 patrick767 (2016), fort wayne, Indiana, USA
Jan 23, 2008 draft at O’Brien’s in San Diego - Pours hazy copper with a substantial citrus hop aroma. The flavor is crazy hoppy, definitely on the hop intense side of even this style. It’s a good, crisp, strong hops, though I’d like it even more with a little better balance. It has a long, bitter finish.
YourDarkLord (1800), Urbana, Illinois, USA
Jan 22, 2008 IPAs and Double/Imperial IPAs have become a big favorite of mine, right up there with stouts and barleywines. This was part of an evening that was favored with several excellent examples. Nice deep amber/copper body with a foamy off-white head. Nose held strong pine and citrus hops laced with a sweet maltiness. That maltiness did battle with the hops in the flavor and lost the battle. This was not a balanced beer but that is not a negative. This is a full-blown Hophead’s dream. A refreshing, tasty, thoroughly enjoyable beer.
jcwattsrugger (5223), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
Jan 18, 2008 on tap-pours a retaining creamy white head and hazy gold color. Aroma is citrus-lemon/grapefruit hops (cascade, Amarillo). Taste is dry/raw citrus-lemon/grapefruit hops (cascade, Amarillo), faint malt, alcohol. Big. Sipping.
Indra (2023), Prairie Village, Kansas, USA
Jan 16, 2008 22oz. bottle by way of hellbilly. Sweet, fruity, citric aroma, plenty of fresh pine and grapefruit combined with a generous amount of honeyish, toasty malts, along with lighter notes of lemon, caramel and flowers. Translucent medium amber color with a fine, off-white head that lasts, generating a thin sheet of intricate lacing. Very nicely balanced flavor profile, with a pronounced malt undercurrent providing a sweet, malty, toasty framework for the massive dosage of citric, piney, floral, fresh, grassy hop flavor and equally huge bitterness, this increasing towards the finish, blending with burst of pineapple sweetness, doughy yeast and peppery alcohol, and thereafter drying out considerably. Creamy, smooth and warming on the palate, has a thin feel to it that accentuates the resinous hop quality. Full-bodied to be sure. Nicely done.
stefanje (937), (Santee) San Diego, California, USA
Jan 15, 2008 650 ml bottle from Bevmo. Pours a slightly cloudy rich copper color with a one finger off-white head that last a while. The aroma is strong and layered with citrus fruits (mostly grapefruit, some lemon and a little lime.) The flavor, like the aroma, showcases the citrus fruits, but it does not stop there--also apparent is vanilla, caramel, pine and cotton candy. All these flavors are set in a biter hops backdrop that makes for a wonderful complexity. The mouthfeel is full, smooth and creamy. The finish is long and sweet with vanilla and hops. Overall: One of the great San Diego IPA’s. Recommended.
mabel (2530), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jan 12, 2008 Updated: Apr 10, 2009[957-20071212] 1pt6floz (c/o blankboy, w/ him, GregClow, HogTownHarry, jerc, tupalev). Sweet navel citrus hops aroma. Hazy, dark orange amber body with a small medium-lasting creamy off-white head. Hoppy citrus continues in flavour with toasted malt and a bitter finish. Medium body creates bitter aftertaste breath. Great hoppy brew, hidden alcohol. (9/4/7/3/16) 3.9
Overheard: "I got so excited I dropped my cheese!"
[1898B-20081213] 1pt6floz bottle. Zippy zesty citrus oils aroma with lots of lemon pip hops and tangerine. Hazy, dark orange body with a long-lasting creamy off-white head. Orange hoppiness flavour is a bit rough and boozy. Medium-full body is noticeably boozy. Quite enjoyable. (8/4/8/4/17) 4.1
(w/ jerc)
RCL (1443), Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
Jan 11, 2008 Dark amber cloudy with lots of floaty chunks. Great pineapple aroma. Fruity flavor has tons of hops without being abrasive.
Glouglouburp (2778), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Jan 11, 2008 Updated: Apr 18, 2008In short: An overly sweet sugary and alcoholised beer saved by a splendid hopping. Very good but could have been much more.
How: 22 oz bottle, thanks to my Secret Festivus.
The look: Cloudy orange body with a small off-white head
In long: Nose is very aromatic, as fruity (citrus, grapefruit, orange, etc.) as it is foresty. Taste is a bit of a let-down. As expected from a beer using 15 varieties of hops the hop profile is pretty complex. Much like the nose the hop profile covers all the fruity and foresty flavours you’ve ever encountered in american hops and then some. Malt profile however was not my thing. At 10+% and with a truckload of hops this beer needed a ton of round and rich caramelized malts. Instead I got treated with sugary crunchy honeyed maltiness. The alcohol had nowhere to hide and was very apparent. Too sweet and alcoholised I just couldn’t take big sips. This beer is too much for its own good. Part of it I really like and part of I didn’t care for. In a perfect world this beer would have had a richer maltiness ...and also in a perfect word George Bush Sr would have been infertile.
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