 kosko20 (323), Bemidji, Minnesota, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 30, 2009 Pour is light gold, minimal white head. Aroma is malty sweetness, grapefruit, citrus hops. Flavor is bitter with a nice malt sweetness. Palate is creamy and nice. Overall very solid.
gjamieson (75), Canton, Georgia, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 29, 2009 12oz bottle. Dark orange pour with white lasting head. Aroma is all hops, pine and citrus. Flavor is moderately bitter but unbalanced, 7.2% ABV is noticeable in flavor. Bitter finish. Needs improvement, but a decent entry.
beerlover82 (100), Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
| 5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 20/20 |
Oct 28, 2009 Nice dark amber-orange with good head/lacing. Aroma and taste is of barley and HOPS!!! The Hops can actually be tasted and linger in your mouth minutes after a sip. Just the way I like my ale/beer especially IPA. Outstanding. Another masterpiece from the great Sierra Nevada.
jongo (4), Stockholm, Sweden
does not count  | 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 27, 2009 Bottle. Tasty and hoppy. Piney and somewhat soapy flavour after while. Prefer do drink this one icecold.
jlruthven (137), Milledgeville, Georgia, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 26, 2009 Bottle, poured into a snifter. Rusy reddish-brown with dirty gold highlights, thick soapy head that dissipates slowly and remains in the form of a considerable cap all the way around the glass; minimal, sticky lacing. Aroma is heavy, piney hops, with notes of earth and unwashed oranges. Massive hop profile on the tongue, very bitter up front, but mellows out as it warms with a balanced sweetness; red grapefruit and blood orange round it out. Dangerously drinkable at 7.2%, and absolutely delicious.
kbjames (242), Utah, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 26, 2009 This is a good beer, but certainly not one of the top beers in its category...while it is very hoppy, its also hugely bitter as well. The best ones have a nicer balance IMO.
BillWyce (95), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 25, 2009 Pours hazy orange-amber with a thick off-white head. Aroma was grapefruity hops with a spicy undertone. Very smooth. The flavor of the hops wasn’t as strong as expected, but had a nice depth to it. A touch of a spice note, as well as a little citrus comes through in the aftertaste. Very nice.
zappafan99 (463), Ascension Island
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 24, 2009 Tasted 10/9 bottle. Looks: Gold body, thick foam. Aroma: Mostly astringent/pine hops instead of the fruity SNPA profile. Taste: A decent middle of the road Ipa/IIpa. Nothing spectacular and nothing off. A little one dimensional.
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