3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: JUL 12, 2011 ReRate # 2-im really bringing this one down. this beer could be the most over-rated beer i have had in a long time. since my last rating, my palate has become much more sensitive to off flavors and body. this beer has a very catty nose, almost like smelling cat piss in a hot old house. Flavors are catty as well with lots of tropical notes but has a green apple type flavor as well. seems like the beer is not very well put together. wow how my palate has changed. the palate is terribly astringent with a palate ripping carbonation. maybe this beer is old? i dropped my score down almost a whole point!
ReRate-im going to bump up the score on this one. I got to sample a bomber for myself last night and it was a wonderful experience. all the stuff below is correct. What i didn’t emphasize was the balance of this brew. the aroma is wonderful as well. Alesmith knows how to make IPA’s thats for shure!
22 oz bomber-sampled with whaleman-pours a medium apricot/orange huge. small off white head. medium carbonation. Weak aroma for a west coast ipa, but reminded us of dreadnaught jr. citrus and pine through the palate, but in the finish, the pine wins. decent malt for this style hops are not as strong as i was expecting, especially for a left coast ipa.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Pours golden with frizzy medium head.
Aromas are... Wow! Explodingly hoppy aromas of grapefruit, tropical fruits and caramel malts. This is the perfect aroma!
Taste has citrus, breadyness, caramel, some apricot/peachy tones as well.
Palate is really good. Starts out quite hitty with some frizzyness, mover over sweet and end very bitter.
This is a really great IPA!
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle 650ml @ home
Pours clear deep golden with a long lasting off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel pine, citrus, orange and grape. Taste is medium sweet and medium bitter with a long smooth light malty, bitter and dry finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pretty awesome west coast style ipa. Always a favorite to have around. A must try if you haven't already.
---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours a golden orange color with a paper thin head yet remains highly carbonated. Aroma of biting citric hops and a mild malt attempt to balance. Not as powerful as some ipas but easy drinking and very tasty. Mouthfeel is so smooth and keeps you coming back for more!
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
A top notch IPA. It’s one of my favorites. I have to say this brew gives a great after taste. A must try for any hophead.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: MAY 21, 2012 En mycket väl balanserad IPA. Smak och doft av humle, tropisk frukt, citrus, örter, en aning vanilj, karamellsötma med en trevlig grapebeska som avslut. Jag gillar den lätta kolsyran med de små bubblorna som smeker insidan av gommen med all arom.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
pours with a clear amber hue with a small white head that is mostly diminishing
aroma of tropical fruits, hops and yeast
flavor is malty and hoppy
med mouthfeel with light carbonation
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Very good IPA and very balanced but not extreme in any. This could be an IPA that I could drink every day.
---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle big thanks to watson1977. Pours clear bright amber with a nice sudsy off white head that slowly settles to a sudsy film and lacing. Aroma is big citrus grapefruit/pine and resinous with a subtle sweetness. Taste is more the same big bitter/resinous piny hops and citrus fruit (grapefruit) and malt which shows light caramel. Palate is dry and sticky. Really well put together IPA. Awesome stuff! I’ll take more of this whenever!
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Lots of citrus in aroma. Colour is amber and appearance is hazy. Nice amount of bitterness with just the right amount of body. Good balance between hops and body. Long finish. Fantastic IPA.
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