PolishHammer (64), , Connecticut, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Mar 7, 2009 Citrus, particularly grapefruit in the aroma, subtle pine, not sticky sap. Appearance is a cloudy, semi-translucent golden, with an off-white, tightly nit one-finger head that dicipates quickly. Good malty sweetness to balance the strong hops. Overall, a very well balanced, smooth drinking IPA. The hops aren’t too overpowering.
 rickgordon (3297), Göteborg, Sweden
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Mar 7, 2009 Bottled. Thanks to larsniclas.
Light hazy dark amber clour with solid white head. Aroma is heavy from the hops, there is plenty of grapefruit and oranges along with bit of pine. Flavour is loaded with hoppy grape-juice and its very clean overall. There is vanilla ice-cream, pink grapes, gooseberries and oranges. The hop bitterness, that is said to be monstrously high, is sensed early and last all the way from sippin till long after. The malt sweetness is there, yet due to the well attenuation and a low starting gravity, this is a pretty dry beer and very balanced at that. Solid 2IPA!
baggio (195), norrtälje, Sweden
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 6, 2009 Bottled@home
I owe some big thanks to fellow beeradvocate kplynch for hooking me up with this beauty!
Apperance: Hazy orange with a nice white foam and lots of lacing.
Aroma: Exotic fruit, Caramel, Pine and plenty of hops. Lovely!
Flavor: Caramel, Exotic fruits, Citric notes (grapefruit overdose!), and yet again pine.
Palate: Quite oily and full of flavor. Solid maltbase with a good bitterness at the end.
Truly one of the best DIPA’s i’ve ever had the pleasure to try. A work of art!
eyesolus (64), Mill Creek, Washington, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 4, 2009 500ml bottle; amazing fruity aroma; first sip zinged and tingled the palate; smooth going down and warmth lingered in the back of the throat; excellent summer beer; succeeding taste was much smoother and lingered just like the first sip. Definitely a keeper. What a great beer for my first eval. (#1)
snakeoilpete (324), Seattle, Washington, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 3, 2009 Updated: Mar 6, 2009On tap at Naked City. Pours hazy amber with a decent off-white head. Hoppy aroma of grapefruit and pine. Tastes much the same. Pretty well balanced, but the malty tastes don’t ever really break through like they do in some IIPAs. Nice full mouthfeel and hop finish.
jerk (13), North Carolina, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 10/10 | 4/5 | 19/20 |
Mar 2, 2009 Pours a nice orange color with a small white fluffy head, that quickly fades away.Aroma is beautiful...nice citrus (oranges and grapefruit) dominate the nose, with some pineapple, pine, some malty carmel and a nice breadiness. Wow this is the best smelling DIPA i have ever come across.
Flavor is amazing...bold citrus hits me as soon as it hits the lips, pine, caramel and the breadiness. Nice bitterness from the hops, this is so balanced.
Smooth, creamy mouthfeel texture with a bit of oily hops. The bitterness hangs around just long enough, then it smooths out. Nice carbonation..
drjay44 (780), Salida, Colorado, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Mar 1, 2009 500 ml. bottle. Pours an initially thick head, which diminished into a thinish layer with some areas reminiscent of sea foam, some lacing, over a slightly cloudy golden body with a bit of sediment.....nose is a pine forest with attendant citrus groves, pine, resin grapefruit, lemon.....tastes initially of sweetish malts the hop build occurs with resiny citrus tones, ending with solid short lived bitter finish with grapefruit dominating...mouthfeel is lighter than anticipated...the high ratings on this are most certainly based on the incredible balance and its relative lightness in spite of the amount of ingredient.
ggaughan (94), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Luxembourg
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 19/20 |
Mar 1, 2009 My Pliny the Elder poured a vibrant gold color into a Duvel tulip glass and I was suprised that when I completed the pour a great white head arose from the bottom of the glass and gave me a nice big piney, hoppy aroma that was so refreshing. The taste does not disappoint either. For a hop lover this beer is great. The bitter hoppy taste and citrus on the tongue and all through my mouth make this a very drinkable beer but at around 8% it is dangerous to put down and not have another. You can definitely taste the hops in your mouth long after the beer has gone down your throat as if you are sucking on a pine cone. I will be sure to savor this one over a night or 2 until the growler is all empty.
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