 BeerBelcher (698), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Apr 23, 2008
Thanks to SurlySober for bringing this to WI in his wooden leg from a visit to VA. It was quite a nice beer, with a very piney hop presence.
This beer had a brassy clear body with some nice head formation. Smell was very hoppy, but smooth around the edges. It was mostly piney and a bit sweet, but the pine was very pronounced...maybe a bit cedar-y in aroma also. Flavor was nice and smooth up-front, with some piney-resiny flavor and a substantial body which seemed almost oat-y in flavor to me. Mouthfeel was smooth and quite nice.
This is a very good beer; I would highly recommend it. SurlySober, Flyer and I split this, New Holland Night Tripper, Ten Fidy, and some Central Waters Coffee Stout, all of which were quite good.
Sandman2222 (17), Florida, USA
Jul 22, 2008 Bottle from Liquor Loft in Tallahassee. Poured orange copper tint. Piney citrus hops taste. Very close tasting to say a dogfish IPA. Overall real good brew, would buy it again. Though price is a tad high.
markwise (205), Orlando, Florida, USA
Jul 21, 2008 Bottle from Knightly Spirits in MetroWest. Pours a hazy orange with heavy pine aroma. There is citrus, lemon/ grapefruit, too, but the aroma is dominated by pine. The flavor is very pine-y, too, but the finish is slightly bitter, it lets you know that you’re drinking an Imperial IPA, and it lingers, too. Good stuff, but not 90 or Dreadnaught. Great with pizza.
blipp (599), Grand Island, New York, USA
Jul 21, 2008 Bottle. Pours orange with an off white head. Lightly sweet and heavily hopped aroma, grapefruit and pine. Medium body. Very hoppy flavor, again grapefruit and pine. Nice lingering bitterness. This isn’t a bad beer, and I understand why it has such a high score based on how intense the aroma and flavor are. A bit too one sided for me though.
Derek881 (295), Frederick, Maryland, USA
Jul 19, 2008 Sampled from my friend on tap at Max’s Taphouse in Baltimore. The aroma was big and citrus-dominated, with some straw, spice, and banana notes too. An amber-straw color with an off-white head that was thin and foamy with decent cling and retention. The flavor was strongly hops, with citrus and spice the most present, and a bitter effect. The beer started out wet, but had a dry finish. It featured a full body and good levels of carbonation.
CheersMate1 (277), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Jul 19, 2008 Found this gem at one of the local bottle shops. I have never seen this brewer before, so I hope everything tastes great. The beer has a decent head retention. The beer has an orange/caramel brown color. The beer is pretty much transparent. Very floral aroma. There is somewhat of a sweet malt aroma to this beer. The hops are very pungent. The hops smell of citrus and pine, and of course the malt smell is there. The beer has a powerful hop taste. The bittering hop is ridiculous, the flavoring hop is ridiculous, but the aroma hop is the weakest of the bunch. The beer does not have much of a malt taste, the hops dominate. The hops are very nice. As soon as I drink the beer the hops are all over my tongue. Very nice and crisp hop flavor. The beer has a nice palate. The beer is not too creamy/oily, but not too thin. The beer has a nice palate. Overall, a great bitter beer with a decent hop aroma, but great hop taste.
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