On tap at the brewpub in Little Rock. Pours a murky, copper-orange colored body with a finger-width, dense and creamy, beige head that dissipates slowly and leaves a heavy lacing. Aroma is on the sweeter end with a moderate floral hopping giving off a slightly juicy orange and tangerine. A few resins in there with a medium sweet caramel malt backing and a light breadiness. Flavor is similar and pretty malty sweet up front. Sticky caramels with some breadiness and a touch of toast towards the end. Moderate floral hopping with some citruses and sweet resins. Finishes moderately bitter and mostly dry, but malty sweet with a bit of a sticky toast. Lengthy aftertaste following a full, sticky body and a moderate carbonation. Overall, not a bad DIPA, but a bit too sweet for my liking. Lots of sticky malts and a decent floral hop backing, but it never fully came together for me. Eh.

Location: Draft at Little Rock Brewpub, 3/7/12

Aroma: The nose has a ton of citrus hops with some underlying caramel notes
Appearance: The pour is a murky orange-brown color with a beige head and lots of lace
Flavor: The flavor is mid-sweet, caramel and citrus, with a medium-plus bitterness as well
Palate: The body is medium-full, with a thick, creamy feel, average carbonation, and a dry, sticky finish
Overall Impression: Overall, this is a pretty darn solid IIPA. The flavor doesn’t quite live up to the promise of the big citrusy nose, but it has a nice balance between the sweetness and the lasting bitterness. I was fairly impressed.

Orange pour with a nice foamy off white head and lace. Aroma is resiny hops and sweet bread. Super sweet maltiness, light pepper, followed by a hard resiny/citrus bitter. Good carbonation good body. A well balanced beer.

Thanks SJ. Hazy orange pour with a medium body. Aromas of caramel malt and pine. Taste is a sweet orange peel with a bitter dry finish. A really tasty brew made with aperfec blend of alcohol and ingredients.

on tap-pours a light tan head and copper color. Aroma is sweet resin, medium malt, some cherry. Taste is sweet resin/pine hops bite, backbone of medium malt.

The name is not spelled correctly. It is rock hopera, which is funny because there is a rock opera playing at the venue across the street. Dark reddish brown with a creamy tan head. Strong sweet caramel and grapefruit aroma. Overly sweet caramel candy sugar and grapefruit taste with a sweet toffee finish and a too mild bitterness. Some diacytlic notes throughout, which I don’t mind personally.

Tap at the brewpub. The smell is hops, citrus, dried fruits, alcohol, and grains. The color is amber with a decent beige colored head. The taste is alcohol, high hop bitterness, a little aggressive, fruits, and hops.

(Draught) Pours a lightly hazy deep amber body with a medium beige head. Aroma of pineapple, mango, papaya, grapefruit, some florals, and light pine. Flavor of pineapple juice, apricot, grapefruit, and caramel malt with a dry, bitter finish.

Pours dark amber, with a mostly receding tan head. Notes of citrus, sticky grapefruit, oak, plum, sticky hop resins, and toffe. Full bodied, resinous and a bit alcoholic.

GABF 2009, Great beer. Big citrusy hop aroma, Deep amber pour, Grapefruit hops, caramel malt balance, great mouthfeel. Never had much interest in going to Arkansas, this beer may change this