 MrBeerFanatic (365), jamestown, New York, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 25, 2009
Pours a deep cloudy medium dark bodied amber with a slight off white head that just doesn’t seem to go down easy. Somewhat strong aromas of citrus/pine hop combo with some caramel coming through and other hard to place malts. Flavors come though with a strong punch of the citrus/fruity/pine hops, then has a decent malt backing of caramel and slight plum. Sweet, bitter, slightly rich, and semi dry. A tasty IIPA at best.
5000 (2625), Hardened Liver, Washington, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 21, 2009 Bottle: Pale orange, a little dirty and muddy, moderate white frothy head, itty bits of lacing. Strong citrus nose, hoppy, hints of alcohol. Lots of heat on first sip, hoppy, biting citrus peel, with a thick
mouthfeel. Decent malt base, but this one certainly needs some time. A little astringent on the finish. Certainly biting, and alcohol rich. Wow, yeah, 9% on this bad boy. Decent beer, but I bet this one
would stand to be better with some age on it.
twindadplus2 (417), Wisconsin, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 15, 2009 Red amber color with a good sized, pillowy head. Fruity, spicy slightly musky aroma. Flavor is a load of citrus and spicy hops with the malt peeking through in the background. The malt comes through a bit more as it warms but it’s the hops that really make their presence known through to the finish.
beersearcher (269), Glendale, California, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 13, 2009 This is a really well balanced IPA. It is almost as if west coast meets east coast. Good almost spicy hop presence that doesn’t overwhelm the malt flavor.
Rynoplasty (545), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 8, 2009 Pours light amber with an off white head. Aroma is bit citrusy spicy, body odor like centennial hop aroma. Flavor is also huge citrusy spicy hops, with lots of centennial coming through. Not bad.
wickster (35), fort wayne, Indiana, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 7, 2009 Overall a pretty enjoyable beer!
Didn’t get a lot of aroma...but I have a cold...so I bet it was there and I just can’t say.
Looks good, Nice amber color, not hazy. Tastes great, I’m a fan of hops, and this does not disapoint.
undsioux7 (561), Cologne, Minnesota, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 5, 2009 Pours deep deep orange/amber with a nice citrus hop and malt aroma. Very bitter upfront and lasts. Thick malty backbone with a cloying malt or hop juice. Lots of simcoe or similar hops?
thirdeye11 (558), Texas, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Nov 23, 2009 ( 12oz bottle) Pours dark amber color, darker than expected. The head simply will NOT go away the entire time. It’s left a thick blanket of head atop the beer for a good 30 minutes until I finished it. Nose is nothing too special. The bittering hops are pleasant, and you can tell it has no real identifiable hop as they used 6 different varieties when brewing this so I’m not sure I liked it a lot, but decent and clean. Some malt is here too but not enough. Taste is really lacking. Very bitter both up front, and on the finish. The bitter on the finish lasted 30+ minutes after I hadn’t drank anything else. No malt to support the bitterness, and doesn’t seem well balanced. If you are a hardcore IPA drinker then maybe you’ll enjoy this but coming from a guy who only seems to enjoy the very best IPAs/DIPAs this isn’t great. This is by no means a Pliny clone as I’ve read elsewhere as it doesn’t smell, feel, or taste anything like PtE. A little under-carbonated and thick. I couldn’t drink more than one. Way too bitter that stayed with me a long time.
jredmond (1068), New Jersey, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 20, 2009 Bottle split with Dallas. This was the final sample of the evening so I don’t expect it to be very accurate. Pours a darker body then one would predict.. dark brown with a reddish hue, and minimum head. The taste is nothing horrible. However, this beer really cannot stack up to the other BIG DOUBLE IPAs out there. Flavor suggests notes of bitter hop, pine hop, and some alcohol bite. I’ll try this a third time to see if it falls or rises from its current total score (3).
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