 KimJohansen (7143), Copenhagen V, Denmark
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 8, 2009 Clear golden with medium white head. Aroma was pretty hoppy and had notes of pine and lemons. Flavour was quite bitter and had quite a few hops and grapefruits. Finished bitter.
rabidbarfly (62), London, Surrey, England
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 19/20 |
Jun 7, 2009 Typical sierra nevada aroma of hops with the double IPA malty nose.
golden brown colour and nicely carbonated. The incedible amount of hops on the palate are well balanced to make this one of the most drinkable double ipa’s around.
DalzAle (511), Eden Prairie, Minnesota, USA
| 2.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 2/5 | 10/20 |
Jun 7, 2009 Bottle. Boring review for a less than impressive beer. I like SN brews, but this really didn’t do anything for me. Bad bitter hops flavor, smelled of crappy storage and skunk. May rerate and just hope that I had a bad bottle.
stubby (326), Santee, California, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Jun 6, 2009 Massive hop flavor and restrained hop bitterness, considering the huge hop flavors. Some malt backbone. Overall a hop showcase, if you’re in to that sort of thing.
zizzybalubba (399), Elizabeth City, North Carolina, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 5, 2009 12 oz. bottle from Coasters. Pours dark orange with a creamy white head. Piney hop aroma. To be expected, bitter pine flavor. Not much else with the hops going on here but better than it sounds. As the description states, pleasant dry finish. Overall a very good IPA.
thebeertourist (2822), Oslo, Norway
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 5, 2009 Bottle from Beers of Europe. Glorious orange colour with a medium head. Lovely citrus aroma, grapefruit, but also more soft notes. Sharper in the mouth, at least initially, but mellows on further contact. Solid citrussy hoppiness, some herbs. Highly quenchable, but yet more complex than it seems. Rich hoppiness can never go wrong.
maeib (4767), Wootton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 5, 2009 Updated: Oct 26, 2009Bottled. A copper coloured beer with a nice lasting white head. I was expecting a higher level of hoppiness with this, but actually found it quite mellow. Piney hops with lemon and melon. Bitter but never harsh. Easy drinking yet still good quality.Score 3.8
Subsequent rating scored 3.9. Score unchanged
obguthr (1067), Poquoson, Virginia, USA
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 1/5 | 7/10 | 1/5 | 13/20 |
Jun 4, 2009 Hoppy nose with pine and caramel notes and foot funk undertones. Hazy copper with fine suspended sediments. Raucous bitter flavor, resinous pine needles. Caramel malt also detectable. Full mouthfeel. Weak bitter finish, lemon zest perhaps..The high quality of the ingredients are evident, but I’m not sold on what Sierra Nevada is trying to do with this one. Simple and without balance. Also, my sample seems flawed.
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