 scraff (1667), Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Aug 10, 2007 Growler @ Ken’s Walloping Wednesday – Dark copper, creamy white head. Nice nose here with aromatics of candied grapefruit that’s well blended into deep toffee malts and peachy butterscotch. Flavor is not as complex, but still good with soft bitter citric notes balancing on a sweet caramel tone. Very drinkable at 7.5% without a doubt. Medium bodied, medium carbonation, dry bitter finish. Well made and just a touch different then your standards. Thanks for sharing Schutzenliesel…
Jmichael (578), Asheville, North Carolina, USA
Feb 25, 2008 pours a clear semi cloudy copper with mild head. light smooth sudden hop aroma. front hops with bitterness in middle to finish, light aftertaste, hop abundance but well balanced.
ElGaucho56 (380), USA
Feb 17, 2008 Growler from Bruisin’ Ales, Asheville. Pours a deep clear amber-orange with a small but lingering white head. Nose is strong citrus, shades of lemongrass and orange, some mild pale malt sweetness. Body is a bit thin but the hops come through nice and sweet, with strong tangerine character. Ends with a nice solid leafy hop presence. A rather potable IPA.
acrdz (4362), Boulder, Colorado, USA
Aug 9, 2007 Sampled from a growler. I liked this one. Very fruity and floral nose, with notes of grapefruit, a general fruit cocktail aroma which is kind of like pears, pineapple and marachino cherries. It’s also slightly grassy in the nose, almost like Amarillo hops, but it’s also a little bit dank and I don’t usually get that from Amarillo. Semi-dry taste, starchy as well, with some nicely bitter grassy hop flavors, crisp and snappy hops, with some sweet and resinous apple flavors in the finish. Well-made.
kp (6200), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Sep 1, 2007 Date: 03/31/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Mellow Mushroom, Asheville
clear copper, frothy cream head, nice scattered lace, citrus hop aroma, very creamy body, lots of great hop flavor with good citrus character, good balancing malt with a touch of sweetness, light bitter finish, it’s all about the hop flavor making a great drinkable IPA
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Date: 04/11/2007
Mode: growler
Source: tasting
hazy copper, hop character in the aroma and flavor is subdued, the hops are lots in a growler from the store cooler
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: ***/4
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