 zappafan99 (283), Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA
Jul 18, 2008
Taste 7/8, bottle(date incomprehensible/smeared ink) Looks: Very thick head atop a golden torso. Aroma: 1st hops-citrus/soap, 2nd caramel chewiness. Taste: Foamy goodness of the head adds a little texture to a thick bodied IIPA. Nice malt ratio/recipe- keeps from astringent/soapy affair. Nice. Better than some higher rated IIPAs, simply because they are more caustic. Thick foam hangs on to the glass like a mountain climber. Well done! Never tasted the alcohol.
npdempse (931), St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
Aug 17, 2008 Hazy, honey/amber colored with a relatively small off-white head. Nose is quite sweet, with some citrus notes as well as peaches and sugar. Flavor is sweet, with a good dose of citric hops backing that up. Notes of grass and a nice astringency in the finish.
LearninBeer (126), Sterling Heights, Michigan, USA
Aug 15, 2008 the aroma is hops, orange citrus scent. The head is big and creamy with excellent lacing. The color is copper/orange, the body clear. The initial flavor is creamy, a little malty, bitter citrus a nice IPA. The body is medium, the texture creamy and the carbonation soft.
hombrepalo (446), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Aug 13, 2008 12oz bottle poured a clear orange color with a small off white head and some lacing. The aroma had some spice from the hops, sweet caramel and some fusel alcohol that overpowered the hop character. The taste had an extremely smooth spicy bitterness for a double with some alcohol warming alongside a dry finish. Overall not a beer that I would go out of my way to try again.
HighlanderOne (453), Somewherein, New Jersey, USA
Aug 10, 2008 Poured from bottle. Aroma of hops, malt and floral notes. Cloudy amber, thin white head. Big hops, but also a strong malt presence, with a bourbon aftertaste - no kidding. Alcohol is well hidden at first, but gives this beer a heady feel about midpoint. Mellows at finish. I’ll be looking for this one again
beerbill (1243), Laurel, New York, USA
Aug 10, 2008 Bottle sampled at NFB&WF ’08 at Martha Clara Vineyards. Pours a clear gold. Mild aroma of pine and malt. Much more flavorful then the aroma suggests with a solid malt backbone up front followed by some resinous pine. Nice slightly sticky mouthfeel without being cloying. Bitter at the finish, but not excessive. Good stuff.
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