 Ughsmash (4032), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 30, 2006 Bomber. Poured an almost clear toffee/brown with a nice initial cap of off-white head. The nose packed a punch with alcohol fueling pear and grapefruit sweetness.. juicy and assertive. The flavor picked up grapefruit and pears first, transitioning to caramel and more aggressive alcohol and sticky notes... smooth middle leaving a prickly coating long after the finish. Heavier-bodied. Really enjoyed this one!
JB175 (1664), Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 29, 2006 Updated: May 27, 2007Wow - finally get to try my most sought after beer, or at least the one I searched hardest for and harassed the most Beer store owners over for the last 4-5 months. This one pours a nice reddish amber with a medium head. Aroma is a fine mix of citrus and piney hops, with some appetizing sweetness of honeyish & other malts. Taste is mega-hoppy with a wide variety of hop flavors, especially Simcoe, & lots of maega-big malts. The only surprise/slight downside is the alcohol flavor, but its hard to bitch with a brew this good. Perhaps this could benefit from a bit more time, but I could really care less. Stone has another winner here in my book!
alafito (334), tijuana, Mexico
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Dec 29, 2006 Tap at the Brewery... wow!! this imperial y close to perfect.. the best of its kind ive ever had. Beautiful apricot golden color with a thick foam head that lasts more than the beer. Taste is slightly grapefruit but balanced out very well with large amount of malts, slight honey and brown sugar too. Oranges and butter, slight woody and pine notes with a creamy rich mango and peach finish. Very complex and full bodied brew. Mellow throught but with a big backbone... its a must try!!!
TChrome (1299), Bedford, Texas, USA
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Dec 28, 2006 Beer pours apricot color with a modestely retained off white head. Aroma is nicely hoppy with a good bit of grapefruit, but there is also an overwhelming burnt sugar note that distracts from the hops. Initial flavor is not too bad, intitial hoppy grapefruit note, but this is soon pummeled into submission by a massive onslaught of cane sugar, molassess, and brown sugar. For me this is a sugar overdose. This is my fifth bottle, and I should have stopped at one. Stone Brewing was once my favorite brewery, but I can’t help but think that they are slipping having let this train wreck out of their doors.
barbiedoll0808 (11), New York, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 28, 2006 Very nice beer with a wonderful hop aroma. Yeast and alcohol aroma are also present and add nice balance and character. There is a slight malt finish in the back, but for a 10% beer it is actually surprisingly dry - which is just right for this big of a double IPA. The bitterness is robust early, but then subsides quickly and lacks a lot of back of the mouth bitterness. The flavor is a bit hot - perhaps a hot ferment. I also get a slight medicinal flavor to it. Overall a very good beer, though the hot flavor in the after taste is a little overpowering. May need some time to age and mellow.
ogglethorp (887), Ohio, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 27, 2006 Gigungis 3L bottle. Pours a orange-amber color, slightly hazy, large off white thick head. Aroma is huge floral, grapefruit, piney, orange. Flavor is hops, fruit, peach, mango, pine. Palate is medium, some alcohol warmth, medium carbonation, bitter finish. Awesome stuff.
VTHopHead (920), Barre, Vermont, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 25, 2006 Bomber - Poured a amber/orange/red in color with a small white head. Aroma is strong of citrus and pine hops. Flavor is perhaps the strongest citrus/grapefruit hops that I have ever encountered in an IPA. Almost like it was mixed with grapefruit juice... awesome! Has enough malt present to call it somewhat balanced, but the hops are the dominant flavor and character (for me, that is a good thing). I *really* like this beer!!
jayme9874 (756), Hamburg, New York, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 23, 2006 Deep amber/copper. Dimishing head, stays wispy with nice lacing. Nose of caramel, resin, pineapple, bit of alcohol. Medium-full bodied, lots of tropical esters, damn rich and creamy for an IPA, sweet malts, lots of hop flavor, something cedar like is sticking with me in the finish at the back of throat, weird hop?. Alcohol lights you up, lots of hop burps. Fun beer.
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