 valpoaj (363), Valparaiso, Indiana, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 25, 2009
Pours copper with an off white head that leaves considerable and lasting lacing. Aroma is mildly citrus with some bready notes in the background...nothing amazing. Flavor has a good dose of citrus hops (orange) but has a heavy amount of burnt malt flavor. Bitter at the end. This beer was a bit thin, but also incredibly smooth...an odd combination to say the least. A nice version of the usually less-than-exciting APA.
beernbourbon (308), chicago, Illinois, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 5, 2009 Bottle. Pour is hazy copper color with small white head. Aroma is nice pine and citrus hops with a malty backbone. Maybe a touch of pepper in there too. Flavor is pine and citrus hops with a subtle caramel malt backbone. Nothing unique, but solid.
BDR (2167), Roseville, Minnesota, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 3, 2009 This was a beautify looking beer! Massive egg-shell white head that was rocky in the extreme and miniscule layer of copper colored liquid for the first few minutes in my Surly Pint glass. A well balanced aroma of hops and malt yields to a mildly sweet malty body with a huge citrus hop head and a nice, lingering bitter tail.
beerbill (1973), Laurel, New York, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 25, 2009 12 oz. bottle courtesy of a trade with mibirder. Pours a cloudy amber with a moderate yellow-white head that lasted through mid-glass and laced the glass well. Pleasant aroma of malt and muted pine. The flavor is malt, caramel, and pine, with the pine a bit restrained. Moderate pine bitterness at the finish. Medium bodied. Nice solid pale ale.
SuIIy (1479), Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 24, 2009 Bottle. Pours a burnt orange color with a small white whead. Nose is resiny, sticky piney hops with a light sweet malt note. Palate is firm with a smooth texture. Flavor is sticky hops with a sugary and syrupy caramel malt note.
msante79 (841), Orland Hills, Illinois, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Nov 9, 2009 12oz bottle from Cloverleaf in Royal Oak. Aroma is pale malt, light hops, light fruit, and some light yeast. Flavor is light bitter hops, sweet caramel and some malt. Sort of has more a hoppy lager flavor than an APA. Not bad. Just a little different.
wavers1 (174), novato, California, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 30, 2009 bottle courtesy of flandersned. awesome pour! lots of sour grapefruit and citrus notes, nice and copiously bitter. lots of yeast and citrus on the nose, tangy, slightly soapy hops all the way through. not a bad brew, but a lil more body would help the huge bitterness out. does have a tiny bit of sweet malts coming through in the aftertaste as well.
illinismitty (1800), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Oct 11, 2009 Bottle from Eastman Party Shoppe in Midland, MI. Pours orange amber with an ivory head that dissipates to a ring. Aroma smells like a British bitter. Lighter side of medium bodied with soft to medium carbonation. Flavor of toffee, caramel, and muted hops. Diacetyl on the finish. Rather average.
slimchill (781), Austin, Texas, USA
| 2.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 9/20 |
Sep 27, 2009 Bottle. Pours bright copper with a thin head and nice lacing. Caramel-dominated aroma with a light hoppiness. Flavor is a bit lacking. A firm bitterness dominates without quite enough malt depth. A touch too much caramel malt clashes with the hops. Overall just a below-average beer in a generally boring style.
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