Russian River Blind Pig IPA

Rating # 300 , 500ml Bottle thanks to CaryTheDude. A dull golden color body with a big soapy white head,light to medium carbonation and tuns of stricky lace. Aroma is hoppy, piny,floral and citrus rind,Very nice. Flavor is bitter with some pine up front, a very tasty caramel malt backbone,more citrus hops,a bit of resin,hints of peppercorn,orange peel,just plain juice and balanced,very very good, a nice bitter finish with a hoppy aftertaste, medium body without being sticky feeling at all. A very drinkable top shelf IPA for sure.

500mL bottle from Beerstore.co.nz, bottled in December ’08. Poured off the yeast, it is a hazy golden amber colour, with a frothy off white head. Aroma, wow. I haven’t smelt hops like this before in NZ. A lot of pine needle, which is new to me. An orange peel citrus underlies the strong piny aroma. The malt brings a little caramel to the aroma. Unsurprisingly; the flavour is dominated by piny, pleasantly bitter, resiny hops. Wow, now I know what ‘resiny’ means. Hop flavour coats my mouth, leaving a long lasting pleasant bitterness which screams “DRINK ME MORE!” I left this out to warm for 1.5 hours, yet I still can’t really detect any malt flavour through the huge hops, perhaps the Pliny the Elder will improve on this aspect, otherwise I can’t really fault this beer. This being my very first American craft beer tasted, I have big expectations for the rest!

Amber golden drop. White head. Aromas of pine, passionfruit, citrus. Taste; resiny itterness, more citrus, hints of caramel from the malt. RIch and smooth in the mouth, long lasting bitterness. Clean and very well crafted beer.

[2022-20090227] 1pt0.9floz bottle. Sweaty pine needles and lots of toasted orange rind hops aroma. Hazy, medium orange body with a medium-lasting creamy off-white head. Great orange rind hops and mild grapefruit flavour with lots of bitter citrus seeds. Medium body is very bitter. Very well-balanced, very tasty, this bitterness could hide even more percentage.
(w/ jerc)

hazy golden amber with a fluffy lingering white head. lemons, lime, grapefruit, passionfruit maybe a bit of peach on the piney resiny nose. flavour is fresh and zingy with a firm malty backbone, kinda high bitterness I suppose but I’m loving it!

This beer is a hop party in my mouth! I was accustomed to RR’s big imperials, so I expected a much tamer hop taste to their regular old IPA. What I got was a brew with all the hop flavor and without the malty intensity of an IIPA. I’d love to taste this next to a DFH 60. It would be a brutal competition. Where is my dream pub with both on tap?

Having this after Pliny the Elder may have been a bad idea. It’s a delicious beer though. All grapefruit and wine biscuits. This beer is one of those "oh crap, I’ve finished mine already" beers. Far more drinkable/sessionable than PtE, and another great beer from Russian River.

Well balanced with a nice malt backbone. Nice slightly opake amber color. Very nice and upfront Hoppy character.Nice dry finish with a solid hop mouthfeel. This is one Awesome beer.