 Bier brauen (185), Bremerton, Washington, USA
Apr 5, 2009 On tap at the Swiss in Tacoma. Yes, it’s a hoppy winter-style IPA. Very similar to Sierra Nevada Celebration, which is also not quite to my liking.
TaydaTot (18), Minnesota, USA
Mar 30, 2009 22 oz bomber. Lots of sediment in the bottom of the bottle. Pours a hazy, rosy red-orange. Lots of big bubbles and a solid head that settles into some chunky lace. Fairly heavy hop aroma but not particularly piercing. Smells a bit like honey and stale chocolate which I was not expecting. For an IPA there is some pretty rich malt flavors, graham cracker like. The idea of IPAs as winter seasonals usually doesn’t make sense to me (I’m from Minnesota) but because of the rich malt characteristics I thought this was a good representation of a winter IPA seasonal.
Lubiere (3966), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Mar 17, 2009 2006 edition. A very hazy dark amber ale with a thick off white head. A nice hoppy aroma, pinhey and sweet honey aroma. In mouth, a good biscuitty malt, pinhey hops, sweet finish, nutty. Medium bodied. Bought at Booze Bros, Reno, August 2007.
Cletus (4314), Connecticut, USA
Mar 10, 2009 Pours copper with an off white head. Smells of citrus and very fruity. Layered citrussy flavor and mouthfeel with a bitter peppery finish.
DuffMan (2548), currently living in NZ, but from, Alberta, Canada
Jan 27, 2009 On tap @ Stone Brewing World Bistro and Gardens 01.06.09. Clear deep amber orange, low head, no lace. Aroma of spicy tropical fruity hops. Smooth candyish maltsunderlie an abundance of fruity hops. Very bitter finish. No complaints here!
spikester (600), Salem, Oregon, USA
Jan 16, 2009 Finally some relief from all those too sweet big abv holiday beers. Picked up a growler at the brewery and have enjoyed two pints thus far. Aroma is suitably hoppy and the taste is big grapefruit and slight orange pineapple hops with a suitable amount of malts for a Northwest IPA. One finger head which leaves a ring of off white bubbles all the way down. Lacing is good but lessens about the half way mark. Mouthfeel is good with just right carbonation. Fairly sessionable beer at 6.7% abv. Plenty bitter for hopheads.
JohnnyJ (1061), Carlsbad, California, USA
Jan 9, 2009 On tap at stone. I didnt like it very much. Piney hops, caramel, citrus, grapefruit. But its kind of hollow and has this funky wet sock flavor. Meh... it’s alright.
Travlr (470), Washington, Washington DC, USA
Dec 27, 2008 Brigh orange with medium white head. Aroma of coriander, flavor of coriander, lime, and orange. Very bitter throughout, most prominent in the long finish. Very nice.
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