 Gregis (1132), Shawnee, Kansas, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Oct 24, 2009
Bottle courtesy of Dansting. Thanks for the bottle, Dan. Pours a hazy, nearly-clear amber with three fingers of fairly dense off-white head that collapses to a thin skin. The nose is of a chemical/plastic note over stale, earthy, spicy and "pitty" apricot hop notes; meh. On the light side of medium-bodied with soft carbonation and a bitter, dry, mildly resinous finish. The flavor is like whole apricots (pit and all) along with earthy/spicy hops over pale malt. This is a decent beer but not a great IPA.
EHopper (348), Minnesota, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 5, 2009 Tasted at Beer Dabble event in St. Paul. Have passed this one by many times in the store. Fine beer with a nice mix of malty grains and hops, nothing overpowering, just a nice balance with a hint of dark sweetness. Good bitter finish.
daknole (2972), Plantation, Florida, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 29, 2009 Amber pour. Citrus/resin hop nose. Flavor is bitter and hoppy, slight backbone of malt. Simply a very nice IPA.
ante (2951), Stockholm, Sweden
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 20, 2009 Bottled. Clear shiny amber appearance with a rich fluffy white head. Clean straightforward hop aroma of grapefruit, sweat and grass. Medium-bodied with clean notes of crystal malts and bitter grapefruity hops. Long bitter finish of grapefruit and grass. Simple but still quite tasty.
ChazMania (414), Pasadena, California, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 8, 2009 Sampled at a friends during a tasting of midwest IPA’s. This was the 3rd taste and he lined them up to get better and better. A nice and very easy drinking IPA. More bitter than the 5.75% would lead me to believe (I would guess it to be 6.5%). Nice beer and not overpowering.
guyinchicago (533), marengo, Illinois, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 29, 2009 12 oz. bottle brewers gone wild series, pours a light copper with orange hue and frothy off white head,aromas are of hops ,caramel malts,andrye taste of the same witha dry bitter finish from all the hops,smooth caramel malts balence the hop over load, a very drinkable for an IPA
bhensonb (4336), Woodland, California, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 27, 2009 Bottle from Archer Liquor. Pours amber with very little head. Mild caramel aroma. Medium body with creamy carbonation. It is bitter. Really. Dry. Lightly astringent. I think there’s a mixed lot of hops here. Some floral. Some pine. Maybe grapefruit. Tastes better than it smelled at first!
joergen (8614), Frederiksberg, Denmark
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 20, 2009 Bottle at Monks Café, Wallingatan.
Cloudy amber coloured with a small white head.
Sweet and hoppy aroma of pine needles and grass.
Fruity flavour of hops, caramel, pine needles and grape fruits.
Dry hoppy finish.
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