 jah noth (938), Rochester, New York, USA
Nov 30, 2006 My god, beer cannot get much better than this! Light golden in color, fairly hazy, with a nice white head. Pungent aroma of green hops, exploding with lemon citrus and some pineapple. Juicy hoppiness tingles the tongue and is accompanied by tangy malt sweetness. Lingering grassiness but by no means is this hop monster astringent. Fantastic. Thanks Andy!
thegreat78 (32), San Marcos, California, USA
Nov 2, 2007 I’ve had this beer once before, but the last time my taste buds were completely shot from something else, so lets try it with a clean palate. Poured into a Sam Adams glass a sort of typical orange/gold color, with a small head, but one that clung to the glass quite nicely. Retention was another plus for the look of this brew. Aroma had lots of nice tropical fruit characters, with pineapple, tangerine, and also a little bit of cantaloupe as well. Taste started off with a burst of fruit, then went slightly herbal with lots of peppery tastes, finally ending with a nice bitter aftertaste. Mouthfeel was perfectly medium in body, and prickly on the tongue. This is a great beer, but it also hits you pretty hard with the hop bitterness. One bomber is enough for me. If it is in your area, I say grab one or two for sure. Cheers
hellbilly (852), scottsdale über alles, Arizona, USA
Nov 10, 2007 pours a very unattractive yellowy brown with a thin white head and some yeasty cloudiness. aroma is caramel, malty iced tea, sweet citrus juice, pineapple and grapefruit hops.fresh ’green’ flavor is everything in the aroma without the sweetness. citrus skin hop bitterness and black pepper with some lingering pine. it’s balanced....but definitely leaning hard on the hops. medium to full bodied, nice and dry with a prickly mouth feel. finally, an IPA that isn’t sweet and doesn’t hurt my teeth
SDalkoholic (1021), Chula Vista, California, USA
Dec 12, 2006 bottle: Full aroma of classic signature west coast hop overpowering the nose. All citrus of grapefruit and orange with fresh mosit and danky hops defining the smell in more indepth detail. The same story is described as the flavor which dominates with fresh hop and everything i love in an ipa. Appearance is a golden ale with sediment floating about. Soapy and sticky head.
rayg1 (405), Ft. Mill, South Carolina, USA
Nov 10, 2007 I scored a growler of this at the Angel’s Share release 11/10/07. Pours out a light orange color with a thin white head over top. Upon cracking the seal of this beer you get overwhelmed with citrus smells, even before helping yourself to a glass. As I was saying, aroma is the biggest smack of grapefruit and pine resin you can think of, a beautiful and inviting smell. This stuff tastes so clean of hops. Wow, obviously grapefruit domninates but if you take a second to explore..... pine sap followed by a hint of sugar and vanilla. This is one hell, of and IPA. Fairly modest alcohol makes it very drinkable for anyone who loves hops, and don’t let me fool you this one is all about the hops.
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