 grandridge (222), Port Clinton, Ohio, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 26, 2008 Stored at 50F for the three months I had this beer. This beer is actually underrated IMO. Pours a cloudy amber with large white head. Aroma is intense hops, citrus, and grapefruit. Flavor was excellent, a standout among DIPAs, it was a little sweet but mostly bitter citrus hops that blends nicely with the malt profile. This 130 IBU beer is great, some of the people who rated this too sweet might’ve let it sit too long. This beer is up there with dreadnaught hopslam, and YuleSmith (I know that must be blasphemy to some) This is a step above Ruinition IPA and 90 minute.
JohnnyJ (1345), Carlsbad, California, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Jul 26, 2008 Pours a murky orange with white head. Very sweet with caramel, candy sugar, orange peel, malt, earthiness, grapefruit, and bitter hops, but the bitterness is very muted by the large amount of sweet malt. Complex and spiced, yet not to the style (at least it is very different then the american style).
rallison (113), USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jul 22, 2008 Nice amber orange pour with a 2 finger white head that keeps up nicely and leaves some good lacing.
Candied orange sweetness in the aroma with some sharp hops trying to fight their way through. Kind of an odd combo, but interesting.
This candied orange sweetness comes through in the taste as well with an interesting ginger sort of spiciness. Lots of sweetness, only barely mellowed by some sharp but muted hops. Citrus. Alcohol presence at the end, finished by a light bitterness.
Mouthfeel is rather rich (and slightly cloying) with a decent finish and medium carbonation.
Overall, interesting, but conflicting. The flavors never seem to come together, but rather seem to like picking fights amongst themselves. Still, a rather interesting beer to try, and one that borders on being quite good.
hellbilly (1532), scottsdale über alles, Arizona, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jul 21, 2008 sampled with the phoenix crew. bottle provided by psprings... pours a hazy orange/copper with a white head and tons of spotty lacing. aroma is floral yeasty, dry twiggy/wood, spicy earthy hops, lots of grainy sweetness and fruit... maybe orange. the palate is a bit sweet and certainly covers up a lot of the character. my usual ’130 ibu, what’s the point?’... sweet graininess, pine needles, grass, citrus, floral yeast and wood. it finishes with a light bite from the hops as the alcohol vapors come out a bit. medium body. smooth. meh.
KingpinIPA (842), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jul 18, 2008 Cloudy amber color. Smell of hops, alcohol, malt, flowers, citrus, caramel, pepper, candy raisins and oranges. Taste of hops, malt, candy raisins, citrus peal, grapefruit, orange juice, caramel, alcohol, flowers and spices.
padrefan98 (788), (San Diego) Santee, California, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Jul 18, 2008 Updated: Aug 6, 2008Thanks to fordest for sharing. A verey nice example of the belgium interpretation of a DIPA. Unbalanced towards the malt but some hops in the begining.
Heathen (810), Riverside, New Jersey, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jul 16, 2008 THOUGHTS: I guess it’s a DIPA, but it was very tame for one. I Guess it’s just a European take on the very American style we’re all used too. It did get a little more bold once the yeast went in. One of the best beers at hiding an ABV that I’ve ever had. Very nice. I need more Struise.
TECHNICAL: Bottle. Poured a dark sorta brownish orange that was slightly hazy at first and then down right muddy and nearly opaque once the yeast was in. There was a huge, creamy and rocky, slightly off-white head that mostly lasted and left excellent lacing. The aroma was a little weak for a DIPA. It was moderate molasses and caramel malt, moderate to heavy pine orange, lemon and lim hops, light musty yeast, toffee, a little fruity and something that reminds me of Samichlaus, maybe candi sugar. The initial flavor was moderately sweet, lightly acidic, and slightly sour; while the finish was moderate to heavily bitter and sour. There was a little caramel and toffee then a lot of orange rind and grapefruit rind hops. Lots o’ hops, but never harsh. Nice balance. The light to medium body was fairly dry with fizzy carbonation and a slight metallic and moderate astringent finish.
BuckeyeBoy (1672), Boise, Idaho, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jul 15, 2008 Bottle Pours out a hazy amber topped with a white head. Aroma of fruit (apple and cherry). Tast of the fruit and spice. Some of the Belg hops.
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