 Vas19 (299), Maryland, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 27, 2009 Pours hazy orange amber with a medium white head. Aroma is citrusy hops with a hint of malty sweetness. Flavor is just the right amount of tasty hops and sweet malts to balance things out. Lingers on the tongue really well. Very good.
nearbeer (1834), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 25, 2009 Updated: Aug 26, 2009Bomber. Lightly hazy amber with a nice lasting disc of small foam. Aroma of citrus, resin and bread yeast. Flavor is mostly resin with some citrus. Light-medium body is a bit too frothy, dry and fizzy.
mgoy (343), Oak Brook, Illinois, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 24, 2009 AleSmith IPA is a fantastic American IPA. The color is a deep honey orange with a small off-white head. the Aroma is sweet with bitter hops, citrus and peach notes. The flavor mimics the aroma and the finish is filling and leaves the drinker wanting more.
This is a fantastic drink.
cbeers21 (564), Miami, Florida, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 23, 2009 pretty copper pour with a great frothy head great retention. Piny floral aromas are first evidenced, as well as a more subtle but persistent sugary malted presence. A powerful flavor a tad on the thin side from what I like. Gets more rounded malty as the session goes on and evolves into a more nuanced and subtle brew. Hops are prevalent but I almost took them for granted towards the end for some reason or another. Easy to drink, almost dangerously so. Great beer.
craftycarl21 (523), South Hero, Vermont, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 22, 2009 Pretty excited to finally get this beer for my 450th rating; been looking to get my hands on this for over a year. Pours a deep copper with a full, fluffy head, slides down the side of the glass slowly to reveal excellent lacing. Aroma is not aggressive, but incredibly big and complex; lots of grapefruit, pine, biscuit, and massive shots of resin that hit you, reload, and hit you again. Flavor is similarly excellent, with an initial stage full of candied sugar, caramel malt, sweet citrus, and a bit of honey. This slips into a much more bitter and piney hop character, that was thick almost like sap, then moved to an intensely dry, resinous finish. A welcome tinge of alcohol mixes with the dryness at the finish. Absolutely world class IPA.
oteyj (724), Canterbury, New Hampshire, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 22, 2009 Dark copper with excellent white frothy white head that subsides into a tight sponge like texture and an excellent bit of lacing, Aroma is the proverbial ’works.’ Every hop facet is touched upon: an initial resin blast yields way to citrus, leaving a spruce forest in its wake. Flavor is an incredibly hard hitting but wholly quaffable arrangement of resinous spruce and pine with some citrus notes that are balanced nicely by a honed malt character containing biscuit, caramel, some burnt sugars, and vanilla. Palate is quite full for the style, leaving a sap like coating on the palate. A slight warming booziness sneaks in unexpectedly but is quite welcomed. My favorite of the style to date.
punkrkr27 (614), Berkley, Michigan, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 22, 2009 Opaque orange pour with a big, loose, white head. Bright citrus aroma with some floralness to it and hints of melon and honey. Loads of grapefruit, mango and melon flavor with a sweet toffee malt body. The mouthfeel is medium, sticky and loaded with cleasnsing carbonation.
mkade8883 (52), Goleta, California, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 5/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 22, 2009 Source: Bottle from KnB
Glass: Bordeaux wine glass
Aroma: Get a lot more fruity esters than I do hops. Feels more like an ESB to me.
Appearance: Amber head, with soft looking white head.
Flavor: Very fruity flavor, and more sweet than I care for. Lacking the hop punch I was hoping for.
Palate: Really smooth and creamy.
Overall: Not a bad beer, but not what I’m looking for in a San Diego IPA.
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