 Strykzone (1459), Wood River, Illinois, USA
Apr 11, 2009 A nice honey orange colored brew with almost no head. Aroma wafts from the glass in a sweet citrus floral. A closer sniff brought some nice grapefruit and some funkiness. Flavor is big grapefruit with that funk. The grapefruit brings a big tart bite and there is gobs of caramel but they only partially balance. A peppery spiciness adds some interesting complexity and it compliments the alcohol warming nicely. There is no carbonation noticed and the feel is medium. This is a top quality beer that has so much to offer. Great flavor and so unique and interesting!
mspindler (301), Alta Loma, California, USA
Apr 11, 2009 On tap at Boho. Pours a hazy golden orange with a rocky white head. Aroma is fresh, grapefruit and pineapple, with floral and pine notes and hints of honey. Flavor is intensely hoppy. Lot’s of pine, lots of bitterness, lots of everything! Has a decent malt backbone and is full bodied and oily. Carbonation is moderate. A long lasting dry bitter finish. Very refreshing for how big it is and no alcohol detected. Fantastic stuff!
joeneugs (289), Livermore, California, USA
Apr 11, 2009 Cloudy dark orange with a small tan head. The aroma is of grapefruit, sweet caramel, alcohol, peach, pineapple, and melon. Tastes almost flat with sweet caramel that makes it very smooth on the palate. Filling, bitter hop ath the end with flavors of pineapple, peach, and orange. Very sweet and bitter with low carbonation. Nice beer.
thefrutigers (100), , Arizona, USA
Apr 8, 2009 bottle 22oz: Pours orange and cloudy with a medium head that diminished to a thin head, but the thin head remained. Tastes of piney grassy citrusy hops with a sweet almost carmel malt flavor. Mouth was thick with a thin finish. Alcohol well hidden... which is what I love about I/DIPA’s. Overall... I can’t see how this got bad reviews, perhaps it was improperly stored, but I know most of the reviews are positive. I could totally get this AGAIN! Port Brewing seems to always do a very good job at producing good brews!
evergreen0199 (259), London, Greater London, England
Apr 7, 2009 Another bottle from Cave Direct UK. Hazy orange coloured beer. Head does not last on this one. Citrus, no sweetness detected at all. Very crisp and hoppy, quite harsh for my English palate (prefer 2nd Anniversary to be honest). Alcohol is very well hidden. Clearly a well made beer though.
monkeychugg55 (214), Joliet, Illinois, USA
Apr 6, 2009 Updated: Sep 7, 2009Pours a cloudy burnt orange with small quickly dissipating head. Smells promising with a strong presence of pacific northwest hops. Pineapple, grapefruit, pine and some caramel malt are all present in the aroma. The flavor is similar, with a lot of citrus and sweet fruit, balanced well with the malt, nice and bitter too. Full bodied and lightly carbonated, this is the definition of a well crafted double IPA.
tekhna (100), California, USA
Apr 5, 2009 Overly sweet on the mouth and nose. Severely overrated. The hops never get a chance to shine in the face of that much alcohol and sweetness. Sampled blind with Pliny the Elder. Doesn’t hold a candle.
0o9i (326), Reno, Nevada, USA
Apr 3, 2009 Bomber. Muddy, dark honey-colored body topped with a small white head. No lace. Large particles. Sweet malty aroma of honey, hop flowers, hop oil, notes of citrus and pine. Mild aroma (didn’t dry-hop this one?). Mouth is full and thick with malts, little carbonation. Sugary sweet up front with a touch of honey, maybe some vanilla, and then a ludicrous amount of hops: pungent grapefruit rind, hop oil, pine, alcohol notes, somewhat spicy and floral. Fairly harsh. Severely hoppy. Finish is pine and sugar, astringent. It’s about as hoppy as you can get without it being unpleasant. Quite an accomplishment.
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