 Ceebs25 (242), Naperville, Illinois, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Sep 20, 2008 On tap while in Pittsburgh, PA. Very decent piny wood and melon fruit in the aroma, but for whatever reason the smell didn’t quite please me that immensely compared to the other qualities of this beer. Very pretty looking dark penny copper color, hazy, good fluffy bubble head, with quality lacing. Strong pine style hops mostly with a very pleasing, rather unique backing of sweet caramel and a variety of prickling herbal spices, rather full in body for a single ipa, with a sticky/clingy pine mixed with light citrus hop finish and great lingering aftertaste. Good balance with a very quality overall flavor profile from start to finish, an instant classic in my book.
greenhorn1 (462), Mission Viejo, California, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 20, 2008 12 oz bottle. Pours cloudy copper with a thin head and a lot of lacing. Aroma of pine, citrus, and floral notes. Flavor is similiar with a hefty malt backbone. Somewhat perfumey. Medium bodied with a dry finish. It is not a bad IPA, just a bit too malty for my taste. Seems a bit overrated to me.
gbdub (73), Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 19, 2008 Pours cloudy copper-orange with sticky, lacy white head. Deep hop aroma: piney and floral with some citrus. Flavor is lightly sweet-malty at first, then strong, bitter, piney hops. Finishes botter and very dry. Palate is medium thick and sticky.
CanIHave4Beers (912), Des Moines, Iowa, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 19, 2008 This didn’t WOW me as much as I suppose I expected it to. The beer smells great very floral, obviously very hoppy. There is a big malt flavor going on that plays well with the big hoppiness, but generally it is very citrus hoppy, which is not a bad thing but it’s just not terribly exciting anymore.... know what I mean? I’ll probabally need to try it again.
sneezey (110), Hackettstown, New Jersey, USA
| 2.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 3/10 | 3/5 | 7/20 |
Sep 19, 2008 IPA? The malt is so heavy and dark, I’d call this an ESB for sure. Excellent hop, hop and more hop smell and a nice dark reddish brown. Great expectation based on the aroma but then a really odd dry, off taste in the middle. Malty, dryly bitter like an ESB but something went wrong in the mix of hop and malt. Not a total disaster, but some kind of mismatch is going on here.
Pershing (149), Garland, Texas, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Sep 18, 2008 Updated: Oct 21, 2009Pours a deep amber with a thin head that diminishes a little but stays around throughout. Spicy/hop aroma and taste. A very spicy/malty beer offset with a large amount of hops. Lingering bitter finish. A fantastic beer.
Trev (887), Lakeville, Minnesota, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 13, 2008 pours orangish copper with thick off white head. Good retention.
Aroma is strong citrus and pine hop. Some light caramel fighting to get through.
Firm malt body keep the bitterness in check.
pine hop in the front. Light lingering bitter finish.
cmillward (437), Orlando, Florida, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 13, 2008 Bottle. Ruddy amber body, thing cream head, a little lacing. On the nose, citrus and pine hops, caramel, tangerines. Very big citrus hops in the flavor, caramel maltiness to balance. Tangerines, and a strong bitter finish. Very nice mouthfeel, well-balanced with good carb, nice bitterness and hop aromas, not too sweet. Nice IPA.
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