 Sparky27 (1583), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 7, 2008 Bomber. Poured a murky orangeish yellow color with a huge white head – nice lacing. Aroma of pine, hops, and grapefruit on the nose and palate. This was a really smooth IPA. Doesn’t have the “knock you over the head” hops bite but this is really solid drinkable beer.
BOLTZ7555 (1073), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 6, 2008 High quality IPA here, on par with Alpha King...but in a MUCH BIGGER BOTTLE!!! There is definitely more to enjoy!!! Complex characteristics but undoubtedly an IPA with pronounced sticky hops and piney resin. Another "perty" beer (yes, I meant to spell it like that) by AleSmith with depth. Great job.
Goodgrief (1148), Middletown, Delaware, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 2, 2008 June 2006 - Had this in parallel with some of the other "greats", and this held up well. Perhaps the richest flavored IPA out there...pushing the limits of Imperial IPA land. Pour was impressive, with nice head and lacing, even in my small glass. The beer was kinda one dimensional, heavy grapefruit...but that "AleSmith flavor", which I’ve noticed in all of their beers (a biscuity flavor from the yeast maybe?), doesn’t fit as well here as in the other styles. A fine brew, but a step below Stone and Two-Hearted, in my book.
thedm (3834), Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 1, 2008 This bottled brew from Patrick767 at a rating party poured a head of finely sized off-white colored bubbles that were and left behind a very hazy dark orange brown colored body and a good lacing. The mild aroma was hoppy malty and musty. The mouth feel was very tingly at the start and at the finish with a strong hoppy aftertaste. The mild flavor contained notes of mild hops and floral. A decent one that I would consider having again.
Magicdave6 (5425), London, Greater London, England
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 1, 2008 Bottle massive huge thanks to miketd. Aroma is everything i love about american hops, the citrus character is amazing, however as time goes on i get a plastic varnish note. Taste is pritty full for an ipa, toffee malt backing the huge hop character, however again theres this plastic note which totally gets in the way. The thing is i recon the problems in this beer come from the yeast, i cant figure out why its bottle conditiond like its an ipa its ment to be clean and fresh and the yeast stops it from being so, im guessing that if it wasnt bottle conditioned it would get a 4.5.
AbeerWolf (27), USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 30, 2008 Immediately hoppy nose of citrus. First couple sips stay with you but the beer seems to become slightly lacking once into it. Malts are far to overpowered, leaving you wanting more half sip. Hops seem to overcompensate for lack of body. Overall, a decent IPA but betters are easily found.
JJClark (545), Roscoe, Illinois, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 27, 2008 Bottle from a trade with kenb. Thanks Ken! Pours a hazy, golden color with a hugh creamy, off-white head with massive laces. Aroma of hops, hops and more hops. Once you get past the hops you can detect a bit of citrus, mainly grapefruit I think. Taste is piney, resiny hops with a hint of caramel. Has a dry bitter finish. To me it was another typical overly hopped west coast IPA.
illidurit (876), Santa Cruz, California, USA
| 4.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 4/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 20/20 |
Jan 26, 2008 A gorgeous pour results in a hazy dark gold beer topped with a nice 2 finger head. Huge sheets of lacing composed of very fine carbonation adorn the sides of the pint glass.
An alluring grapefruit and orange hop scent emanates from the head, complemented by a hint of caramel from the sweet bready malts.
Taste is like biting into a grapefruit covered in maple syrup! Amazingly juicy. The balance is seriously a thing of beauty and awe.
Medium body, pretty significant carbonation. A bit sticky but pretty crisp and eventually drying, begging for the next sip.
I wish I had more, ’nuff said.
Best IPA I’ve ever had.
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