3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
A - Served a clear copper-orange color with a finger of frothy white head. Head fades down slow leaving behind some lace.
S - Aroma is full of fresh citrus hops with some sweet caramel malts and some light bread. There is some floral hop and grassy hop as well.
T - Starts off with some citrus and tropical fruit hops with some bitterness and sweet caramel malts. Through the middle, some more malt comes through with a bit more bitterness with some floral hops. The finish is a mix of tropical hops with bitterness and a bit of sweet malt.
M - Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Feels smooth with a nice dry finish.
D - Very drinkable. Nice fresh hop IPA. Good hop and malt balance as well.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Had this during a 21A conference the Thursday of 2011 GABF. Very amazing fresh hop aroma, lots of flowery goodness with a bit of pine, very fresh smelling with a firm backbone of mild caramel. Taste was beautiful with flowery hops, yet not too bitter. Some slight pine, mild bitterness, a good sweet toffee backbone. Balanced but wii a gorgeous wet hop presence throughout. Loved this one!
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours clear orange with a white ring of bubbles. Lots of caramel with some tropical hops in the nose. Kind of like a fruitcake. Earthy, yet citrusy in the taste. Grapefruit and blood orange. Good stuff.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tap @ O’Brien’s. Burnt orange in color with an herbal hop nose. Flavor was a bit on the earthy side, different, good!
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at O’Briens. One of the better on the day. Light amber in color. Very nice and soothing aroma. Floral, toffee and earth. some sweetness in the aroma and flavor. Citrus and fruit in the flavor; nice balance. Very nice palate. Good stuff.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Tap @ O’brien’s 2nd of the night wet hop fest 08. Pours light orange with a bright white ring. nose is sweet and hoppy. Very nice nose. Taste is big on the citrus, tasty and overall very very nice.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft. Amber beer with an off-white head. Low hop aroma. Caramel and summer fruit flavor. Medium body. Easy drinking and low bitterness. Sweeter caramel lingers with some summer fruit.
3.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
This is a really good IPA, not overpowering in the hops department, just nice and balanced. Easy to drink.
Had on tap at Toronado in San Francisco.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
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.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
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.
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