 SDbruboy (1809), San Diego, California, USA
Nov 10, 2007 On draft at O’Briens Wet Hop Fest. Medium amber color, clear with a thin skin of foam. Toasty malt aromas, with a bit of toffee, orange & floral hops with a hint of mushy, spoiling herbs. Hop forward flavor with not quite enough toasty malt to balance well, tart lemon peel, floral notes and a grapefruit finish. Medium body and tingly carbonation. I probably did this one a disservice by letting it sit in the glass for a bit before rating, as I’ve noticed that wet hop beers can quickly turn from smelling and tasting fresh, to vegetal and spoiled.
Ibrew2or3 (1596), Safety Harbor, Florida, USA
Nov 6, 2007 On tap at brewpub. It pours a deep clear gold with thin white head. The aroma is of grapefruit hops and orange wedges. Also I get some mild pine hops and malty sweetness. The flavor has some grapefruit hop bitterness, a wet hop green sense and mild pine hops. Very nice mixture of hop tones. Behind that is mild malt sweetness. The malts really play second fiddle here to the hops.
beerguy101 (3419), Newark, California, USA
Oct 27, 2007 Tasted on tap at the 2007 Bistro Wet Hop IPA Festival. This wet hop IPA poured a medium dark amber color. Small sized white foamy head. Aroma is malty, hoppy and floral. A medium bodied IPA. Malts are caramel, toffee and floral. Hops are grapefruity and earthy. Nice balance. Hops flavors are pronounced without a lot of hop bitterness. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is bitter.
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