 Goodgrief (993), Middletown, Delaware, USA
Apr 14, 2008
Maybe I just had this at the wrong time, but I wasn’t blown away. The pour was deep gold with smallish head and no lacing. The aroma was light citrus. The flavor was mild citrus with moderate bitterness. Some toasty malt was present. This just didn’t wow me at all. I like both of the beers that made this up much better than the blend.
radiomgb (1710), Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Jul 4, 2008 Golden-orange in colour, large off-white coloured head, excellent retention, good lacing. The aroma is very hoppy, quite green, pine, cedar, citrus, caramel malt sweetness. The flavour is moderately sweet, some pink grapefruit citrus, moderate bitterness, some caramel. Sticky and very hoppy mouthfeel, medium/large body, medium carbonation. Finishes long, hoppy, sweet.
It really seems like they ran out of ideas when they made this one. Its good but it falls into the same-old, same-old category when it comes to DIPA’s. Then there is that damn cap....
650ml bottle from IPFreely, thanks Tim.
Opened on February 9, 2008.
No date.
oakbluff (187), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Jul 3, 2008 Bomber courtesy of hogtown harry- pours a pale golden hue. Good head and lacing. Nose- earthy smelling with some fruits. Taste- pale malts are really present. Hop flavour is a mix of pine and some tropical fruits. Might be past its prime as I really love Unearthly and Hoppe on their own. The mix is like a poor sequel. More malt flavour than expected. Carbonation is medium and drinkability is good. Very little hotness present given high abv.
redlem (1094), Illinois, USA
Jul 3, 2008 OK, I majored in polymer chemistry in college and whatever that gold crap covering the cap is, it aint wax. Note to self....never buy Southern Tier again until they take the gold shit off, cause what’s in the bottle is not worth the effort. A very pedesterian take on a tradition of mixing beers. Like most Degustation type meal this means "leftovers." Mixing of two beers is fine but when they are virtually the same thing, why bother. This tastes very plastic, amine-like, in th hop profile which the malts cannot overcome. You got to love a commercial description that does not describe anything about the beer. classic, but not this beer.
GAManiac (200), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Jun 29, 2008 Bottle. Took a crowbar to get through the gold wax on this guy.
Pours a bright golden amber with a big, dense head that lingers as a thin bubbly head for the duration. Lacing is very good.
Aroma is a big blast of citrus hops up front, namely grapefruit and oranges. This is on top of the big bready malt backbone with caramel and biscuits in the nose. Despite the huge hop profile, the malt really shows up in the aroma.
The taste is similar to the smell, but the first hop taste I got was more on the pine resin side of things. This is followed by the big caramel malt backbone before the citrus and pine come back in to finish off the taste.
Mouthfeel is medium bodied with some serious carbonation and sticky with pine hops lending to a slight bitterness throughout.
I’ve had quite a few Southern Tier brews and this might be at the top of the list as I really enjoyed the balance of hops and malts. Dangerously drinkable - I would seek this one out.
amc3000 (35), houston, Texas, USA
Jun 28, 2008 bomber. pours a very clean amber straw color, the aroma is floral and fresh. this beer has a very nice balance between malt and hops. the alcohol is well hidden. very nice.
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