 thehinge (218), Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Nov 4, 2007 Liked tha appearance of this a lot. Orange hue with lots of grains floating in it. Nice crisp palate with a fruity front end and healthy hop aftertaste. Very good.
dwyerpg (1934), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
May 13, 2007 A nice APA. Pretty much what you’d expect in a solid APA, good hop character but not as much as IPAs. Good consistency and best Spanish Peaks I’ve had.
Ibrew2or3 (1463), Safety Harbor, Florida, USA
Jul 12, 2007 Nice crystal clear pour of deep gold and copper hues. The half inch off white head lasted a couple of minutes. The aroma is tart sharp (spiny) grapefruit hops. I think I smell a faint sweetness way behind the hops. The taste is no surprise after what the aroma has brought forth. There is a big handful of grapefruit hop bitterness that has a strangle hold on the flavor. About midway there is a moment of sweeter grapefruit hop flavor and then pale malt sweetness. Nice tasting Pale.
garrison (427), Cin. city, Ohio, USA
Nov 5, 2007 From a twelve ounce bottle purchased at "Liquor Direct" across the river in Covington, Kentucky - This one pours a bright golden brew with a distinctly hoppy aroma and a rapidly dimishing tall head of white foam. Tastewise, it’s a fine IPA, but lacking a bit of balance.
jpm30 (1561), East Central, Georgia, USA
Dec 10, 2007 12 oz. bottle, freshness date in the lower right hand corner of the label, sampled in a pint glass.
Slightly hazy appearance, orange hued yellowish golden in color, robust head of frothy white foam, good retention, fair amount of sticky lace.
A quite balanced and flavorful nose, the hops start out as a candied orange blossoms before turning spicy with woody herbs in the background. Underneath is a light sweet maltiness, mainly caramelized grains.
Ample carbonation, but far from fizzy, provides an airy, soft feeling creaminess in the mouth. The hops are in the forefront of the taste, sweet oranges and candied peel, then becoming a mildly bitter herbal spicy, just enough spicy bitterness to softly prick the tongue. The caramel malts are in a supporting role, adding some sweetness in the beginning to hop flavors, finishing with an raw graininess.
Better than what I was expecting, an highly quaffable APA at a budget minded price, well worth trying.
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