 Prostman (1077), Pennsylvania, USA
| 5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 20/20 |
Mar 20, 2009 Perfection in a bottle! One of the best of the SN lineup for sure! Cheers.
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.
fermentable (1), , California, USA
does not count  | 5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 20/20 |
Jun 20, 2008 I just enjoyed this beer on tap at hollingshead. Extremely delicious!
Yet, Pliny the Younger from Russian River is extra-ordinary...
doomfistinc (21), New Mexico, USA
| 5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 20/20 |
Aug 20, 2009 A great very spicy, very hoppy beer with a lot of bite. Might put some people off.
Just had one with a carne asada quesadilla and some very hot red chile. Numbs the tongue wonderfully, but definitely brings out the bite.
My personal favorite
TechMyst (166), Fox River Grove, Illinois, USA
| 4.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 4/5 | 20/20 |
Mar 28, 2009 I love it! I like SN’s Pale Ale, so I thought I’d try this one. Must be real fresh, the use by date is 8/8. Quality beverage. Lots of transmitted red hue to the color. Tight and slightly honey yellow head, with pockets of larger bubbles. Doesn’t lace rings but leaves whisps along the face of the glass. Medium mouthfeel. A stinging, yet soft conditioning. Aroma gives off the "Bee-Sting" (tm) scent of the almighty H!O!P!
Bitter? YES!
Approaching IIPA? YES, YES!! (that’s why it says EXTRA IPA)
Unbalanced? YES, YES, YES!!!
That’s the way I like it! Drinkability is high.
lemasney (398), Trenton, New Jersey, USA
| 4.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Feb 20, 2009 Style; glass: IPA; tulip
12 fl oz x 7.2% ABV = 86.4 / 60 = 1.44 beers * 150 C = 216 calories (est.)
Purchased at: Canal’s Lawrenceville, NJ for $1.12
Aroma: hops, citrus, stinging, and pine needles. Invigorating.
Visuals: beautiful brand safe packaging, summer sunset, brilliant golden orange clarity, thinning white yellowish head, exquisite lace.
Taste: starts sweet and bitter simultaneously, middle is dark with some roasted notes and lots of citrus, which lingers as grapefruit, resin, and tar.
Palate: peppery, stinging, and tart, middles dull to a warming and a throb in the back of the mouth, the finish is dark, warming, and delicious.
Overall: This is a spectacular, delicious, and superlative achievement. At this price, intensity, and quality, I have found my go-to daily bread. Sierra Nevada, you’ve absolutely done it. You are so hired.
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Volgon (2490), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
| 4.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Apr 13, 2009 12oz bottle: Pours a clear orange-copper with a large rocky persistent head that leaves lacing lines at every sip point , aroma is of an orange grove in a pine forest with a lemon on the side. Playful carbonation, slick medium bodied, starts and ends wonderfully bitter. The best beer at this price point
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