 Guerde (702), Welcome, Minnesota, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 30, 2009 (bottle) Pours a lightly hazed copper orange, with a medium white head that retains well and leaves good lacing. Perfect. Aroma is very hop-forward, with plenty of grapefruit peel and oranges that are countered with more herbal scents of mint, grass, pine, and earth that provides a good contrast. The mint serves as a midpoint between the citrus and earth scents, and I really like how the aroma is composed of these three stages. The taste is equally hoppy, with tastes of orange, peaches,bitter grapefruit peel, and juniper that lingers very long on the tongue. The malts are finally present here, but they play second-fiddle to the prominent hop character. Light flavors of caramel, brown sugar, and toasted biscuit are present. Mouthfeel is medium and carbonation is appropriate. This is an enjoyable and affordable IPA. Well done SN.
beerfest5 (171), Simsbury, Connecticut, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 30, 2009 Really nice IPA, but heres the question, they make an anniversary ale, 2 harvest ales and this ale, but the regular IPA, torpedo, is not good, so what gives? this was a nice traditional west coast ipa with big floral taste and a little pine to even it out. could go with a little more citrus balance to go to the next level.
thechandler (270), Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 29, 2009 Pours a nice looking amber with a light foamy head. Aroma is strongly hoppy. Flavor is definitely hoppy to the tongue. You can definitely taste the cascades. Almost overwhelming. Very hoppy and a little bit of roasty malt in the background but nothing enough to keep the balance. Overall not bad, but a bit too one-sided with the hops for me to give it an outstanding rating.
rohash (39), New York, USA
| 4.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Nov 29, 2009 Awesome! This is a smooth IPA with plenty of citrusy, piney, flowery hops. Nice bitterness but not over the top. Slight malty sweetness. Well balanced to hide the hefty alcohol content. Simply outstanding.
DrinkEmUpJones (21), Georgia, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 29, 2009 Pours cloudy burnt orange with medium off-white head and nice lacing. Medium to strong aroma of orange peel, toast and spices. Tastes of citrus and spice--orange and clove with lots of bitterness and a long finish. Light mouthfeel--what stands out most is the bitterness. This is a good beer, but 97th percentile?? This is a beer I’d happily pick up at a gas station on my way home from work, but not something I’d take the time to seek out.
Bricks (29), USA
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 4/5 | 9/20 |
Nov 28, 2009 Updated: Nov 29, 2009Aroma is grapefruit and hops. Great appearance in the glass. Great mouthfeel. Taste is of your typical IPA, hoppy and grapefruit.
Unibonger (53), Mount Shasta, California, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Nov 28, 2009 Pour starts light golden and deepens to a lightly dark amber, some head retention, slight haze. Mostly hop aromas on the nose with a light malty sweetness and a slight fruitiness. Hoppy and bitter on the tongue that lingers especially the tip. Medium body and carbonation.
philbertk (49), Seattle, Washington, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Nov 27, 2009 Remarks
24 oz. Bottle.
Tasted Too cold.Thin mild lace off white head.Clear bright amber gold color.Sweet floral hop front.Mild sweet dry crisp delicate crystal malt mild fruit bread subtle grapefruit pine vanilla hint body.Balanced clean hop spice end.Classic mysterious Winter IPA!
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