 drowland (1407), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Aug 13, 2009 Pours reddish-orange with a nice white head. The aroma is almost all sweet malt with a touch of alcohol and a dash of hops. The flavor is big sweet malt with touches of dark fruits and alcohol combined with touches of hops and slight bitterness, but not as much as I was expecting. The mouthfeel is big and creamy with moderate carbonation.
nickd717 (1347), Palo Alto, California, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 13, 2009 Bottle shared at a BA get-together. This didn’t go over too well with the group, including one drain pour, but I liked it. Beer snobs I guess. They can’t all be Westy 12s! Dark amber color with a creamy cream-colored head. Aroma of rye, malt, and citrusy hops. Flavor spicy rye, caramel malt, and citrusy hops - Amarillo and Magnum stand out to me - with a little orange/peach. Smooth, medium-full palate.
BillKismet (1938), Seattle, Washington, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Aug 11, 2009 Medium amber body adorned with a creamy crown. Fruity, mild matliness in aroma with distinct floral character as well. Solid fruity and citrusy hoppiness. Tangerine, peach and other barleywine-esque flavors abound. Fruity alcohol and somewhat boozy finish.
Savvy1982 (303), Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 11, 2009 Pours deep amber, off-white head. Nose is big hops and caramel malt. Rich, a bit buttery (butterscotch!), creamy on the palate, despite the bitterness of the hops. Big, dry, spicy finish, excellent!
NobleSquirrel (1110), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 4, 2009 Bottle from Secret Santa (Beerlando). Another IIPA and one step closer to Beer God status. Pours a very attractive, chill-hazed copper with a sticky ivory head. Nose is citrus fruits, caramel malts, sour rye and somewhat further subdued hop notes. The nose is a real let down and dropped my expectations. But they are brought all the way back by the taste. Very aggressive bitterness that humbles the malts (as it should). Taste is quite fruity as well, mandarin orange, plums & peach coming through most, though bitter. Minimal sweetness and overall, quite good. The Rye gives it a nice, slick mouthfeel as well. Damn good stuff.
dmschefke (371), Eastpointe, Michigan, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 3, 2009 Vintage 08 per bottle. Thanks to Stfun for this one. Pours an expected deep hazy amber with medium off-white head, decent lacing. Aroma of rye (duh), honey, slight wheat, caramel, and decent floral and citrus hops. Smell had a slight carboard to it that I didn’t detect in the taste. Flavor was smooth, but matched aroma well. Medium bodied and slightly slick mouthfeel. Decent brew.
beernovice39 (261), South Carolina, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 1, 2009 Light red pour, cream off white head, kinda woodish pine grass smell. Taste is balanced not too sweet but not as bitter as a nut like me wants but still will keep a few of these around. Amazing to me that something good actually comes out of Athens Ga where all those stinky Dawgs are.....
overdue4brew (1), Alabama, USA
does not count  | 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jul 30, 2009 The amarillo hops really stand out in this one (atleast to me). Pours with a slight beige head as many have mentioned. A very sweet and subtle roasted smell accompanied by a slight citrusy hop aroma. A light amber color to match with it’s lighter carbonation as well.
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