 greenhorn1 (462), Mission Viejo, California, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 25, 2009 12 oz bottle. Pous murky gold with a big head that lingers around for a while. Nice hoppy aroma with some bold citrus notes. Flavor is similiar with some pine notes in the background. Somewhat dry and a short bitter finish. I do wish this had more of a hop bite, but it is still a very drinkable IPA.
Gr0ve (1412), Oslo, Norway
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 25, 2009 355 ml bottle. Deep golden. Tall white head that clings to the glass. Strong cascade hop aromas with citrus and a definite piney aroma. Crystal clear. Very hoppy, but there is little hop bitterness as most of it is aroma. Medium-bodied. Gentle malt flavours and crisp carbonation with some papery hop flavours. Finishes dry with a soft lingering hop bitterness. Delicious and very drinkable.
TKA300 (100), Carbondale, Illinois, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 18/20 |
Oct 24, 2009 Pretty good brew. Tastes like Sierra Nevada Pale Ale with a little more hop bitterness added to it. The aroma was amazing though... Fresh hops and pine. very good.
PJClarke (709), London, Greater London, England
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 24, 2009 The 2009 edition:
Quite a sweet one. I like it a lot. The hops are all over it but there is definitely some caramel and biscuit here. The dryness is relaxed and appears late but is a little tongue tightening.
djc920 (26), New Jersey, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 24, 2009 Great IPA, well balanced, but not overly impressive. Would pick up again just because it’s readily available in my area and never disappointing. Piney, resinous, grapefruit. Big white head with a solid aroma to boot.
deyholla (735), Bloomington, Indiana, USA
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Oct 23, 2009 Bottle at the Bloomington Beer Festival. Poured a dark gold with a white head. Aroma was full of hop notes, mainly piney and moist wood notes. Flavor was full of hops as well with citrus an pine notes.
lilsdad (4), Florence, Massachusetts, USA
does not count  | 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 19/20 |
Oct 22, 2009 Just a great beer. Not overly dry hoped. If it didn’t say IPA on the bottle, I might not know it was an IPA. It is more like a standard pale ale. I wish this beer were available all year long. Note- I don’t use words like citrus, grapefruit, pesto, or any other similar words to describe beer. If my beer tastes like any of those, I’m dumping it!
Leighton (302), New York, New York, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 19, 2009 I’ve had it a few times. Great IPA, very drinkable. Pleasing hop notes in the nose and flavor. Nice citrus character. Medium bodied and finishes pretty smoothly.
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