazy gold, with a soapy, lasting head - a lot of sweet apricot and peach in the aroma, floral notes, honey, light pine-like hops - creamy body - quite honey-sweet, with notes of apricot and other tropical fruits - hops come on strong through the middle, but not enough to balance that sweetness - they simple add a grapefruit-covered-in-sugar quality to the beer - mild rye in the finish - decent, but far too sweet.
garthicus (1291), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jan 23, 2009 Blankboys bottle, thanks for sharing. Appearance: Light orange/red. Aroma, Malt, summer fruits and vanilla. Flavour: Dry malt, some cherry, hops. Quite sweet.
Jsawyer (286), Glenside, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jan 22, 2009 bottled. Typical translucent copper body and off-white head. The aroma is sweet malt - perhaps vienna, the rye is noticeable as well, and a citric but also softer nectar hop aroma I assume is the tettnang. The flavor is sweet but the rye gives it a bite in the middle of the flavor followed by soft mellifluous hops. I wouldn’t have called this an IPA to start out with. Perhaps a non-traditional amber ale at best. It was interesting, good even, but when I’m looking for an IPA I won’t be reaching for this again.
kp (8396), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Jan 18, 2009
Date: January 03, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party
Appearance: clear copper, wispy white head
Aroma: sweet caramel malt aroma, robust hops, nice floral hops, touch of citrus
Body: creamy body
Flavor: rich malt flavor, plenty of balancing hops, nice earthyness, light bitterness
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4
decaturstevo (1997), decatur, Tennessee, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 17, 2009 Deep copper/brown off white head and lace. Grapefruit and medium malt on the nose. Metallic, grapefruit, and medium malt. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. Slightly better than average ipa and very drinkable.
SpringsLicker (2043), Tennessee, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jan 11, 2009 Thanks to decaturstevo for sharing this one.
Pours a clear, dark copper body that struggles with a small white head.
Earthy hop aroma over a strong malt base.
The flavor has a light bitterness on the front end that progresses to a dryness as it finishes.
Nothing really exciting but drinkable just the same.
hapjydeuce (771), Del Mar, California, USA
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jan 11, 2009 Bomber generously sent as a trade extra by hopdog. Thanks! Sampled with Katie in Laguna Beach at Kurt and Marys place. Seems like something was off with this beer. Clear gold color with some fizz and a small head. Strange vegetable and stale malt aroma with little or no hops showing through. Rye is somewhat noticeable in the flavor, but overall it ends up being quite grainy with notes of old cereal. No crisp finish, no IPA bitterness. More so dominated by vegetable oil and watered down malt sugars. What happened here?
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