 drewbeerme (2305), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 6, 2007 22oz, from memory i had it right after release. one of the best looking bottles i’ve seen. pours a golden orange with a white head. nose of clearly a hop bomb but it’s raw and unpleasant, citrus, orange, grassy, and grapefruit. flavor has some toasted notes of carmel with hop flavors of grapefruit, orange, and mango. malt and hops taste raw and grassy, and perhaps need some time to develop. too much alcohol in the finish as well. didn’t find this very enjoyable.
troyc (1175), Lubbock, Texas, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 5, 2007 (Bottle) Pours a cloudy amber color with a small head and nice lacing. Lots of hops in the aroma, with floral and citrus notes. Oliy palate, with a long-lasting bitter finish. Nicely balanced, despite the huge amount of hop flavor. Awesome tasting brew!
hammerbeck (101), Kentucky, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Feb 4, 2007 Ridiculously hopped, this ain’t a beer for the faint of heart. But it is not undrinkably bitter like Stone’s double bastard. Doubtless, this is an IPA with lots of hop. I could taste every speck of hop the brewers added at every stage. Lovely.
LilKem (1210), Marietta, Ohio, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Feb 4, 2007 totally skunked. wondering if this went bad before we drank it. it seemed like it broke down or something, but it wasn’t all that old. there were hints of pine and grapefruit with some tangerine and some malt. not the best thing ever, hoped it had more from a stone...
TheKegergator (241), California, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 3, 2007 Updated: Mar 7, 2007This was a dissapointment for me. WAAAAYYY to piny. I wanted to like it, but just couldn’t do it. Tried it chilled, didn’t like the first glass so i let it warm a bit, still no luck. The overkill piny taste was too much. Couldn’t get any alcohol or hops flavor out of it. I will try it again, but not for a while.
Re-Rated on 3-7-07
This thing has mellowed out a bit. It falls much more into may category of a top notch IIPA. The pine taste is there still, but in a much more blended taste.
Juancho (225), Clearwater Beach, Georgia, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 3, 2007 Bottles at Collins Bar NYC.
I was ther with a bunch of japanese customers and they didn’t know what hit them. Wonderful stuff. Everything’s great about this beer. Gorgeous hazy copper/orange color, creamy persistent head, laced wiht the copper of the ale. Hoppy aromas, balanced sweet and hoppy taste, substantial mouthfeel . If you like an IPA (double/imperial) you have to try this.
Cliff (366), Avon Lake, Ohio, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 30, 2007 22 oz bottle courtesy of Odeed. Poured a slightly hazy copper with a thick white head. Excellent aromas of both piney and floral hops with a bit of earthyness. Some sweetness as well. Nice flavor of said aromas, mostly I get the piney, earthy flavor. This is quite good. I really like the sweetness, but I feel it would have been better of suited balancing more citrus hops. That is being pretty nit-picky though. Overall, a very nice beer. Wish some were still around, I’d pick them up in a heartbeat.
Sregnar35 (730), Rotterdam, New York, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Jan 29, 2007 Pours orange with a great sticky head. Aroma is fruity pebbles nad grapefruit. Flavor is nice and hoppy, grassy, tart, but also sweet and tangy.
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