 donfardz64 (441), Wellington, New Zealand
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 1, 2009
Pours hazy deep amber, white head. Hoppy, spicy nose. Full of citric hops but they’ve gone a bit tea-like.
A wonderful grapefruity hop character dominates the flavour with an earthy bitterness. Malt is sweet and well balanced.
Overall, a great IPA.
RHeastings (433), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 29, 2009 Enjoy on tap in a pub glass. The beer pours a nice medium to slightly dark orange color, with a small but relatively ample white head. The nose it initially a bit slight, but then opens up to show some interesting citrusy hop notes that are different in character from American and European offerings, and that are quite pleasing. The palate is fairly hop-forward, giving bitterness up front and on the back end finish, and showing flavors of orange zest with a touch of malt sweetness. The finish is semi-dry and clean. Overall, a cool idea and a well-executed beer.
Toxygen (366), Sanford, Florida, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 11/20 |
Dec 25, 2009 (24oz, $4.19, 2008, 1st release)
lct-cpr, ^eff, lasting-creamy-wh-head, med-body(sticky T3), ^co2(crisp T2), thick-lace.
aroma: fresh-creamy-hops §biscuity-malt.
flavor: chamomile §biscuity/crml-malt T1, bright pine-juicy §grassy T2, ^sticky-hrbl-hop-resin T3.
fresh-squeezed-piney-hop-juice.
chriso (4852), London, Greater London, England
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 22, 2009 Draught (keg) at the White Horse American Beer Festival, July 2009. Clear copper colour. Nice clean fresh flavour. Crisp mouthfeel. Nice hops. Some marmalade. Good drinking stuff.
tastybeer (136), Washington DC, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 16, 2009 Bottle. Pours orange with a nice white head. Fruity with grapefruit followed by a nice hop bite. Delicious.
deflagro (100), Lund, Sweden
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 10, 2009 Bottle. Pours a cloudy, orange liquid with a medium-sized white head. Aroma is fruity and grassy with some floral hop notes, a bit of tropical fruit and some hint of butter. Taste is fruity with a bit of citrus and a long, bitter finish. Nice and drinkable.
kiefdog (1637), Tampa, Florida, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 30, 2009 24oz bottle from Whole Foods (Tampa, FL). Pours a generally clear dark copper to amber color with one finger tan-white foamy head. Aroma is sweet and floral with notes of citrus, pine, grapefruit, honey, light caramel, floral esters. Flavor is sweet and malty with notes of floral hops, pine, citrus, light grapefruit, honey and caramel. Generally medium body with a pleasing floral hop finish. Would have liked a little more maltiness to balance out the hops, but still a great beer.
rampmaster (322), Alden, New York, USA
| 4.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Nov 26, 2009 Presentation: It was poured from a brown 24oz bottle into a pint glass. The label reads 2nd release 2009.
Appearance: The pour produced a tall thick and pillowy foam head. It is light tan in color and has great retention. It keeps a nice one finger thick cap all the way down the glass and as I drink, it leaves behind nice lacing on the glass. Under this head is a deep rich amber colored liquid. The beer is not totally clear as I noticed that there is a very fine yeast particle haze in it.
Smell: The aroma has a citrus like hop character with some pine notes as well. Under that are some light bready/malty notes with just a hint of raw grain and even some fruity/estery/yeasty notes.
Taste/Palate: The flavor has a sturdy base of bready malty sweetness with a touch of raw grain. Hop flavor is the focus here though, and they add an assertive yet well balanced bitterness and solid citrus (lemon and orange rind and pith) sweet spicy herbal and mild pine like flavor notes. The finish has a long slow bitter hop fade. Its palate has a nice lively feel with plenty of soft carbonation and a good solid medium body.
Notes: This beer is absolutely outstanding. I really enjoyed the play between malt sweetness and the solid hop bitterness.
beerfest5 (200), Simsbury, Connecticut, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Nov 24, 2009 I actually liked this one better than the other Harvest, has a nicer aroma and taste, kind of like the Great Divide Fresh Hop IPA.
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