 DoubleBubble (107), Mescal Lakes (wherever that is), Arizona, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 1, 2008 On tap at 1702. Pours a clear amber color with almost no head. Light lacing. Aromas of sweet malts, and light hops. Smooth beer, but from my understanding it’s not as hopped up as it is when first released. Some light esters in the flavor, sweet malts, and some hops.
thedm (3836), Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 1, 2008 This bottled brew from JSquire at a rating party poured a small sized head of foamy fine to medium sized off-white colored bubbles that were mostly diminishing and left behind a transparent uncarbonated dark orange brown colored body and a poor lacing. The mild aroma was hoppy floral and malty. The mouth feel was very tingly at the start and at the finish. The strong flavor contained notes of hops and caramel. Delicious and one I would certainly like to have again.
illidurit (891), Santa Cruz, California, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 26, 2008 On tap at Naja’s Place in Redondo Beach.
Dark straw color with an orange hue to it. Dense and sticky head with massive lacing and nice retention.
As expected from an IPA made by stone, this beer smells like HOPS. Citrusy and piny, probably quite subdued compared to when it was newly released a year ago, but still strong. Doughy, thick malt aroma is also present.
Not all that hoppy in the taste, unfortunately. Age has really changed this beer. The dominant flavor now is a viscous maltiness and a kick of booze in the finish. Lots of caramel sweetness.
Thick and robust like a Stone beer is apt to be. Pretty standard for a double IPA. Pretty easy to drink for such a big beer.
beerbuzzmontreal (2913), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jan 15, 2008 Bottle, courtesy of bu11zeye. Pours a hazy amber color with a thin white head. Interesting aroma of resinous, piney, spicy hops. The flavor has the same hops that were detected in the aroma with strong sweetness and an unpleasant, unidentified element. The body is light with a liquorous texture and medium carbonation.
Pigfoot (2226), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Jan 15, 2008 Dark orange color, opaque, big head, huge and creamy.
Screaming out load aroma, enormous pine and citrus, fantastic fruit, graperfruit, tropicals, big and fat and fruituous (is that a word?)...me, I like it. Wow.
Taste: Same, and then some. Big, fat, loud and proud citric fruit sour bitter hop domination. That’s all. Don’t like it? There’s the door...
Smackitty, smack, there’s the hops on the attack...don’t mess with them.
Wow. This is a devil of an DIPA. Damnably delicious. No complaints here.
wetherel (1636), Encinitas, California, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Jan 11, 2008 I can’t believe I haven’t tried this yet. I kept staring and ignoring it in the stores until ’poof’ it was gone. Luckily it showed up on tap at Churchill’s today. Tried with Ivan and Tim. 1 finger offwhite head of mixed bubbles medium and micro. Red amber color liquid. Very nice malty melanoidin sweetness I love in good IPAs. Hops have mellowed, but are still present. Very little oxidation for a 1 year old keg. Excellent. I really like it.
golubj (1290), Sunnyvale, California, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 28, 2007 Updated: Jan 27, 2008Bottle. Dark orange / amber pour with a creamy head. Aroma of citrus / tropical hops, and lots of sweet malt and dark fruit. The flavor starts with the heavy malt, and is very much like a peachy barleywine in that respect. Citrus, floral, and bittering hop flavors follow. One of my favorites.
franksnbeans (265), Columbus, Maryland, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 23, 2007 Poures a burnt orange with a cream colored head that settles slowly leaving a thick ring of lace. Smells of many different juicy hops, big pineapple and some sweet malt. Tastes of piney, juicy hops with big pineapple and a nice sweet malty balance to finish. Not the hop bomb I was expecting but very delicious anyway. Medium in the mouth with good carbonation. ABV isnt even close to feeling how it should except for the warmth from the alcohol. A delicious brew and a must try. Well done.
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