 ditmier (1117), Boise, Idaho, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Feb 14, 2009 2008 Bottle - Thanks to CaptainCougar! - Pours solid orange with s small off-white head...aroma is tamed- subdued hop resin, pineapple?...flavour is fantastically bitter, floral and has a perfect 7.5% kick...this is a wonderful beer...
minch25 (370), Columbus, Ohio, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 13, 2009 Clear copper orange; thick frothy beige head. Exotic fruity hop aroma; not quite clean; bread crumbs; vanlila custard(??). Light to medium body. Very high drinkability; I surprise myself with how quickly I reach for this with other beers to choose from. Will rerate soon.
Rciesla (3880), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 12, 2009 Bottle. Pours an amber body with a one finger white head. Aromatics are earthy, honey, pine, grapefruit and a nuance of citrus. Thin malty caramel with some mild piney sticky earthy bitterness. A bit dry with some mild hop resins. Extremely awesome IPA, huge fan.
BOLTZ7555 (1121), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 11, 2009 Mighty tasty, highly drinkable IPA that is definitely resinous; like chugging Pine-Sol, licking the sap off of an evergreen, and chewing on pine-tar. Aroma is predominantly ripe grapefruit, lemon zest, and Redwood. Copper pour produced only a small white head that left an average amount of lacing. Medium mouthfeel...one I would pick up often if available.
Salvatorberi (5), Delmar, New York, USA
does not count  | 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Feb 10, 2009 2009 bottle into a 12 oz Sam Adams tasting glass.
This beer looks, smells and tastes like the hype. Especially the latter. The flavor profile is simply unreal. The finish is not terribly harsh in bitterness but cleansing and dry on the malt side but the hop stickiness is just plentiful and amazing.
I expected to be let down by this beer, but it is absolutely worth the effort in every which way.
blklab2007 (981), Connecticut, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 19/20 |
Feb 10, 2009 Updated: Feb 20, 2009fresh bottle poured a medium amber color with a thick off white head that laced down the glass nicely. aroma has an initial blast of citrus hops, grapefruit, pineapple, caramel malt, and floral sweetness. all about the tasty hops so far. mouth feel is a hefty medium with great full coating and plenty of carbonation. flavor kicks in with the hop blast but a good dose of malt meets it head on. floral, medium bitterness, and a long resiny finish. so drinkable and tasty.
ajm (965), Los Angeles, California, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 10, 2009 Bonus bottle from JB175. Thanks Jason! May have had this a touch cold, but it’s unlike any IPA I think I have had. Dark color, dark hop flavor, afternotes are very lacto. Made me think of a chicken and cheese burrito the first few sips, right down to the dry powderiness of a tortilla. Very pungent, very unique.
Gabler (86), , New York, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 10, 2009 Excellent IPA. Great, intense hoppy nose. Pours orange/amber, sufficient head. Suprisingly well balanced flavor. A very nice representation.
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