 kseecs16 (914), Naperville, Illinois, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jan 8, 2008 Bottle. Smells soapy, piney. Dark ruby amber in apearance with a nice lacing off-white head. Sweet upfront, not spectacularly bitter, malts seem to dominate. Medium bodied.
MI2CA (1266), Noblesville, Indiana, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 19, 2007 22oz - Aroma of astringent hops, cardboard and sweet caramel. Something there that just isn’t sitting right with my nose, maybe rotten grapefruit. Pours transparent brown with a medium head and good lacing. Flavor matches aroma at first but as it warms, the astringency of the hops mellows out to be more non-rotten citrus hops. Palate is bitter and sticky. Not a drain pour, but nothing I would drink again.
AOF (282), Naperville, Illinois, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 2, 2007 Burnt orange color with almost no head. Deep citrusy hops in the nose. Hints of toasted caramel, pineapple, lemongrass, and pine. Medium to light in body, somewhat thin in the mouth. Finishes somewhat sweet and sour. At times you taste the bitterness, at times you taste the sweetness. A pretty good DIPA.
BDR (2170), Roseville, Minnesota, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 21, 2007 Bitter hop finish with plenty of orange and grapefurit hoppy character. Nice citrus hop nose. Thanks to Skyview for sharing.
Lubiere (4552), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 11, 2007 A hazy amber ale with a very thin white head. A pleasant mineral floral hops a roma with light biscuitty malts. In mouth, a good malt base with resinous hops, light vanilla points, grapefruit and light alcohol in final. A good IPA but rather thin for a I2PA. Bottle bought at Bevmo, Sacramento, August 2005.
Skyview (4104), Papoose Jct., Minnesota, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 10, 2007 Picked up single 22-oz bomber from John’s Market Place in Portland, Oregon. Pours a semi-cloudy golden pale brew with a decent off-white head that has some good lacing and retention. Aroma of sweet citrus, some light caramel roasted malt, grapefruit and a touch of pine. Taste is sweetened mildly bitter, morevsweet piney hop flavor than malt. Finish has a lingering mild bitter aftertaste along with a warm alcohol presence.
KieferUGA (461), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Nov 8, 2007 22 oz. bottle. Pours a murky, deep gold color. Medium sized, off-white head with a decent amount of lacing. Faint aroma of citrus hops with some caramel. Body is mainly sweet malts with minimal hop bitterness. This beer confuses me. For a IIPA, it is so very thin.
JCB (1799), Durham, North Carolina, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Nov 5, 2007 Hmmm, I’m not buying it. This is definitely one of the blandest DIPAs I’ve had. Decent looking (albeit with faint head and carbonation), there’s little aroma and very little distinction in the flavor. Where are the hops? Where’s the big body we expect from the style? Label and red wax are cool but this is not so good.
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