 GardenGabe (125), Denver, Colorado, USA
Sep 26, 2008 A fabulous noise, extremely fruity; smells strongly of watermelon, freshly cut cantaloupe (ever so slightly musty) and strawberries. A cloudy beautiful golden color with only the slightest sign of any effervescence. A dense head which leaves a dense lacing as it settles. The flavor and immediate caramel followed by hops balanced perfectly so they blend on the pallet with a delightful richness and the strong taste of grapefruit. I suspect would be too much if it were warm. The finish is the perfect amount of hops! A great beer
talon1117 (615), Bellvue, Colorado, USA
Sep 24, 2008 Pours a sparkling amber color with a canvas-colored, medium, pillowy head; settles somewhat quickly to a very small frothy bit leaving minimal lace. Nose is very intriguing; floral, pine resins, vanilla, white pepper, candied apricots, ruby red red grapefruit, and some earthen tones. Flavor is equally interestng; it starts wth candied apricots, cookie, and some ruby red grapefruit. It follows with white pepper, pine resins, bitter oranges, and starts to dry with dry grass and and earth. Palate is lively, medium to full, and sticky with minimal dryness. Finishes long and bitter with dry grass, faint cookie, and faint white pepper. A good IIPA with a good balance between hops and malts but complexitiy is a bit weak. Nothing spectacular but solid
waolsen (1220), Littleton, Colorado, USA
Sep 21, 2008 bottle. hazy sunny copper pour with thin head. great aroma of tons of fresh hops, citrus, pine and sweet caramel. bitter hop bomb. alcohol warming. slight oily texture. nice.
BigBang (210), Indiana, USA
Sep 20, 2008 Pours deep orange with very little head. The beer is opaque - cannot see through it. Aroma is hops, pine, and citrus. Taste is the same. Mouthfeel is good and thick but could use a little more carbonation. Goes down very smooth with slight alcohol burn and some bitterness. This is a very fine IPA, no doubt.
StFun (535), Indiana, USA
Sep 20, 2008 Updated: Jan 8, 2009Wow. This one was nice. Huge thanks to Carl4Beer for sending this one my way! I actually liked this one better than the 2nd Anniversary from PizzaPort. Aroma is bitter and copper. Nice head on this one, bone white and thick head. Flavor is what I imagine sucking on a hop to be like. Bitter, earthy, full of pine and citrus fruit. Suble spice notes. Some malt in there, but not as much as I though. Everything tastes fresh as all get out. Did I mention BITTER! Wow!! Fairly thin, but over the top hop flavor. This one was awesome.
luttonm (275), Belgrade, Serbia
Sep 17, 2008 One of my all-time favorites. Sticky, wonderful pine-hop in the middle of a beautiful bouquet of complex floral hops of all sorts. Bright color, diminished head, thick and sticky on the tongue. Rare and wonderful
Beaver (588), Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
Sep 16, 2008 22 oz bottle. Pours a hazy golden orange with a small white head that quickly diminishes. A very vigorous pour produced a medium creamy white head that retained for a while.
The aroma is sweet melon and caramel with piney peppery grapefruit hops.
The flavor is sweet caramel malts and some melons quickly followed by a big bitter finish with resiney peppery fruity and kind of salty/tarry hops that linger in the aftertaste. The alcohol is well hidden other than the warming. The mouthfeel is medium to full with low carbonation.
Overall, a very solid DIPA. The flavor, especially the salty/tarry notes, kept it from being a top tier.
MrChopin (621), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Sep 15, 2008 Orangish-copper with a decently-sized white head that quickly turns to sea-foam. Nose is sweet and creamy, very floral, and has some pine, caramel, and fruit. Flavor is quite bitter and dry with caramel, flowers, and some biscuit malt. Medium-bodied with nice carbonation, but a little short-lived flavor, grapefruit holding on for a while. Overall decent, but the bitterness drowns out a lot in the flavor.
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