zathrus13 (1121), Mount Laurel, New Jersey, USA Feb 26, 2006 Thanks to Davecooks for this bottle. Pours deep amber/copper, with a tan head. Aromas are pine, grapefruit, caramel, and malt. Flavors are grapefruit, caramel, pine and sweet malt. Very well integrated between hops and malt. Deserving of its top 50 rank.
DSG (997), Yuvalim, Israel Dec 1, 2008 (10/29/08) Draught sample at the brewpub in Stockton. Hazy orange color with a white head. Aroma of citrus hops, some fruits and light maltiness. Sweet malty flavor with cookies, caramel, biscuity notes and a bitter hoppy finish with some citrus and alcohol notes. Medium-bodied. Good but not amazing. 7/4/7/3/15=3.6
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(10/29/08) Draught at the brewery in Stockton. (thanks a lot Steve and Mike!). Hazy orange-amber color. Aroma of citrusy hops, some fruitiness and some malt in the back. Sweet flavor at first with cookies, caramel and some honey-ish notes. Continues with lots of hops and big bitterness, some fruits, and some alcohol. Nice silky mouthfeel. 8/4/7/4/15=3.8 Skyview (3060), Papoose Jct., Minnesota, USA Nov 21, 2008 Sampled via 22-oz bomber during Heritage Liquors tasting and shared by Faro99. Pours a semi-clear orange amber brew with a thin and creamy off-white head that slowly dissipates to a fine film and white ring. Aroma of heavy malty caramel with grapefruit, citrus zest a touch of iced tea, and some white pepper. Taste is full bodied, very light carbonation with flavors of caramel malt, some biscuit character, grapefruit, pine and some white pepper. Finish has a thick texture with a lingering bitterness and caramel aftertaste. Most excellent. bradlyc77 (49), Sebastopol, California, USA Nov 20, 2008 Great hop aroma, with beautiful amber color. No mistaking the hops, great through to the finish. An excellent brew. fidel (310), Livermore, California, USA Nov 19, 2008 Beautiful amber, hoppy, floral, citrus, malty, caramel, little grassy, spicey finish. fonefan (5507), Ulfborg, Denmark Nov 19, 2008 <b>Bottle 12fl.oz. @ home.</b><br /><i>[ Trade by Papsoe ].</i> Unclear hazy medium orange color with a small, virtually none appearance, virtually none lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, heavy hoppy, resin, orange, wood pine. Flavor is heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration and a peppery - alcoholic very dry finish. Body is medium, texture is oily - sticky, carbonation is flat. (300808)
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