 Narnad (694), Wonder Lake, Illinois, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 13, 2009 2009 version. Pours a deep cooper color with an off white, very creamy head. Aroma has a modest amount of caramel malt with a slight biscuit note but the hops rule it. Lots of citrus hops presence backed by a lesser but still strong pine hops aroma. When both combine the it makes a sweet and only slightly bitter presence in the aroma. Flavors mirror the aroma. It starts off with a very sweet melding of caramel and citrus (lemon) with a light pine bite toward the end. Brew is sorta one dimensional but that one dimension is done very well. Solid feel with a creamy smoothness to it and lots of lacing on the glass. Overall a typical SN, lots of citrus hops and caramel that really work well together.
JaBier (1219), Capital City, Ohio, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 11, 2009 On tap at Barley’s Smokehouse. Pours clear copper with a medium off-white head. Floral and citrusy Cascade hop aroma with some malt for balance. Bready malt flavor with a bit of fruit and some citrusy hops. Pretty good, but almost too balanced. I prefer the more bitter ones like Southern Hemisphere.
blindeyedbetty (151), Arlington, Virginia, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 10, 2009 12 oz. bottle pours a clear amber orange with a healthy frothy off white head which leaves a generous lacing as it melts. Aroma is creamy wet earth with pine. Caramel and malt front palate with strong hit of hops and finish of pine and citrus. I expected this to be similar to the SNPA, but was delightfully surprised that while still being earthy, it was more complex and much lighter than I thought it would be. Delicious with roasted chicken and rosemary potatoes.
Hopper (311), San Antonio, Texas, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 10, 2009 An unclear golden orange beer with little head. A nice hop aroma of pine & citrus. Taste was very crispy hops which comes first then backed up by the malt. A very nice & refreshing IPA.
foundmd (163), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 9, 2009 On tap. Translucent dark amber with a small off-white head. Nice crisp hop aroma and flavor with a balancing malt profile. Spicy pine with a moderately bitter finish and aftertaste. A drinkable, mild IPA.
DJMonarch (6845), Northwich, Cheshire, England
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 9, 2009 Cask Stillage at the GBBF Earl’s Court, London 08/08/2008
Pine hop aroma. Amber golden coloured and very hoppy. Smooth on the palate with a crisp and floral bitter finish.
ScottyP (314), Brentwood, Tennessee, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 13/20 |
Aug 8, 2009 Pours a deep amber with a fleeting off white head. Aroma of pine hops, caramel, citrus. Similar taste with some fruit characters and a bitter finish.
craftycarl21 (552), South Hero, Vermont, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 2/5 | 13/20 |
Aug 7, 2009 Clear amber pour with a decent sized white frothy head. Aroma is mostly of citrus hops, from the Cascades, with some some caramel malt as well. Flavor continues down the same path, with more specific notes of grass, tangerine, and grapefruit. Palate is the weakest aspect of this beer; very little body, thin the tongue. Not nearly as good as Torpedo, which will likely keep me from having this again in the foreseeable future.
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