boFNjackson (1260), Portland, Oregon, USA Nov 14, 2009 Bottle shared @ the HotD dock sale [thanks guyinchicago for the trade!]... Poured amber with an off-white head. Hoppy nose. Light, well carbonated palate. Hops and grains all around. Thin, slightly bitter finish. guerinfbfan (40), Elmwood Park, Illinois, USA Nov 12, 2009 Pours a copper/brown with a thin tanish head. Aroma consists of grapefruit, citrus, and pine. Tastes of citrus and pine, but you also get a bitter bite at the end. I get more of an IPA than a pale ale, but either way this is a terrific beer. Nice work FFF! nathanvbs (3), Indiana, USA does not count Nov 10, 2009 An absolutley solid pale ale bordering on ipa given its hop squeeze. May be low score by me, but only because of the dizzing array of stellar beers they make to compare it against. Good work TTT BeerGestapo (738), Windsor, Pennsylvania, USA Nov 10, 2009 Brewed in the USA.... On tap at the Brass Rail. Pours copper in color with a small off white head. Aroma of citrus, pine, malts and hops. Taste of grapefruit, oranges, caramel and malts. Mouthfeel is medium in body with some lingering bitterness at the finish. Overall, very easy to drink and is worth seeking out. :) afireinside96 (819), Mountville, Pennsylvania, USA Nov 10, 2009 On tap at The Brass Rail. Poured a clear burnished copper color with a small off-white head. Huge gusts of hops waft up from the glass. Grapefruit, pine, grass, and toast were all present in the nose and flavor. The palate was very crisp and inviting with a notable amount of bitterness. More of an IPA in every sense except the alcohol level. Lovely. wwwdottom (26), Breese, Illinois, USA Nov 5, 2009 Pours a hazy copper with one finger head that leaves a little a lacing - A blast of hops in the aroma - Very bitter on the palate yet goes down very smooth - Aroma and taste resemble more of a DIPA than an APA yet at 6% abv you can drink this all night - overall this probably my favorite beer - Congrats and thank you to the brewer on excellent brew! tarheels86 (722), Washington DC, USA Nov 4, 2009 355 mL courtesy of tjthresh.
Pours a clear reddish amber with a two-finger tan, rocky head that leaves okay lacing. Aroma is huge caramel, butterscotch candy, strawberry cheesecake, honey, blueberries. Taste is not what I was expecting at all. Instead of a hop bomb or citrus, juicy body, this is more like rich blackberry and cranberry pie. The hops here are spicy, sweet, and balancing rather than the primary character of the beer. As it warms the 6% starts to show through. Nice chewy, syrupy mouthfeel. This is very yummy, novel, but not the ultimate APA I was expecting. fata2683 (858), Panama City, Florida, USA Oct 30, 2009 bottle, pours deep carmel color with a medium light tan head. Really nice hop aroma of grapefruit, lime skins, and pine needles. Flavor is just awesome. This is what a pale ale should be. Dry, hoppy, just enough malt character to balance the bitterness. Almost bittersweet in the finish. Slightly toasty in nature. All around good, and the finish is so nice that it’s really hard not to gulp this stuff.
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