Berley31 (185), New Brunswick, Canada Nov 14, 2009 A: Poured with a big, white, creamy head... dissipated to about 1/2-finger or so over time. Very good lacing, left in sheets on the sides of the glass. Body is a dark golden color, and clear.
S: Mostly hops and pine, with some citrus pushing its way through all the hoppiness.
T: The citrus and pine needles are what’s prevalent at first, and then it finishes moderately bitter and hoppy. It’s all very clean and smooth, however... excellent balance.
M: Light-to-medium body with a slightly creamy texture and average carbonation.
D: That’s a damn fine IPA... I was excited to try this beer (had it at the Uber Tavern in Seattle... the keg had just literally been tapped) after all I’ve heard, and it didn’t let me down at all. Fred82 (363), Montreal, Quebec, Canada Nov 13, 2009 Bottle thanks to glouglou. Pours hazy amber with a medium head. Short retention. nose is nicely hoppy. Hops are earthy and piny. Hoppy and resinous taste. Finish is dry. Dries the mouth. Hints of small fruits. Carbonation is soft. Truely sessionable. TeamTrappist (377), jericho, New York, USA Nov 13, 2009 Bottle. Nice orange copper hue with a yellowish foamy head. Great aroma of piny and citrusy hops. I have had this many times and just got around to rating it. This is up there with my favorites despite the towering shadow that The Elder leaves over it. Fairly sticky and resiny, but extremely drinkable. Great citrus flavor with a solid malt keeps it fairly balanced. Finsih is Bitter, but not extremely bitter, with a touch of sweetness. fata2683 (857), Panama City, Florida, USA Nov 11, 2009 bottle, thanks to wavers1! Pours light orange with a medium frothy white head. Pine and grapefruit hop aromas. Sweet pale malt and a slight toasted/nutty maltyness are cut sharply by a very nice hop bitterness more on the pine/peppery side than citrus. Nice and dry finish, a solid IPA. wattersla (11), Los Angeles, California, USA Nov 10, 2009 Hazy amber. Striking grapefruity nose. Punishing soapy oily hops makes my tastebuds distort. The mouthfeel is fairly soft but the bitterness is relentless and inky. Hardcore IPA. too bitter for me
rustychiles (1014), Mesa, Arizona, USA Nov 9, 2009 Pours a hazy orange with a nice white head. Aroma is citrus, hops, malt. Flavor is oily resinous fresh green tasting hops, malt, biscuit, citrus. Fantastic IPA. yumyum (122), barrie, Ontario, Canada Nov 9, 2009 a very good ipa. Probably top 3 for me. Nice crisp bite to it. Hops pronounced on the nose and flavour but not hit over the head with it. It has a nice clean finish. Nice brew mcmd (133), Louisville, Kentucky, USA Nov 8, 2009 Pours a golden yellow-orange with slight haze and sudsy thick white head. Huge aroma of pine, grapefruit, pineapple. Taste is a quick sweet malt initially then all hops- grapefruit, lemon, and piney resin, huge bitterness in the finish. A very solid ipa.
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