DonBirnam (69), Wellington, New Zealand
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 21, 2009 Orange golden colour. Citrus hop aroma, with slight dry caramel maltyness. Very bitter flavour, with smooth bitter finish. Brutal is a good word, closer to a pale ale than a bitter.
 Hermod (274), Vantaa, Finland
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 21, 2009 33,5 cl bottle from Alko. Pours reddish color with a very thin head. Aroma is mostly of hops. Flavor is very hoppy with fruity tones. Ends very dry and spicey. Enjoyable.
Davros (213), Australia
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 21, 2009 Pours vibrant amber with a towering head.
Nose shows lots of sweet fruity hops, with citrus blossom, apples, confectionery and piney resin, along with loads of caramel malt and hints of toffee.
Flavours are lovely, with a mix of crystal malt and intense fruity hops first, before a full-on hoppy bitterness kicks in. Well balanced, though still very bitter for the style.
Carbonation is a bit high, further drying out the finish.
If you were expecting a ESB, think again. This would be better classified as an American IPA, considering the American hops, lashings of crystal malt and the powerful bitterness. Ignoring style though, this was great.
Chipper (185), Red Lion, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 20, 2009 Slightly cloudy amber pour with a moderate thick white head. Hops, a little citrus, and maybe a little sweetness aromas. Taste is big spicy hops, citrus, and exceptionally smooth. Way different than other bitters I’ve tried, but it is excellent beer.
Gravelle (70), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 19, 2009 HOPS, but so much the rest of the beer had trouble keeping up. Lazy malts. I enjoy the hop so love this beer. If you are a hopgoblin, you’ll feel the same. Grapefruit notes, amber colour, min. head. etc etc...
JulienHuxley (193), Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 2/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 13, 2009 Bottle. Honey and malt aromas with a weird vegetable smell. Taste is rather malty with some light english bitterness. Ok mouthfeel, not as good as I expected it to be
jeff789 (377), Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 13, 2009 Hazy golden amber with a very large off white lingering head... Mildly sweet english malts dominate the aroma, mildly aromatic, not hugely, toffee... Very traditional english flavor with a slightly american twist, semi sweet toffee underlies a dry mildly bitter body, with hops that are more used for bittering than flavor... Nice american interpretation
watson1977 (265), , Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 13, 2009 pours a light amber/honey color with a thick light tan head...nice lacing and retention. aroma has very nice subtle citrus...pineapple. notes of caramel and wheat too. flavor is more earthy and grapefruity hops with sweet caramely malt...maris otter? very lively and slightly oily mouthfeel with a dry lingering slightly spicy finish. very nice beer...particularly enjoy the finish.
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