4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Wow, 1000th rating for this beer. I’ll do my best. 22 oz. bottle from Belmont Party Supply in Dayton. Aroma of citrus (orange, lemon, and grapefruit), floral hops, caramel malts, pine resin, and vanilla. Smells so fresh. The flavor also has a lot of citrus and a cool floral hop bitterness, with a good amount of caramel, and notes of pine resin, spices, apricot, and mixed berries. Lasting finish of citrus and bitter hops, with a lingering aftertaste of the same. Medium bodied, without the bite of a lot of IPAs, partly because of the mild carbonation. Nice balance for the complexity of this IPA. Very, very good.
4.7 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
è una delle migliori IPA ke abbia mai bevuto!!!!! al naso è pazzesca!! sembra un esplosione di fiori e frutta!
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Serving date: 2009-05-17. Served in snifter.
Amber colored, slightly hazy due to bottle conditioning. A 3 cm white head that leaves plenty of chunky lacings as it settles. Decent retention and great looking lacings.
The smell has a very pronounced citric hop character - lemon and grapefruit abound. Plenty of floral hops and hop resins as well. Some caramel and subdued malts. Slightly spicy. The hop aromas are really outstanding and so fresh they almost sting the nose.
A wonderful hop character in the taste as well. Grapefruit and lemon peel dominate. Faint notes of mango. The malty caramel flavor is quite big but still obviously plays second violin with the hops taking center stage. Some spices in the middle. The finish is rather bitter, but the bitterness is really integrated in the overall profile. It finishes with floral hops, pine-needles and again a slightly spicy sensation. The finish is long. No sign of the alcohol.
Medium body, not very crisp. The carbonation level in this one is close to perfect. Medium amount of small and rather calm bubbles - it really suits the beer well.
D: A great IPA. Perhaps not very complex, but very well balanced and with a beautiful hop character of lemon and grapefruit. It goes down really easy.
Serving type: bottle
(Copy of old Beer Advocate review)
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
650 ml bottle. Almost clear, dark golden body with a big foamy white head. Aroma is mainly malt, caramel and citric hops. Flavor is sweet malt, caramel, grapefruit, peaches and pine. Balanced flavor, quite bitter and refreshing. A very nice IPA.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
From Voldby, DK.
Bottled, 311209.
Amber with white head. Aroma of citrus, spruce and hay. Flavor with malt and grapefruit too
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
22 oz. bottle. Pours an orange/amber color with a medium sized foamy off white head. The aroma is sweet caramel, fruity, citrus, with a hints of pine and yeast. The flavor is a near perfect blend of sweet malts, caramel, vanilla, and the citrus and resiny hops. There is a background fruitiness throughout. The bitterness lingers on the palate for some time. Medium bodied and very smooth; this is a joy to drink. The alcohol acts only to warm. I am happy we have AleSmith distribution in Cincinnati.
Rating #995 for this beer.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle courtesy of Smokepot23. Poured a hazy light orange with a thin off-white head. Nose is reinous with big citrus and pine notes. Medium bodied with a smooth mouth feel and good carbonation. Flavor is very clean, lots of piney citrus notes balanced well with caramel sweetness. Smooth, hoppy, bitter finish. Awesome beer. Will I ever find an AS I don’t like? Probably not.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Cream color head. Pours cloudy with sediment. Complex, deep aroma, citrus and pine. Bitter, light body. Soft carbonation, almost watery. Overall: I don’t like over-hopped beers, so this was very drinkable.
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