IMtheOptimator (1161), Bethel, Connecticut, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 | May 30, 2005 Thanks to Lou18 for this beer.
Poured a deep amber with a semi-creamy off-white head. Nice aroma of fresh hops with the slightest note of malty undertones. Taste is not especially aggressive but nicely balanced between the hops and the malt. A very thirst-quenching and drinkable IPA. Lou18 (1353), West Paterson, New Jersey, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | May 10, 2005 This is a dark IPA, but, still has lots o’ hops. Aroma of caramel and spices. This is very interesting/ There is a lot of hops in this one. I am really starting to ,...may I say, like IPA’S> hopscotch (5543), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Apr 18, 2005 Draft at Spring Brewtopia 2005... Clear, deep amber ale with a small, creamy, off-white head. Good retention. The aroma is of citrus fruit with a whisper of evergreen. Moderately bitter with a hint of tanginess. It’s not thin, but the hops definitely crush the malt. Medium-bodied, dry and spritzy. Lengthy, bitter, dry finish. Shadrach (176), Brooklyn, New York, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | Apr 17, 2005 Brewtopia ’05. Poured clear ornage with slight red. Aroma was :"small" grapefuit. Taste was much stronger with a tarness to the grapefruit with a "pucker" at the end. The taste I had was watery though and that dimisnhed the hoppiness in the middle. Started out strong, faded and then picked up in the end. beeryum (652), Norcross, Georgia, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Mar 10, 2005 Pours nice copper, with a medium head that died quickly. Nice hope nose. An ok carmally mouth, with a medium / light bite for an IPA. I like IPAs with a little more of a bitter bite in them. Perhaps I drink too much IIPAs... Many thanks to Lou18 for the beer! Suttree (2743), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Mar 6, 2005 Brownish copper, with a decent sized head. Huge caramel nose. Very well balanced, with a prominent, smooth sweet malt base and peppery, spicy hop finsh that really seems to "pop" at the end. Nicely made and a cool approach to the style. Thanks to Lou18 for the trade! richlikebeer (832), Easton, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 | Jan 31, 2005 The box of happiness that lmgraz1 senet provides what is easily the darkest IPA I have ever seen, a medium amber color, nose is a little weak, and what there is was a solid hop aroma. Taste is pretty mild, giving way to some medium malt taste. A very refreshing feel to this beer, and the bitterness sticks to your tounge for awhile, but it too is mild and doesn’t make your mouth pucker shut. I must be going soft, because this is the 3rd IPA in a row that I honestly liked. Thanks again Lou. YogiBeera (2437), Hamburg, Germany
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | Nov 28, 2004 Nearly no nose. Edgy hoppy taste, goes by fast. Amber color, little head, leaving laces.
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