 jeffc666 (1820), Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Nov 12, 2004 Man o’ man this stuff good! Clear light amber-golden body. Massive hop aroma, pine, citurs you name it. Some very lucious. And the flavor is stunning, mix of pine and grapefruit with a good backing of sweet malt. It just dances around the mouth exploding with flavor. The palate is perfect for the style, full dry but somehow slightly sticky, tingling, with a crisp clean finsih. Find it try it love it!
cb (810), Wheat Ridge, Colorado, USA
Nov 22, 2005 Gorgeous golden hue crowned with lasting dense foam. Wonderfully juicy aromatic hop bud aroma with touches of cereal and tender leafy shoots along with the essence of grapefruit pith. Full, hoppy, crisp, succulent nose. The most amazing aspect of this sensational beer is the finish ~ full, sweet and the right touch of bitter pine...for a full 5 minutes after you’ve swallowed.
DarkElf (2453), La Jolla, California, USA
Oct 14, 2004 Updated: Nov 28, 2004(Cask Draft: O’Brien’s in San Diego, CA) Wow, what an aroma! Massive hops smells like fresh, tart passion fruit, and I love passion fruit, so 10 on aroma! And man, this goes down easy. Starts off fruity and hoppy, nicely balanced, then ends in strong grapefruit. Very smooth on the palate, and medium bodied. Golden in color and fairly cloudy. Off-white head is large and puffy. Excellent retention. Lots of random lacing. (27-Sep-04)
(Draft: Wet Hop Beer Festival, O’Brien’s in San Diego, CA) My first rating for this beer was on cask, but this was on regular draft, and it’s not as good, though still one of the best beers in this Wet Hop Festival. The flavor is strong, fresh hops that impart a moderate bitterness with lots of grapefruit. It’s also subtly malty and mildly sweet, but the malt provides a solid base for the hops. Strong hops nose is very fresh and somewhat sweet. Medium bodied, very clean, crisp and refreshing on the palate. Light gold color. Off-white head is smallish and bubbly, leaving a fairly dense blanket of lace. Ratings are for when I had this beer on cask. (20-Nov-04)
argo0 (6019), Washington DC, USA
Feb 7, 2002 Updated: Nov 8, 2005(11/7/05) Crystal clear golden body with fantastically dense lacing. Aroma is medium sweet, pine, light grapefruit. Taste is medium sweet, pine, grapefruit, some caramel. Creamy medium body, some resin, low carbonation. (7/5/9/5/18)
(11/11/04) Clear golden body with beige head. Aroma is medium sweet, grapefruit. Taste is medium sweet, grapefruit, some berry, bitter but not overwhelming. Clean, medium body. I know the description does not sound like much, but this beer is great. (7/4/9/5/17)
Davecooks (1128), Bay Area, California, USA
Sep 25, 2005 Updated: Sep 27, 2005On Tap at the brew pub. Light orange color with a white head. Big hop aromas as you might imagine. Tons of grapefruit, oranges and pine. Just a bit of grassiness but not too much. Thin on the malt side but I think it suits this beer well. Afterall, it’s about the hops right? Call me crazy but I really buy into the fresh hops idea; the beer has very ‘fresh’ flavors to it, it’s very clean and easily grasped despite being so hop focused. Fruity aftertaste.
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