dwyerpg (2537), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Aug 13, 2008 At first I really liked the aroma. Great orange color; not much head. this is just dominated by bittering hops, so much so, that it just isn’t that good. Needs a little more balance. malrubius (988), Valley Stream, New York, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 | Aug 13, 2008 12 ounce bottle in pint glass. Dark caramel amber with lasting beige head and lace. Frsh hop citrus and toasted malt aroma. Full complex of flavors caramel toasted malt ripe fruit hop flavor and medium bitter dry finish. Full body and medium carbo. Nice mouthfeel. Smooth, Enticing. I’m not a big fan of DIPA or of Weyerbacher, but this is one of the best DIPAs I’ve had. RollinHard (758), Fort Worth, Texas, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 | Aug 11, 2008 Thanks to mcbackus for this. Pours a hazy orange-red with yellow highlights and a creamy off-white head, nice lacing, long lasting....looks excellent by my standard. Aroma is oddly subtle to me for the style. Definitely floral, like a large garden/plantstore, orange juice, grapefruit, and more cranberry than I’ve ever smelled from a IIPA, and a healthy dose of alcohol. Not much malt on the nose, but it’s...subtle. Tastes well balanced with plenty of caramel, brown sugar, cranberry and orange juice, grapefruit, raspberry, and a bit of booze (both in flavor and heat). Finishes remarkably flavorful with as much hop flavor as before, but with a more piny and grassy sting, some woody bitterness, and a bit of booze here as well. Awesome mouthfeel, thick, very very creamy, and slightly sticky, just enough to be nice. Aside from the heat and too subtle aroma, this is quite nice! Took some time to win me over though. cbeers21 (570), Miami, Florida, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 | Aug 11, 2008 Nice hearty, hazy orange pour with pretty good head leaving some lacing on the glass. Obvious pine aromas waft off the top as well as some citrus blasts and calming vanilla and caramel scents. Nice piney, hop flavors which are strong but held in check by a toasty malted touch, but still prove to be the dominant attribute. Fairly well balanced and smooth. Good beer zappafan99 (462), South Carolina, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Aug 8, 2008 Taste 8/8 Bottle Looks: Clear copper with a thin head that clings. Aroma: Pine, chewy caramel malt,floral, fried chicken(just seeing if you are paying attention). Taste: Medium to full bodied. Quite hoppy, but the Simcoe is floral, soapy and citrus. No hop style is too overbearing. Nice malt balance. Good body, yet drinkable for something of this size. Abv is well hidden. Really good, finish is a little puckering in the cheek asking for more brew. robinvboyer (1429), Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, Canada
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 | Aug 7, 2008 deep amber pour, with a huge frothy sticky off white head. HUGE pungent hop aroma, quite skunky, and intense. Big notes of citrus, and pine. The body is thick, and full. Flavour is very hoppy, this is a mega hop bomb. THis is extreme beer. Extremely bitter, the 9% doesn;t show a bit. Excellent DIPA. BMan1113VR (2851), Los Angeles (and Dallas), Texas, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Aug 5, 2008 Bottle thanks to ucusty. Pours with a very large, creamy thick, off-white head covering a hazy, deep orang body. Fantastic lacing and full retention. Aroma is beautiful citrus hops with tons of caramel. Taste is a bit hot up front with matls and finishing with a nice bitterness. Alcohol is clearly there in the taste, but it is great in its hop bomb goodness. Creamy mouthfeel coupled with playful carbonation. boto (1334), Granby, Connecticut, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Aug 3, 2008 22oz. bomber: This one pours a hazy orangish-amber color. There was a bit of a frothy tan head on it that dropped off somewhat quickly. It left some lacing. Both the citrus and pine hops are quite obvious to the nose, yet they seem to be balanced nicely. The pine and citrus notes of the hops are evident in the taste, and are well balanced also. Potent but not over the top. Actually a hint of malt sweetness in the finish. This one is pretty well done!
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