 goldtwins (3740), Nesconset, New York, USA
Feb 6, 2006
Thanks to DaveCcooks for this surprise gem. Poured a very deep amber color with a thin off-white head. Terrific hoppy aroma. Big pink grapefruit, pine, and citrusy orange flesh aroma. Sweet malt underneath. Flavor starts out malty sweet but quickly turns to a long last citrusy hop. Bitterness is moderate and well balanced. Nice warming sensation but well hidden alcohol otherwise. Medium to full body is silky due to low carbonation. Almost feels like a cask condtioned ale. My preference is toward a higher co2 however. This is a true IIPA. Big on the alcohol, hop aroma and flavor and big on the body without becoming a barleywine. Very nice indeed.
fordest (1778), Santee/San Diego, California, USA
Oct 8, 2008 Sampled at RBSG. Lots of hoppy aromas. Citrus, pineaple, mango. Flavors of pine and grass and more grapefruit and a wonderful maltiness that is detectable in the finish. Good good Good
ironchefscott (246), long beach, California, USA
Oct 5, 2008 tasted off of a growler....a decent beer...but it tastes kinda grassy and lacking in the hop complexity that I assume with a top 50 beer.....and it just was rough on the edges...and super overpowering hop flavor
doubleo (834), San Diego, California, USA
Sep 22, 2008 Big thanks to Hophead84 for letting me swill off his growler. Pours hazy amber with a moderate sized white head, some lace. Smells dark citrusy and slightly floral, caramelly as well. Tastes caramelly malty sweet with some very dark, bitter citrus hop flavors. Lots of alcohol flavor as well. Full body, somewhat subdued carbonation.
Hophead22 (252), Redlands, California, USA
Sep 21, 2008 Tap at brewery. This was a great beer. Poured a dark orangish color, very dark DIPA. Nice hop bitterness, with a good malt backbone. Just outstanding.
Taverner (481), San Ramon, California, USA
Sep 13, 2008 On tap at VB. One thing I can say about this IIPA is that it is balanced. The malt is caramel in flavor, and the hop profile just tastes green! It is like drinking hop juice. Lots of florals in this one, but not that acidic (doesn’t seem to be high in Alpha Hops.) The aftertaste is a nice, grassy note that sicks around for a while. Excellent IPA that really isn’t like any other I’ve had. It almost has a cask conditioned flavor to it. The only downside was that it had a strong alcohol burn to it - this was more so fresh. After some oxidization from "growler conditioning" for an hour (the ride home) some of the fire died down.
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