 crizay (1050), Brook Park (was Tampa,FL), Ohio, USA
| 1.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 2/5 | 5/20 |
Feb 10, 2007 Amber pour, almost no head. What the hell was this I seriously thought they messed my order up. More of a pale ale nothing but a blast of hops mostly grapefruit, what a dissapointment. Maybe a slight and I mean slight sweetness from the malts, then a kick in the ass from more bitter ass hops.
BuckeyeBoy (1670), Boise, Idaho, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 10, 2007 On tap at Front Door Boise, Pours out a hazy amber topped with a very small head. A very nice hop aroma and tast. I also picked up on some of the Malt on this one.
GoBlue (102), Falls Church, Virginia, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 2/5 | 9/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 9, 2007 Cloudy deep orange amber in color with thin dissapating head. Aroma is strongly hoppy, floral and citrus dominate with some malt underneath. Flavor mirrors the aroma in the dominance of hops. Tons of hop flavor, but not overwhelmingly bitter, malt and alcohol balance. Nice
scraff (1946), Baltimore, Maryland, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 7, 2007 Draft - Frisco Grille - Hazed deep copper, thin white fizzy head. Nose held notes of lightly sweet pine, grapefruit rind, with a soft underlying doughy maltiness. Flavor is deeply hopped, orangey citirc notes, with touches of pine and florals playing throughout. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, sahara dry, bitter finish. Tasty hops from start to finish....
JB175 (1664), Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 6, 2007 Amber color with a medium white head. Strong piney-sweet hop aroma with plenty of sweet caramel in the nose. Taste is nice and smooth, with sweet, bready malts and some powerful, yet smooth hops that balance things out. Very nice ASA - not quite an Arrogant/Double Bastard-like assault, but a smooth and overall well-rounded Strong Ale. They should really put this one back in bottles!
kkearn (1003), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Feb 5, 2007 Charlie ’07; John’s Locker Stock . Picked up a growler at Capone’s (Norristown, PA) for Super Bowl Festivities. Poured hazy brownish, with a moderate sized tan head. Aroma was primarilt citrus and hops. Flavor was all hops as well. finishes dry. This has been on my want list since I heard of its release in 2001, i’m glad I finally got to sample it.
unclemattie (2419), Georgia, USA
| 5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 20/20 |
Aug 27, 2006 I’ve tasted the original 1981. (AKA the New Hope, the Star Wars of Beers!!!) Amazing complexity. It is ruby red in color. Hop Aroma you could not believe. Redux was ok, just not quite the same. One Big Chuck, Please!
SledgeJr (2961), Omaha, Nebraska, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 16, 2006 Sampled at RBSG 2006- Grand Tasting. This bottle had been opened the previous night, so it does not deserve this rating most likely. A cloudy murky amber concoction with what appears to be coffee grounds remaining in the bottom of the glass. Has an astringent peppery aroma (perhaps a bit oxidized). Earthy and dirty. Caramel flavors and an alcohol burn. I’d like to encounter this again. I once met Charlie papazian at GABF in 1990. His nose is not un-big.
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