Diogène (563), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Aug 26, 2009 Bottle from Beers of the world. Red copper with a huge creamy off-white head. Great retention and lacing. Aroma is very citrusy and piny, with caramel, vanilla and sugar. Flavor is bitter with a lot of citrus, pine resin, caramel, biscuit and a bit of alcohol. Full body with a sticky mouthfeel. Very good double IPA. matthasson (61), Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Aug 25, 2009 Real nice frothy head that is retained throughout. From start to finish there is a dominating piney hop bitterness and long lasting thereafter. There is also an edge of grassy wheat Saison like flavor. A definite bite to this one, but not quite as drinkable as I would have preferred. Not too complex, just an onslaught of sticky hop flavor and alcohol. coyotehunter (551), , Michigan, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Aug 24, 2009 Pours a reddish copper color with a beautiful two finger head. Absolutely glorious aroma of pine resin and malt with a hell of a lot of citrus. The taste is, not to sound gay, absolutely fabulous. My goodness is that nice. Malt, pine and some pineapple/mango flavors dominate and make the world a wonderful place to be. Palate is slick and oily, and smooth th entire way down. Why did I not buy more of this. Sonicdescent (379), Donora, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 | Aug 23, 2009 Pours a murky red/gold with little head leaving a crown.
Smells fruity with the obvious simcoe scent dominating.
Tastes pretty similar to the nose, let me put it this way, it’s an accurate name and a very good IPA, straying toward the other end as the DFH IPAs.
Mouth is medium with medium carbonation.
Would have this one again since I can’t get that many decent DIPAs here.
beernovice39 (277), South Carolina, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 | Aug 22, 2009 Bottle at DD Peckers Wings in Charleston SC. A great double IPA! Went well with the hot wings. Agree with islay below on most except the cat urine part LOL. islay (476), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 | Aug 18, 2009 12 oz. bottle. Strong, oily, sharp, salty, sea-like aroma features iodine, pine, and, yes, a hint of cat urine (but not in a bad way). The aroma also is sweet and fruity, with lemon and peach scents. Pours a mostly clear copper with a small amount of effervescence and suspended particulate. Moderate to large amount of of even, creamy, taupe, very appealing head. Produces great lacing. Very good appearance, almost meriting a 5. The taste is quite btter, very hoppy, and really good. It’s not very complex, but I appreciate a good hop wallop. Quite sweet, featuring brown sugar, but the hops definitely dominate. Long, dry finish and aftertaste. Full body. Oily and smooth in the palate with a good amount of liveliness. Excellent palate. Double Simcoe IPA could stand to be a tad more complex, but it is strident, strong, and stubborn in its simplicity. twindog (92), Hampstead, Maryland, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 | Aug 18, 2009 Pours golden apaque with a large white head. Aroma of citrus fruit and hops.. Starts with hops and moves in to a sweet note finishing tart. All and all this is a great beer leaving you with a dry mouth and wanting more. bigguns22 (106), Maryland, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Aug 18, 2009 Pours golden apaque with a large white head. Aroma of citrus fruit and hops.. Starts with hops and moves in to a sweet note finishing tart. All and all this is a great beer leaving you with a dry mouth and wanting more.
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