 Naka (528), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 13, 2008 A slightly translucent golden color with a 1-finger thick frothy white head. A good bit of lacing from this beer. The aroma is a sticky apricot and clover honey with some dank, earthy notes. The hops in the flavor don’t hit you in the face right away. The first thing I get is the sweetness of honey and some some peach notes. The hops really shine in the finish. A good lasting bitter flavor. A lot of floral. There is a strange wet dog undertone, but maybe this is just an older bottle. Pretty solid.
mansquito (850), Boston/Philadelphia, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 10, 2008 Light coppery color with a white head that leaves thick lacing. Fruity hops aroma. Taste is really bitter and really hoppy, but not too hoppy I don’t think. It really strives to be a super hoppy beer, but it succeeds in ways which other doubles don’t I think. Semi-sweet fruitiness. Almost peppery taste, but mostly a lot of hops.
Beerlando (2353), Orlando, Florida, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Apr 8, 2008 A very lightly hazy, golden-orange body is crowned with a huge, rocky, off-white head that shows good retention. Thick cobwebs of lacing cling to the glass like interwoven, overgrown vines on a wall. The nose shows sharp tangerine and grapefruit hops amidst a relatively light, but still sweet, toffee malt background. The flavor again shows bold, bitter citrus hops, and sweet, buttery toffee. Its pretty well balanced, leaning towards the bitter, hoppy side of things. The creamy mouthfeel is smooth up front, finishing with biting bitterness and a lightly sticky remainder. Overall, a very nice IIPA.
jeremyd365 (109), Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
| 1.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 3/10 | 2/5 | 2/20 |
Apr 7, 2008 Quite disappointed--
Poured light/copper, which I felt was way too light for an IPA.
Color aside, the taste was awful. It was quite sour, despite a decently obvious amount of hops. Tasted like a domestic, light beer that they tried to infuse with hops.
Would not recommend.
porterhouse (1163), Alna, Maine, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 7, 2008 (Bottle (best by 11/26/08) from <A HREF=http://www.ratebeer.com/Place/massachusetts/w target=blank>Julio’s Liquors) Pours clear, bright light amber with a small off-white head that kind of sticks around providing a very thin layer. Smells very hoppy - grapefruit and pine with some vanilla and caramel underneath. Mouthfeel is a little thin and loose, fairly sticky. Very light thin sheets of lacing melt away quickly. Flavor is quite massive bitterness with flavor of grapefruit rind and pine. The heavy hops overlay a rosewatery, sticky sweetness. Just a little more of a thick malt backbone would help this. Lingering bitter grapefruit-pine aftertaste. A good beer but a little abrasive - quite the tongue scraper!
dkachur (2435), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Apr 5, 2008 Bottle from Whole Foods Charlottesville. Pours a cloudy bright hi-c orange with a small head. Good retention and lacing. Aroma of plum, pineapple and malt. Mouthfeel is nice, taste works well. Aftertaste is a bit offensive.
marchcow (664), Coralville, Iowa, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Apr 3, 2008 Pineapple, hops, and mild malt aroma. Light golden orange colors with a foamy white head. Hopped up, salty, creamy flavors, some maltiness coming through. Fairly bitter duration and finish. Medium to thick palate. Pretty good.
StFun (534), Indiana, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 2/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Apr 2, 2008 Label obviously inspired by Robert Crumb...how could I pass this one up? Actually, I think my girlfriend got this one...so uh, nevermind...I mean, how could SHE pass this up? Yeah, that’s it! Only scored this low because this seemed more like a regular IPA than a double IPA. This one looks a lot like urine when poured, which scared me. Big and frothy head, lots of carbonation. Much more piney than flowery, which means a bitter bite and metallic aftertaste. Lots of better IIPAs out there, but dollar for dollar, this ranks right up there.
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