 davidpl (361), Santiago, Chile
May 11, 2008 Appearance: amber copper color. Little head but lasting.
Aroma: intensive, complex and nice hoppy aroma (similar to Behemoth Barleywine), with resinous touch. Liquory and sweet malty notes with reminiscences of whisky and cognac.
Flavor: caramel malts in the start, progress of the complex hoppy with grassy, mint, menthol, cedar, pine, eucalyptus and grapefruit peel reminiscences. Other sweet touch like candy, honey, red tea and tea with lemon. A lot of reminiscences and complexities. Warming final. Aftertaste with menthol, caramel and hoppy notes.
Palate: medium body and smooth texture.
Remark: incredible beer.
Acknowledgement: thank to sprinkle for this wonderful beer.
haukur (641), Reykjavik, Iceland
May 10, 2008 huge aroma, mango, pine, hops, some citrus, orange peel, spices. Orange beige with a small but firm head. Very full taste, obvious hop bitterness, but very balanced, I was maybe expecting something over the top but this is very delicate. Loads of apricots and mango blended with bitter and some sweetness. Very very nice brew and big thank you to Tim for bringing this to Iceland.
joekfsu (100), Boardman, Ohio, USA
May 8, 2008 22 oz bottle. Pours a deep orange, cloudy, with almost no head. Aroma of, you guessed it, hops, citrusy hops. Initial flavor is somewhat sweet, with fruits that come out as it warms a little (I think it is apricot, but it could be mango or some other fruit). Flavor turns drier with the hop presence. After taste is very hoppy and you tend to keep that taste in your mouth for a while. Light to medium body, limited carbonation, limited lacing, and obvious alcohol involved. Very drinkable, wish I had a fresher bottle, but you take what you can get.
blutt59 (309), dallas, Texas, USA
May 8, 2008 22 oz. bottle, golden orange color with small soapy head, delicious aroma of fruit spice citrus and evergreens, great body and great hop finish
General66 (83), Streator, Illinois, USA
May 8, 2008 Bomber shared with Illini08 and nimrod. Thanks, Nimrick! This beer poured a beautiful hazy orange color with a very nice white head. This is by far the best looking IIPA I have seen. The aroma consisted of a lot of apricot and citrus fruits wiith subtle hop character and a lot of malt. I was expecting a lot more hops out of this one. The taste was also predominately apricot based with a lot of malt character and hops in the background. Finished with me wanting more! Thanks Nimrick for sharing this tasty beer!
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