 blutt59 (309), dallas, Texas, USA
May 6, 2008 on tap, big floral nose with great citrus follow through, tangerine color with hop, pine and citrus taste, salty sour finish makes it special
masonjer (337), Lansing, Michigan, USA
Apr 29, 2008 Thanks to Iowaherkeye for the chance to try this. Handbottle. Didn’t know if I would get the chance. Poured a light gold color into the glass. Aroma was all tropical fruit. Papaya, mango, sweet and awesome. Taste was huge tropical notes as well, piney as well with malt character that doesn’t get in the way. Not quite as crazy as I expected, actually, this is up there for one of the most drinkable big beers out there. I can’t think of anything that beats it. At 11%, this stuff is very dangerous. I can’t even imagine it on tap. Wow, I wish I had a keg of this for the summer.
Lothore (207), California, USA
Apr 26, 2008 A- Tangerine colored brew pours with a light head which dissapates fairly quickly with some lacing.
S- Smell is very piney, some deep sweet malt notes, reminescent of Pliny the Elder but much bigger with hints of alcohol.
T- Taste is phenomenal. A very complex IPA, a boquet of piney, floral hops, big malt backbone, hard to describe but everything you could ask for in a triple IPA and more.
M- Mouthfeel is thick with carbonation a bit on the low side which suits this brew.
D- I could honestly drink this beer until I passed out. One of my favorite beers, bar none, and I don’t say that a lot.
Dunk (32), SoCal, USA
Apr 9, 2008 On tap @ Hollingshead. Had this beer many times (here, RR pub, GABF, etc.) and it is consistently tasty. Huge, complex wall of hops in the nose - lots of citrus and some pine notes - a bit of malt gets through.. Flavor is dominated by hops as expected with some warming alcohol on the finish. Body is moderate considering it such a big beer. Doesn’t dry out as much as a regular IPA at the finish but overall it’s balanced in an unbalanced IPA way. Very drinkable and enjoyable but I prefer Elder.
DicksMcGee (46), Winfield, Illinois, USA
Apr 6, 2008 Thanks Pepsican for the BREW!!!!!!! Amazing aroma, I wont bother mentioning the hop aromas I got because they were all there. Taste had dankness, grapefruit. Wonderful fresh hop character. Right up there with Dreadnaught.
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