 zizzybalubba (366), Elizabeth City, North Carolina, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Sep 27, 2009 Sampled at GABF 2009. Pale golden pour, and quite light for a DIPA. Aroma of grapefruit and roses. Bitter tangerine and grapefruit rind flavor. This one is quite nice.
Pailhead (2587), Allen Park, Michigan, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Sep 25, 2009 Updated: Sep 26, 2009Courtesy of miketd
Bottle: The aroma has lots of citrusy hops along with some light caramel, tropical fruits, and some light floral notes. It pours a transparent orange with a small white head that fades to a thin film. The flavor starts with oranges and some faint caramel. The finish has a nice balance of typical fruits and grapefruit. Medium bodied with soft carbonation and mouthfeel. Dangerously drinkable for 9.5%.
dchmela (1430), Orlando, Florida, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Sep 25, 2009 Thanks to Redlight for this awesome brew! Hazy orange light amber color. Insanely hoppy citrus aroma, pungent. The aroma of sex panther "singes the nostrils". Crisp tasty malty body with a huge citrus hop bitterness. Great balance and wonderful display of hops. Excellent.
ben4321 (996), Rockville, Maryland, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Sep 24, 2009 Location: 22 oz bottle via trade with NickD717, 9/24/09
Aroma: This brew has a really nice hop aroma, citrus and resin mostly, with some earth and pine, and a bit of caramel as well.
Appearance: Pours a slightly hazy orange-brown color with a thin, but lasting head, and some light lace.
Flavor: A really nice hop flavor, bitter and tasty, a little more resiny and less citrus then the nose, a nice malt backbone is there too for some balance, quite tasty.
Palate: This beer is nice though the entire palate, smooth, creamy, and dry, with a full body, along duration, and almost no alcohol burn.
Overall Impression:
This is some good stuff. Another good one thanks to Nick, Cali is certainly a state that has many a good beer. This is the first thing I have gotten to try from Valley Brewing, so lets just say they are 1 for 1 for sure. Another really quality IIPA from CA, oh, and I guess this is # 900 for me.
GodOfThunder (864), Orlando, Florida, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 24, 2009 Special thanks to my man redlight. Nice and hoppy, of course. Strong alcohol, and citrus. Deliscious dipa. Good stuff.
redlight (1460), Winter Park, Florida, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 18/20 |
Sep 24, 2009 22 oz bottle from City Beer Store in San Fransisco. Very pineappley, tropical fruits, mango, starfruit, melon in the aroma. Pours golden blonde with a thin white head. Very hoppy flavor, hop forward, earthy bitterness, citrus peel, grapefuit, tangerine, with a solid malt backbone, solid IIPA!!! Awesome beer!!
nicolascage (105), Copenhagen (Virum), Denmark
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 21, 2009 Bottle. Very fine aroma. Very well balanced. The hops is outstanding both in the aroma, the taste. It leaves a long and pleasant bitter aftertaste.
TheEpeeist (1448), Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Sep 20, 2009 My 100th DIPA rating. 22 oz bottle. Clear amber with a pocked balsa head. Nose is orange, candi and peppery pine. Crisp, lively and juicy with creamy hops and resin. Taste is caramel, grass, nectarine and grapefruit pith. Not too bitter or sweet make this an easy drinking imperial.
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