BlackDonald (1040), North Carolina, USA Jul 27, 2008 Lovely simcoe nose, fruity and full of citrus and grapefruit notes. This is a big beer judging by the nose. Deep golden coloring, with a small fizzy head. Lovely fruits throughout with some soapy hops and a small banana esther in the finish. A solid IPA. Angeloregon (1891), Portland, Oregon, USA Jul 21, 2008 On tap at Barley Browns in Baker City, OR--Glowing deep orange amber body with a frothy thin whitish head. Lingering bitterness. Not as overwhelming as the IPA at BB’s. A+! gunhaver (610), Tampa, Florida, USA Jan 23, 2008 Updated: Apr 7, 2008Courtesy of jayg at Tampa Ratebeer gathering. Huge clear golden amber pour. Looks great. Good things to follow. Huge citrus hops in the nose right away. An almost unstoppable force of pine and juicy ripe tropical fruits. Incredible. Take a swig and experience heaven. Powerful, energetic. The hops work together in an incredible act of fusion that can’t be stopped. Profound. Amazing. Best IIPA I’ve had. Ibrew2or3 (1705), Safety Harbor, Florida, USA Nov 15, 2007 Courtesy of jayg, thanks Jay. Pours clear copper with gold edges and thin off white head. Wow, big aroma of pine hops that seem to border on wet hops along with grassiness. It delivers a big mouth feel full of pine, resiny, grassy, wet hops that hit the spot for this hop head of mine. A mild malt sweetness never exceeds at making its presence felt beyond just a murmur. It leaves a nice pine hop sense into the after taste. jcwattsrugger (3942), Florida and, New Jersey, USA Nov 8, 2007 on tap-pours an off white head and hazy gold color. Aroma is citrus hops- grapefruit. Taste is citrus hops (simcoe)-grapefruit. Smooth.
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