4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: JUL 18, 2009
Date: January 17, 2007
Mode: Firkin
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: orange, frothy beige head
Aroma: fresh hop aroma with sweet citrus and a small grassy note
Flavor: sweet caramel malt flavor, well balanced with plenty of hops, nice long bitter finish
Date: January 25, 2007
Mode: firkin
Score: 3.4 to 3.6
huge hop flavor well balanced by lots of sweet caramel malt,
Date: January 25, 2007
Mode: draft
creamy body, very balanced with a creamy sweet caramel and lots of hop flavor and low bitterness, the cask is a bit sharper where the draft smothes the edges
Date: January 27, 2007
Mode: cask ale fest
Aroma: earthy and slightly funky yeast aroma
Flavor: lots of hop flavor and low but lasting bitterness, very earthy, the least favorite of the dry hopped firkin series
Date: January 28, 2007
Mode: draft
very creamy body, pick up some nice orange sweetness in the flavor,
Date: March 08, 2007
Mode: cask
Vintage: batch 2
Appearance: opaque orange, frothy dirty white head
Aroma: grassy aroma with a slight sulpher edge
Flavor: rich caramal flavor with a strong fresh bread yeast note, well balanced with plenty of hop flavor and a lasting bitterness, mostly dry but with a nice bit of caramel sweetness that comes out mid palate
Date: March 18, 2007
Mode: draft
Vintage: batch 2
Aroma: huge complex hop aroma, very creamy, lots of fruity character
Flavor: plenty of hop flavor in balance with the fruity sweetness, light lasting bitterness
Date: March 22, 2007
Mode: draft
Appearance: lasting creamy head produces solid lace
Flavor: picking up lots more sweet grapefruit in the aroma and flavor, quickly becomming my favorite IPA
Date: May 31, 2007
Mode: draft
Score: 3.8 to 4.1
Appearance: gets better and better
Flavor: aroma and flavor gets bigger but stays well balanced
Date: October 25, 2007
Mode: draft
Source: brewpub
picking up some sweet mint character in the flavor,
Name: Hop Bomb Express
Date: November 08, 2007
Mode: Firkin
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: opaque burnt orange, frothy beige head, thick layers of lace
Aroma: huge fresh hop aroma backed by dark caramel malt
Body: creamy body
Flavor: huge dark caramel flavor, good caramelized sweetness, tons of hop flavor comes in to blend with the caramel rather than balance it, wonderful mix of citrus and tangerine hops with a touch of pine sap, nice light bitter finish
Name: Hop Bomb Express
Date: August 14, 2008
Mode: cask
Source: brewpub
Aroma: sweet caramel and crystal malt aroma, lots of fruity hops with a light earthyness
Flavor: lots of fruity flavor from both the malt and the hops, tangerine and orange dominate, fruityness melds into citrus, light balancing bitterness
Overall: Hop Bomb Express remains the bomb
Date: September 04, 2008
Mode: draft
Source: brewpub
Vintage: batch 3
Appearance: cloudy burnt orange, lasting frothy dirty white head, lots of lace
Aroma: huge sweet crystal and citrus aroma
Body: creamy body
Flavor: sweet crystal and caramel flavor, lots of balancing citrus, big grapefruit
Overall: the perfect ipa
Name: Hop Bomb Express
Date: May 07, 2009
Mode: cask
Source: brewpub
Score: 3.8
Words: no randall
Appearance: muddy burnt orange, frothy beige head, sudsy lace
Aroma: huge fresh hop aroma backed by sweet caramel malt, lots of citrus, nice fruity orange
Body: creamy body
Flavor: rich and sweet fruity flavor, sweet orange, lots of hops, well balanced bitterness with a long bitter finish
Overall: more bitterness this time around which detracts a bit from the fruity sweetness
Name: Hop Bomb Express
Date: May 14, 2009
Mode: cask
Source: brewpub
the Sperry brings back the fruity sweetness in the aroma and flavor, still plenty of the bitterness in the flavor but better balanced this week,
Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 9/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 18/20
Rating: 4.3/5.0
Drinkability: 10/10
Score: ***4
Date: May 28, 2009
Mode: draft
Source: brewpub
I think these days that the straight draft version beats all of the crazy casks, sweet and fruity citrus delight,
Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 17/20
Rating: 4.1/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: ***+/4
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Hazed orange pour with cramy white head and lace. Large citrus and bready aroma. Large citrus, bread, nice citrus/resiny bitter finish. Medium body with good carbonation. nice beer.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
6/6/11. On tap. Relatively clear dark orange pour with a nice creamy tan head that sticks around and laces a ton. Very fragrant hop aroma with pine and a hint of citrus as well and a solid dose of chocolate. Sweet, tropical flavor at first that transitions to chocolate and a bit of roast, almost ash, with a lingering bitter hop kick. Nice!
