 Mes_and_Sim (3927), London, Greater London, England
May 13, 2008
A Mes rate: Bottle thanks to Reakt.
Orange amber with a thin off white head. Lovely aroma of piney sprucey hops with some peach and a delicate but excellent rubbery note. Flavour is equally good. Sharp hoppage with a slight minty note similar to Anchor Steam. Earthy and spicy with some herby, almost rosemary notes. Lovely bitterness in the finish. Balanced just right. So very very drinkable. Goes down like a 3.5% chucker nothing like 5.9%. A really really pleasant drink. Best new Sierra Nevada I have tried since the cask Harvest.
checkmatei1 (215), Willow Grove, USA
Jul 16, 2008 Draft: Poured an orange color with not much head. The aroma was of pine citrus and hops. The flavor was a little bit extra, a little bit special and a little bit bitter. Overall, a decent beer that reminds me more of a double IPA and ESB, but good.
HenrikSoegaard (2897), Randers, Denmark
Jul 16, 2008 Bottle. Creamy off-white good fully lasting head. Dark yellow colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Slightly grassy. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish.Oily palate. Nice ESB.
DA (2261), Portland, Oregon City, Oregon, USA
Jul 14, 2008 From the bottle pours soft golden amber with a small white head. Toasty cereal notes up front, soft chocolate and some citrus and tropical fruit to the hops. Finish is earthy but crisp, with a dry bready flavor that sits back under the hops.
Quietman (149), Florida, USA
Jul 12, 2008 Orange amber,hazy.Off-white head.Very nice aroma.Pine,some citrus fruit,caramel.Sweet flavor first then a good follow up of bitterness and a mild tart sourness.Lingering bitter sweet finish.Medium body.
RollinHard (502), Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Jul 10, 2008 Pours burnt orange, hazy, with an off-white head. Aroma-nice but subtle white chocolate, bread, caramel,old citrus. Tastes of tart citrus, wood, pine,light caramel and white bread. Finishes toasty, with citrus and a charred wood aftertaste. Drinkable and decent, but Sierra Nevada can brew this type of beer in their sleep.
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