 LilBeerDoctor (1479), East Setauket, New York, USA
Jul 22, 2008 Bottle. Pours a cloudy deep red/orange with a thick foamy white head. Aroma of citrus and grapefruity hops. Flavor of a nice malt/citrus balance. Sweet caramel malt with the citrusy hops. As I continued to drink though, the alcohol presence became more dominant and the beer became a bit sweet/heavy. I don’t think this beer is too bitter or too hoppy, it is too sweet! Anyway, pretty comparable to most of the IIPAs I’ve had and I wasn’t blown away by it.
Blom (390), Odense, Denmark
Jul 22, 2008 In the glass this IIPA stands out hazy orange with a fierce aroma of metal, grape and pine. The flavour is no doubt the most aggressively hoped I’ve ever tasted and it caught me a bit of guard in the beginning. Grape, lemon and citrus dominate, but you can sense the caramel in the distance. It’s extreme, but quite fitting for my chosen movie of the night: Asger Leth’s ’Ghosts of Cité Soleil.’
luvcasks (178), USA
Jul 21, 2008 22 Oz Bomber from City Beer - SF
Pours a hazy golden orange with on off white head leaving very nice lacing - was that viscour pour :) maybe the hops and alcohol.
Aroma: A good blast of a variety of hop sensations tngy, piney, citrusy, earthy floral and spicy all the while a tiny bit of malt peeks thru with all this going on. The alcohol is present and warms up the nose.
Taste: wow! A hop-assault all kinds.Hop flavors gather in just a cacophonous way that oddly seems to make sense. The pine, resin, citrus, tang, spice and touch or caramel, toast and warming of the alcohol meld to make seriously tasty brew. With all this going on along with the mathematically IBUs this one is amazing in the sense it does not overwhelm the palate - a compliment to the malt backing this up.
Palate: Medium bodied with a nice long long lasting hop laden dry finish.
Overall: "Irrational Hop Exuberance" Another "Craaaazzy" good creation from Tomme’s crew. The alcohol in the beer sometimes is a bit distracting ... and I think the aroma is a little on the low side - oh! heck I am quibbling - a spectacular Double IPA (maybe Triple IPA or dare I say almost barley wine territory - but who cared) I would put this closer to Pliny the younger for my reference.
Definite MUST find especially if you are in CA - a wonderful treat
One one suggestion - DO NOT age this one - enjoy fresh
msante79 (778), Orland Hills, Illinois, USA
Jul 20, 2008 Updated: Jul 25, 2008Bomper thanks to Kegbear. Pours a golden orange with a light tan head. Aroma is heavy on the hops with hints of pine, citrus and some malt. Flavor is big with hops and pine with hints of citrus and some sweetness. Alcohol is well hidden for ABV. While it is a hop bomb I found it to have good balance.
BeerNeedy (60), Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Jul 18, 2008 22 oz. bottle. Nice big lasting head. But holy crap, this is a potent IDIPA. The alcohol note was overwhelming and this kind of ruins what may be a great beer. Just one of these was all I could handle. Still, I wouldn’t ban it from the rotation.....
bdigital (585), Ft Wayne, Indiana, USA
Jul 17, 2008 Bottle: Courtesy of my Secret Santa, jason...thanks man. Pour was a peach nectar color with a medium-sized cream head and ridiculous lacing. Immediately upon pouring I can tell this is different...must be a West Coast thing, the citrus and hops are not what I typically smell and taste in most IIPA’s. The closest thing I’ve had that smelled like this is Hopslam. Huge grapefruit, peach, nectarine and floral hops are noted in the nose...some pale malts linger but might as well run and hide. This is all about the hops. Medium-full body. A rush of crisp, bitter, citrus-hopped flavors slice and dice their way through my palate. Fantastic brew.
MagooinPA (99), Warminster, Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 13, 2008 No wonder there is a hop shortage. They’re all in this brew. This is not a hop bomb, it is a thermo-nuclear hop bomb! Pours a nice orange color to a tight 2 finger head that laces nicely. A nose of hops and more hops is no surprise. Very bitting citrus + piny taste smashes all other senses. After a while, at the back, there is actually some good malt backbone that stands up to this huge amount of hops. Nice beer and the 10.5% is hidden by the hops overpowering allure. 90 min + Ruination are better choices but this is pretty damn good. I was looking for a hop fix and almost o’d!
robbmotiwalla (50), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
Jul 10, 2008 full and sticky with notes of caramel and molasseses. hoppy. citrus, perhaps orange and grapefruit. lots of yeast just chillin in the bottle. similar to the wipeout but more intense more well rounded, its not just a straight hop overdose. balanced. go buy this beer if you can
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