 RAYBOY01 (1870), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 15, 2007 Attention: All recent reviewers of this beer are wrong! It is way better than it’s getting credit for recently. Starting with a beautiful copper (almost amber) pour with a big frothy off-white head that really beckons the prospective drinker. The nose is largely a moderately restrained grapefruit and pine resin hoppiness. The initial tasting is a moderate caramel and toffee malt...but very quickly followed up by a fairly robust bitter bite that lingers longer in the aftertaste than one might have expected. I really enjoyed this one...and it, without question, deserves to be placed at the very highest level (of second tier IPA’s)! Although I agree with Cornfield that it realy is more at home in the big APA catagory!
frankenkitty (1903), Oak Lawn, Illinois, USA
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 12/20 |
Feb 15, 2007 An unremarkable pour procures a copper-colored body with a melon tint under not much of a fizzy head. Pink grapefruit, green grapes and a touch of armpit in the aroma with a mild dusting of caramel malt and an evergreen Renuzit air freshener. Grapefruit hits the tongue with a carbonated tingle, but alcohol dries the flavor quickly and leaves the impression of a ginger ale. There are very few malty notes to take the edge off what I estimate at 74 IBUs... so this will impress all you hopdaddys and alphachicks. (I need a new word for "hophead". Hopaholics. Humuluslupuluslovers. Hoppophiles. Yeah... hoppophiles...)
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BeerBelcher (945), Columbus, Ohio, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Feb 1, 2007
This came recommended from a beer-savvy drinker and Austin resident ("Eric") I met at Ginger Man in Austin. Ginger Man had previously had this beer on cask, which I’m a bit sorry I missed. This beer out of a normal tap was OK, but not very much like other IPAs I’ve had recently (from Texas or elsewhere). I’d recommend either the Pale Moon Rye or Live Oak LIberation, based on my limited exposure to Texas-brewed beers.
Appearance was a sparkling dark amber, and a bit dark for an IPA. The beer had a solid finger of head on it. Aroma was assertively malty, particularly for an IPA. Taste was also very malty up front, with some light hop character (Cascade?) at the finish. A rather fruity ale, but not really in the same conversation as other IPAs I drank that night. Mouthfeel was a bit on the heavy/sticky side, which seemed inconsistent with the beers very light hop taste.
jujubeast6000 (799), Houston, Texas, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 11/20 |
Jan 30, 2007 Tap @ brewery: Huge head, good lacing, big bubbles. Bitter aroma, hoppy, just hops, not tempered by malts. Hoppy bitter taste, somewhat tempeped by the malts. Malty, somewhat bitter taste. But bitter as it warms up.
zamco17 (134), Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Jan 29, 2007 Damn this is good. Being a hophead, I always come back to this one. Nice color, and creaminess. nice citrus throughout. The best Texas beer ive ever had. Its availability makes it a true classic.
Cornfield (4978), Oak Forest, Illinois, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 28, 2007 From the bottle this pours an orange/amber body with a slender head that soon fizzles to nothing. A light caramel sweetness supports scents of pine and grapefruit, none too strong. The hop bitterness slightly intensifies in the flavor, a mild earthiness joining the mix. Mildly bitter finish. More like a big APA than an IPA. <font size=-4><a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/Places/ShowPlace.asp? Market, Dallas, TX<font size=-1>
RagallachMC (631), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Jan 15, 2007 12oz bottle via trade with decaturstevo. Aroma: honey, grapefruit, light pine, and some earthy hoppiness. Appearance: Light amber in color and lightly hazed. Off-white head was full and foamy with good retention. Good lacing. Flavor: Light biscuity hops, grapefruit, pine, floral, and earthy hops. Some oxidation present. Medium bitterness was nice and refreshing. Medium-dry finish. Palate: Medium bodied. Medium carbonation. Overall: Pretty average for an IPA, and a little oxidized on top of it. Maybe it’s better fresh.
Thaichile (599), 10aFly, New Jersey, USA
| 2.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 9/20 |
Jan 14, 2007 Bottle. Pours an orange gold with a decent head aboard. Nose is grapefruit. This one is fairly bitter throughout. There is some sweetness somewhere deep in the background but overwhelmingly just bitter without much else going on. Not balanced at all. Thanks to 123456green for the bottle.
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