 joekfsu (120), Boardman, Ohio, USA
Mar 11, 2008
22 oz bottle. Pours light copper with a with a 2 cm off white head. Aroma of dirty socks and dank, overwhelming. Initial flavor of sweet malt and grapefruit, followed by dry hoppiness and alcohol. Some lacing, light to medium body, short lasting aftertaste, and some noted alcohol. Drinkability is limited due to the pure craziness of this DIPA, but for the hopheads its glory.
tmgiddings (6), , Indiana, USA
does not count  Aug 27, 2008 I love the presentation of this beer. A three-finger, snow white, frothy head cascades to an eighth of an inch leaving soft thick lacing down the sides of the glass. I was extremely surprised by the large amounts of sediment floating in the dark red, brown body. The nose is dirty pine and powerful hops with an undercurrent of sweet malts. A medium-full bodied brew with a slight creaminess, and surprisingly well-balanced. The hops are dominant, but the backbone is sweet, solid malt.
BrotherGrendel (155), San Diego (La Jolla), California, USA
Aug 23, 2008 On cask at Clark St Alehouse in Chicago.
Appearance is a clear dark red hue, modest soapy layer of foam, watery lacing runs down the glass.
Smell is big, bold hops, mostly fresh/grassy/earthy/pine, scent is similar to evergreens and x-mas trees, pale malts in the back.
Taste is dominant hops, sweet cotton candy and orange peel with grassy/piney hops, finishes dry and bitter.
Mouthfeel is medium-bodied, creamy texture, mild carbonation from the cask.
Drinkability is moderate, one of the most "green" and tree-smelling DIPAs I have had, smooth, creamy, and delicious with well-masked alcohol, would probably only drink in smaller amounts.
RagallachMC (631), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Aug 5, 2008 22oz bottle. Thanks to miketd for sharing. Aroma: Sweet maltiness really dominates. Caramel, cereal grains, pine and citrus, some light spicy notes. Appearance: Dark orange in color and slightly hazed. Off-white head was small and creamy with good retention. Fair lacing. Flavor: Lots of malt up front with notes of caramel and breakfast cereal. Hops start with a nice dose of pine and citrus and finish with a bit of floral and spice. Bitterness can’t seem to outweigh the maltiness. A medium-dry finish. Palate: Medium-full bodied. Medium carbonation. Alcohol was well hidden. Overall: I don’t like IIPAs that don’t bring the hops, and this one didn’t. Malt forward with the hops unable to balance.
Beerman6686 (724), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 23, 2008 Poured a nice hazy bright orange color with a big white head. Aroma is of a lot of citrus hops but also pretty sweet and malty. Flavor was much the same, lots of hop flavor, but maybe a bit too sweet and malty for a DIPA.
Pigfoot (2225), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Jul 21, 2008 Ruddy peach color, cloudy as heck, nice 1/4" creamy white head..
Juicy, piney, grapefruit, fresh and hoppy, vibrant.
Big, tart bitterness on the palate....caramel malt creeps in, spreads around...citric hops pop up and pucker the place...then all eventually fades back and rounds out...softly departing the tongue.
Taste again, and it’s back, this odd, potent mix of some sour funky stuff and an out-of-whack hop attack...plenty malt balance, but maybe too much for a 100 IBU, 10 % DIPA...I need it fresher, bitterer, maybe a little punishing....that’s what it’s about, man!
Although the alcoholic content does indeed start to creep up, this feels like a very hoppy IPA, but still doesn’t seem enough...at least not enough to match the Stone-like boasting on the label. "Don’t come crying to us if it’s too much for you;t his is for hopheads only!"
Yes, it is, I can concur, but yet it’s not as big as all that, and I know Two Brothers can do better
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