 sfontain (500), Columbus, Ohio, USA
Aug 2, 2005
Clear, bright, orangish ruby red with a huge, white, coarse head; significant lacing all the way down. Smells of light toffee, orange, and pine; heavy note of sugary fruit. Flavor is big: Spicy with light alcohol; not much up front; way too much in the hops department; extremely strong hops taste; burnt. A bit watery, which is surprising. Lovely aroma and appearance, but too much hops!!
noncaloric (102), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Oct 4, 2008 Aroma: Strong hops, more piney than citric, balanced by worty malts, vanilla. Appearance: Deep clear amber, finger of off-white head, nice lace. Flavor: Strong coniferous hops, but with a perfumy floral bitter component. Malts are strongly worty, caramel and vanilla. Palate: Smooth carbonation, occasionally caramelly thick.
joefflin (66), USA
Sep 29, 2008 Pint glass on tap at Chumley’s in West Lafayette, IN. My first beer of the night and it has been quite a while since I have rated a beer so I really don’t know how many I have missed out on from rating. Whatever. Anyways, very citrus strong, more fruity than hoppy, but still very good and left a nice lacing on the glass.
zootfinster (158), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Sep 28, 2008 I expected this to go jumping down the bunny trail with all the hopps. But damn, it’s really pleasant. Very critric, and refreshing but without the bitterness one would expect with a highly hopped beer. There’s enough malt to give it a really full body with a bit of a carmelly flavor. A fine beer
gax33 (11), Minooka, Illinois, USA
Sep 26, 2008 Great citrus aroma. Nice dark honey brown color on the pour. Wow! Hops without all the bitterness associated with this style. Excellent balanced flavor. Just a great beer overall - I will definitely be purchasing more of this brew. Plus what cool-looking art on the label!
KyotoLefty (196), Kyoto, Japan
Sep 23, 2008 Updated: Sep 25, 2008Bottle from Kabutomushi.
Big hop aroma, with grass and citrus. Perfectly balanced flavor, lots of malty caramel, lots of hops, with cherries and dark fruits. Very well made.
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