 fishingnet (803), Brandon, Florida, USA
Jun 29, 2008
Bottle. Pours a slightly hazy deep golden orange with a one finger lasting off-white head that leaves good lacing. Aroma of sweet malt, bready malt, floral and green hops with just a hint of oak. Taste is grassy floral, floral, and earthy witha good dose of sweet malt and a hint of caramel and oak. Medium mouthfeel with a moderate to strong amount of bitterness and well hidden alcohol. Very good.
General_Gao (2480), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Aug 28, 2008 22oz bottle. Poured a hazy medium orange color. The head was short, off white, and reduced after a minute or so to a thin film. Smelled of caramel, pineapple, and orange. Medium bodied and delicately sweet with moderate hop bitteness that peaked up front, but lingered long. Fruit dominated the flavor in the middle and included the likes of aprcot, pineapple, and orange jam. Almost like fruit juice. Toffee and toasted bread filled the malt bill and supported the hops and fruit cornucopia fairly well. At 9% ABV there wasn’t an overwhelming alcohol presence in either the nose or flavor. I could definitely feel it, though. Nice, well rounded beer.
after4ever (1710), Brier, Washington, USA
Aug 27, 2008 22. Thanks, Yem! This one was the first unanimous big hit around the table--every single one of us flipped a bit. Hazy dark amber. Light fizzy white film for a head. Nice orange marmalade nose. Rich, slightly fizzy body on the medium-ish side (a little lighter than medium). Orange, blood orange, and pineapple on the mid-palate. Long lightly bitter finish. This is the classic marmalade on toast english ipa. And it’s from Indiana. W00t!
timfoolery (336), California, USA
Aug 27, 2008 Bottle from StFun trade. This one didn’t hit extremes for me, but it was an excellent, balanced example of an IPA. Very smooth and drinkable with noticeable hoppiness. Great beer.
DTM (365), Winters, California, USA
Aug 26, 2008 22 oz bottle aqiured in trade from StFun. Poured a copper color and had many of the typical traits of an IPA. Bitter hoppy flavor with a bit of a malt backbone. Smooth and nice on the palate. Great beer.
michael-pollack (1378), King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 24, 2008 22oz. Bottle: Aroma of hops, resin, pine, caramel, pine, and some toasting. Poured amber in color with w medium-sized, dense, creamy, off-white head that lasted throughout. Hazy. Slightly sparkling. Excellent lacing. Flavor is lightly sweet and light to medium bitter. Tastes of hops, pine, caramel, citrus, malts, and a little fruit. Medium body. Sticky texture. Average carbonation. Lightly sweet, lightly bitter hop and caramel finish. 9%ABV is well hidden.
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