Beardface (977), Eugene, Oregon, USA Feb 21, 2009 Updated: Feb 23, 200916 oz can brought back from Minnesota by my dear friend Kathy. Pours a dark amber with a one finger white head. Interesting melange of hop aromas, some flowers, some grapefruit and a nice pine bite at the end. Hefty orange flavor with some lemon, grapefruit and pineapple behind it and a pine snap in the finish. The flavors linger for ages after the can is gone, which is good since I ran out of the stuff! LtDan (471), LA - Originally from South NJ!, California, USA Feb 18, 2009 Appearance: Pours a dark orange or amber with a perfect 1 inch off white head.
Aroma: Light whiffs of piney hops, a little bit of citrus, and crystal malt.
Taste: Orange, lemon, pineapple, bitter piny hops, and sugar sweetness. Finishes with a nice level of bitterness.
Mouthfeel: Juicy, thick. Flavors stick and linger long after the sip.
Overall: Bursting with flavor. I am noticing a trend in the IPAs and IIPA’s coming out of the region. This is a very west coast like beer. markwise (1132), 15 Minutes from Kuhnhenn in, Florida, USA Feb 16, 2009 Can from trade with valpodogs. Pours a hazy yellow-brown with a small beige head. Nose is floral hops with pine and citrus, sweet malt, caramel, and pine all come together in this whirlwind. Flavor is piney bite finishing with astringent citrus. Lots of Belgian lace on the glass. Finish lingers with astringent citrus. Medium-bodied mouthfeel to this interesting canned craft beer. jamvin23 (162), chicago, Illinois, USA Feb 15, 2009 On Tap. Pours amber with decent head. Aroma: light hop with a little caramel and malt Flavor: bitter hops with caramel, malt and floral hop aroma Sonicdescent (374), Donora, Pennsylvania, USA Feb 13, 2009 Very good for a "regular" IPA. Frothy and resilient head, citrusy and resiny smell, non offensive flavor that could sit at a bench with it’s bigger DIPA brothers. This would absolutely be my go-to IPA, if only we could regularly get it here. BVery (446), Burnsville, Minnesota, USA Feb 13, 2009 TAP: amber pour, aroma of citrus, pine, and hop. Taste is sweet citrus hops with some malt to back it up, with a dry hop finish with a little alcohol presence. mixinnixon2000 (227), Chicago, Illinois, USA Feb 12, 2009 On tap at Four Moons Chicago. pours a reddish yellow color. nice bitter hops, but not over the top. citrus and dark malty flavors. nicely balanced. juiceisloose (640), Windermere, Florida, USA Feb 8, 2009 Courtesy Secret Santa. Pours a dark amber color with a huge, pillowy off white head that slowly recedes and leaves sheets of lacing behind. The aroma shows a good dose of caramel malts with some citrus and grapefruit hops as well. The flavor folloows with the orange and grapefruit hops up front and then quickly balanced out by the big caramel malt backbone. It is not as hoppy as I was expecting, but a great flavor. A very substantial body for an IPA, but is very smooth and easy to drink. Finishes sweet with some hop bitterness on the backend. I love the way this one tastes, but I would love to try a fresh can as I think mine had lost its bite. Nice IPA.
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