 MIBRomeo (1966), Wisconsin, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 2, 2006 copper color full foamy off white head w/ nice lacing. Well hopped aroma some lemon zest and piney resins along w/ a sweet malt. Palate is lightly oily well coated and a light creaminess. Flavor is a sweet IPA lots of carmels and a very fruity citrussy strawberry hinted hop finishes light. Very good stuff.. much better than the regular IPA.
fbennett (293), Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Oct 2, 2006 This offering from Stone pours a deep orange maybe some hint of maroon very nice shading. It left a thin tan head that disappeared quickly but was remedied by a couple swirls in my Rapscallion snifter. The aroma is fantastic, pineapple, passion fruit, honey, hoppy citrus notes, slight alcohal presence, this is a very complex nose so much going on I don’t think I can describe everything.
As I took the first sip there is a sweetness upfront of caramel and fruit, the hops in this brew actually don’t dominate as much as I expected in a IIPA but don’t get me wrong they are very much present. The alcohal in this brew is very suttle and by the end of this 22oz bottle I began to feel its presence. The finish is smooth a small grapefruit bitterness but because of that dominate malt presence not very stong. Overall this is a fantastic brew the aroma is phenomenal and well worth the price at $5.95/22oz bottle.
JCapriotti (1378), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 2, 2006 Reddish rust clear body, soapy fairly thin white head.
Full hop nose with honey malt and lemon coughdrop hints.
Taste is good but seemingly unrefined. Seems sweeter than I expected, with honey and citrus juice, odd vanilla wood. Its odd, it seems like I don’t like it, yet I do. Flavor is great and drinkable.
lukin013 (211), Columbia, Maryland, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 1, 2006 So very one dimensional. Probably the hoppiest IIPA i’ve had. Little bit of toasted malt flavor 15 minutes later after the intense hop bitterness wears off. Maybe it’ll improve when the hops die down a little but right now i was not impressed.
Tmoney99 (4803), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 1, 2006 Bottle. Poured hazy copper color with an average rocky off-white head that was mostly lasting with excellent lacing. Heavy caramel malt and sour citrus hop aroma. Medium body with a sticky texture. Heavy smooth balanced flavor with a medium bitter finish of moderate duration.This is a standout beer.
jetzler (622), oklahoma city, Oklahoma, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 1, 2006 Bottle 54F. Tulip. Very large aroma, lots of rich dark pine, and full malts. A Sparkling amber color with a nice off white head that lasts reasonably well, with light lacing. Wow, a ton of hops that run all over the place, Spicy pine, sets on top of dark green grass flavors, it’s almost overwhelming to the palate. The alcohol is quite hidden as is much of the malt profile. After a few minutes of letting your tongue rest, a light malt presence can be detected. Truly a mega dose of hops, yet rather than one hop flavor being dominate, the variation of hops run all over the place. It’s also spicy as well. Nice carbonation and a good mouthfeel, helps to balance the power in this brew. This brew is really something quite nice. Thanks to Andrew Certain for the massive hook up.
zathrus13 (1318), Mount Laurel, New Jersey, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 30, 2006 Amber/orange, with a white head. Aromas are oranges, grapefruit, and pine. Some sugar and malt, too. Flavors are oranges, grapefruit, malt, sugar, and alcohol. Nice now, but should still improves with age.
frink (467), coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Sep 30, 2006 Pours an orange amber colour with no head. Big grapefruit, orange hop aroma sweetly malty as well. The taste is a duel between the hops and the malt. Thick viscous mouthfeel. A big and beautiful beer.
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