 KnN (746), Greenbelt, Maryland, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 19, 2009 Nice entry in the IPA landscape. Some good citrus notes, a nice dark orange color. Aroma is citrus hops and some malt. Flavor is similar. Nice drinking beer.
drowland (1429), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 19, 2009 I get this every year to try, but am never totally blown away. It’s almost like a moderately hopped IPA with no huge malt there... a bit like a super overhopped light beer or an IPA made with a light recipe.
TampaBrew (889), Tampa, Florida, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 18, 2009 Pours dark yellow/orange with a large foamy off-white head. Nose is grapefruit, pine resin, apricot and sweet caramel malt. Flavor is a very nice balance btween toasty caramel, oranges, citrus bitterness, grapefruit rinds. I forget how much I like this beer every year until it comes out.
Tommyp007 (27), Kingsport, Tennessee, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 17, 2009 Pretty solid IPA. Orange color with good head retention. Taste is hoppy, but not very bitter. I actually prefer a little more bittterness with an IPA, so the overall rating is lowered to reflect that. Overall, a good beer I’ll probably buy again.
zizzybalubba (396), Elizabeth City, North Carolina, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Aug 17, 2009 12 oz. bottle from Total Wine. Pours pale orange with a thick and fizzy white head. Aroma of pine, fresh cut grass, and peach. Taste is rather floral and grassy with not much else offered. Palate is thin. It’s alright but I wouldn’t recommend this very high.
mabel (2626), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 15, 2009 [2313-20090719] 12floz bottle. Lovely citrus orange hops aroma has mild pine notes. Murky, orange light brown body with a long-lasting creamy off-white head and lots of small bubbles and floaties. Bitter orange hops flavour hints at young evergreen. Bitter medium-full body. Wow, what a great brew, very drinkable.
(From Premier Gourmet, Buffalo, NY; Vintage 2008; w/ DuctTape, jerc)
NeoHippie2 (177), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Aug 13, 2009 Pretty solid IPA. I liked that while this brew maintains its hopiness it isn’t overly bitter. Which, while i like a good IPA, I’ve never been a big a fan of bracingly bitter beers. Nice floral presence to it as well. I really enjoyed it and I’ll be buying this one again.
Narnad (720), 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.
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