 sebletitje (1880), Tampa, Florida, USA
May 25, 2009 Tap @ TBBC.
Pours copper, thick off white head.
Aroma grassy hops and pine with light malty nose.
Taste, plenty of grassy hops with a light bitter finish leaving a thick mouthfeel.
Light notes of malts accompanied with some citrus.
jcwattsrugger (5223), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
May 22, 2009 on tap-pours an off white head that laces and amber color. Aroma is nice grapefruit/orange-citrus hops, some medium malt. Taste is nice bitter grapefruit/orange-citrus hops and some pine, some medium malt. Slightly slick mouth feel.
Ibrew2or3 (2714), Safety Harbor, Florida, USA
May 16, 2009 Pours copper with gold edges and nice lasting off white head. The mildly strong aroma has sweet malts with a sense of hops. Wait! I don’t think I smell any hops. That can’t be right. The taste holds a pretty rich mouthfeel bringing in a quick pulse of malt sweetness. That is followed up by tasty late addition pine hop and faint grapefruit hop flavor. I also get a distracting note of butterscotch about midway. The hop flavors give way to full pine and modestly resiny hop bitterness. It ends somewhat dry, bitter and refreshing (once the butterscotch fades completely away). Pretty nice IPA but sub par IIPA. Even though very light in flavor I could do without that touch of butterscotch.
fishingnet (1045), Brandon, Florida, USA
May 16, 2009 Tap. abv listed as 8.7%. Pours a clear copper with a one finger white head that leaves good lacing. Aroma of floral hops, sweet malt, and a hint of caramel. Taste is the same as aroma with an emphasis on sweet malt and grassy floral hops. Medium mouthfeel with a moderate amount of bitterness and smooth alcohol.
allfreej (358), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
May 12, 2009 Draft at Tampa Bay Brewing. Bubbly, cloudy honey pour. Thin off-white head. A bit syrupy and viscous. Seems to be missing the hop kick that one expects from the style.
jgb9348 (2492), Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia, USA
Mar 28, 2009 Orangish hued golden coloured body with a largish tan head. Aroma of super-fresh hops, and tons of them...this one is really dry hopped. Medium-bodied; Nice pungent flavours up front with the hops and alcohol showing first. Aftertaste shows some malt to finish the taste, but not much else. Overall, a good beer (better than most brewpubs), but I prefered the standard IPA to this one, even for hop content! I sampled this beer on draught at Tampa Bay Brewing Company’s Brewpub in Tampa (Ybor City), Florida on 10 November 2007.
boboski (1095), Alabama, USA
Jan 2, 2007 Draft at TBBC. A rich dark amber pour glares out from underneath a seriously dense, creamy looking off white head. Aroma is of fruity hops and big, slightly toasty malts. Flavor is an onslaught of hops, and malt, seemlessly blended. Big underlying yeast flavor pushes forth the penetrating hop oils and completes a noteworthy attack on the senses. Finishes very long and rigid, a brute of an IPA and an enjoyable one at that. Well done expansion on the regular IPA recipe. Nothing new, but very drinkable indeed.
Palidor19 (1750), Brandon, Florida, USA
Aug 5, 2006 A fantastic rich IIPA. its got the perfect blend of deep malts and spicy hops that make this beer a true winner. Many floral taste and aromas.
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