General66 (96), Streator, Illinois, USA Apr 13, 2008 12 ounce bottle. Wow... where should I start on this one? Poured a beautiful dark orange color with almost no head. The aroma was an awesome mix of citrus, hops, and a little bit of pine. The taste was very refreshing and left the taste lingering in the back of your mouth... consisted of a lot of grapefruit-like citrus hints with a nice touch of hops in the background. Finished leaving me wanting more... I have heard the hype of this beer and am now definitely a believer! An awesome brew!
dkachur (893), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA Oct 9, 2008 12 oz. bottle courtesy of ucusty. Thanks! Hazy browish-red pour with a one finger head, decent retention and lacing. Aroma is a brown-sugary citrus hop explosion with some almost thyme-like herbal notes. Big hop taste, pine, citrus, with nutty malt backbone. Full bodied and definitely drinks more like an IPA than an APA. CapnJazz (13), Boalsburg, Pennsylvania, USA Oct 8, 2008 Big citrusy aroma, especially grapefruit and pine. Some caramel malt in there. Darkish amber in the glass, really clear. A perfectly balanced flavor, very impressive. Bright hops, heavy on the citrus, medium malt presence. Extremely drinkable for sure, just a perfect APA. dchmela (775), Orlando, Florida, USA Oct 7, 2008 Finally getting to try the legend, courtesy Eithcubes. Very nice nice clear amber pour with a thin off white head. Nice crisp fresh hop aroma, lots of citrus and pine. Taste is a wonderful balance malt and tasty bitter hops. Has a great medium body that finishes with a very nice grapefruit finish. An amazing pale ale that deserves all of the hype. Miver (435), WillowStreet, Pennsylvania, USA Oct 7, 2008 Draft at Three Floyds. Poured clear amber in color with a two finger beige sticky head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of sweet floral and citrus hops, with a nice caramel malt base. Tastes of sweet citrus and piney hops, with a nice caramel malt backbone. Great body, great hop character. Its always been a pleasure coming across this one. noncaloric (111), 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.
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