 pootzboy (1048), Hawgville, Ontario, Canada
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 21, 2009 Second of my 5 bottle WR stash. This one was worth the travel.
Pours an dark amber ale with a masive cap that laces the hell out of a glass.
Pungent aromas of musty-woody hopping and grain husk with citrus and sweetness to it.
Big stiff belt of malt in the frontside is well balanced against a pervasive citrus-pine hopping and herbal-earthy under tone. Long oily rich finish with lottsa hop and malts.
A great big beer.
BillKismet (1950), Seattle, Washington, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 11, 2009 Light amber, ok head. Herbal hoppiness with hints of mint--nice. Fruity and herbal hoppiness on the palate with a well-balanced malt backbone. I am curious about the Bravo hops, and what quality they impart. A solid fruity and herbal IPA that is sessionable--quite statement for an 8% ABV brew. Would like to enjoy again, though don’t know how likely that will be unless I make it to Calgary!
Savvy1982 (322), Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 11, 2009 Bottle. Opened too late, too late. Nose is ripe grapefruit, delicate, perfumey, but the great citrus and spruce hop punch I remember has faded. Palate still has plenty of bitterness, but the love is gone. Still a lovely beer, but a shadow of its former glory. I truly hope they brew this again.
after4ever (2806), Brier, Washington, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 9, 2009 500. swingtop. grapefruit nose. creamy medium body with some tingly carb. bitter grapefruit and caramel mid palate. long bitter finish. still tasty.
TipsyMcStager (928), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jun 19, 2009 yum yum, this was a great beer. Floral citrus aroma. Pours a dark copper with thick head. Very hoppy but not overpowering, great refreshing finish. I’ll throw my hat in the ring with this one over the Tree.
philippem (53), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 6, 2009 Présence massive du houblon; un peu mentholé, très citrique, un peu résineux. Le malt caramel vient rééquilibrer tout ça avec sagesse. Chu fatigué. J’va m’coucher.
TimE (1348), Tokyo, Japan
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 4, 2009 Deep golden color. Frothy white head. Apricots and citrusy nose. Hops are a touch spicy. Fully malty backbone, but with enough hops to really lift this up. Very well balanced. Excellent mouthfeel. Long lingering hoppy finish with a touch of malty sweetness. Top notch in many ways, but cranking up the hops would have made this out of this world.
TheHulk (148), Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
| 4.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 20/20 |
May 5, 2009 The smell is sweet and and heavy, you get an inkling of the huge hop presence but it doesn’t assult your nose. A hazy red/gold with lots of particulates, you can sort of see through it but not very clearly. The taste is nothing short of what I dream about when I think of an IPA. Ever since I had my first one of these (and didn’t rate it!) I HAVE been dreaming about it! It’s too bad it’s so rare, it’s almost a shame to drink it. The hops flavour is balanced so well it doesn’t make sense that you can taste that many IBU’s and still have a clean palate by the time your done swallowing. If this could be a regular brewed beer, it might change the face of IPA’s foreever.
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