 msante79 (814), Orland Hills, Illinois, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
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
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
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 (586), Ft Wayne, Indiana, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
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
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
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
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
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
Hophead22 (1087), Redlands, by way of Wisconsin,, California, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Jul 9, 2008 Updated: Jul 10, 2008Ahh, hops nirvana. Beautiful to look at, to smell and drink. Hi my name is Tim and i’m a hopaholic.
daknole (2882), Plantation, Florida, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Jul 7, 2008 holy crap I got bitter beer face from this one. i couldnt even finish it...sad I know. this was pure christmas tree...pine sap on the tongue baby. too much for me. maybe when I grow up I can handle this one!
blutt59 (2092), Dallas, Texas, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 6, 2008 bottle, nose is Christmas trees,color is cloudy orange, flavor is all pine and hops, oily body on finish but very good
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