3.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours golden amber with nice white lacing. Medium-full nose. Pine & forest aromas as well as grapefruit. Full-bodied palate is heavy on grapefruit and citrus with notes of toast. Good hops without being overly bitter. Nicely balanced Ipa.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Otown throwdown III. Shared by KP I think. Pours a light hazy med amber thin head and low carbonation- actually close to flat, but still easy drinking. Aroma is nice fresh pine like hops, mint, resin, dank wet weed and light malt profile. Flavor has some toast and light caramel but lots ore piney cold smokey resinous hops- chinook, warrior, nugget, dank, and minty- with light sweet caramel malts, some toffee, and more pine resin in the end. pretty good!
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
On draft @ 5 Seasons North. Poured into a pint glass dark red almost brown. Decent head although didn’t leave much lace. Big aroma of citrus fruits, grapefruit, pineapple and maybe some orange. Nice hop flavors from start to finish. Bitterness is held in check although it balances with the malt well. Just a solid IPA. Dangerously drinkable at 7% alcohol. Too bad they don’t bottle it.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: JUL 31, 2010 Rating #1 - 4/1/2010. Draft at 5 Seasons West, poured through "the world’s largest Randall" full of Willamette hops. Pours a cloudy, cloudy tannish brown with no head at all (cask-conditioned). Aroma is pleasant earthy hops with some grapefruit over bready malts. Flavor is fantastic blend of bready malts with soft touches of toast and chocolate and a strong balanced hop flavor that is herbal with notes of evergreen and a good bit of citrus. Balanced bitterness over chewy hops with full finish. Mouthfeel is full and chewy with soft carbonation. Overall, frikkin’ great IPA. 8,2,9,4,18 (4.1).
Rating #2 - 7/29/2010. Plain ol’ Plan B in a sampler during a brewery tour (no "randall" to impart more fresh hop character). Very cloudy brownish pour. Aroma is quite hoppy with simcoe in particular. Flavor is hoppy and bittersweet with more "catty" simcoe flavor with a nicely balanced bready malt flavor and just the right note of residual sweetness. Very pleasant IPA. 8,2,8,4,16 (3.8)
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Location: On tap at the Alpharetta Brewbup, 2/15/10
Overall Impression:
A very nice, hazy, dark orange/caramel colored IPA with a lot of hops on the nose and in the taste. This was a pretty nice beer for sure. Big hop brew. Pine and citrus. Sticky and nice.
4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
cask conditioned at the brewing company. Cloudy orange color with thick head. Aroma is pure hops. Taste was definitely citrus hops but i thought I caught some oine/grass in there as well. Awesome beer.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
100th India Pale Ale (IPA). Dark red orange, sticky white head. Herbal pine hop aroma, caramel. Taste is sticky resinous hops, big toffee and caramel.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: APR 1, 2010 through the "world’s largest Randall" @ Westside... They put this through a tank loaded with hops... The result is a murky dark orange color with almost no head... Insanely fresh hop profile with huge pine and grass notes... Lighter nose than I would expect... Big body which is much smoother and crisper than the standard Plan B... Bitter finish, but again muted... A nice twist by pushing this through the giant Randall, but I prefer the standard version.
on tap at 5 Seasons North on 11/5/09... really solid IPA... pours a deep full bodied red with a nice white head. big pine hop aroma fills the nose. medium to full body... the hops really grab hold of your tongue throughout... a bit lighter up top and soft sides ... some underlying malt to keep things in line... thick bitter hop bomb finish.
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