4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20650ml Bottle from Bevmo. This is rating #100. Pours a a deep rich, slightly cloudy, copper color with a big off-white sudsy head. Plenty of lacing and long retention in the head. Aroma is very strong and is dominated by grapefruit, lemons, sugar cane and hops. Flavor was a bit subtle and subdued compared to many IPA’s that I’ve sampled. The taste experience starts with dry hazelnuts and walnuts in the forefront, oranges, pine and grapefruit fill in the edges, and biter hops and clean malts bring up the rear. Mouthfeel was robust, full and creamy, carbonation was ample and prickly. The finish was long with biter hops and sweet malts. Overall: every sip left me wanting another bigger sip, needless to say this beer went down fast. This is one truly great IPA.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle pour clear yellow with orange hues. Nose of tropical fruit, pine and resin. Taste grapefruit bitterness, floral and rein hops, then huge bitterness. Balanced by sweet malt mid palate, and butt resinous finish. Great west coast IPA.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours transparent golden orange with a thick orange white head. The nose is a perfect balance of grapefruit, orange, pine and tropical fruit. The taste is high bitter and medium high sweet damn near perfect balance. The texture is crisp and clean, body is medium and finish is long. Bomber for less than $5 makes this the best you can get.
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4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle through trade, nice pale orange color with a bit of white head. Aroma of citrus/grapefruit, resin and some light caramel. Taste is very earthy and resinous hops, some light sweetness in the finish, super smooth bitter finish.
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4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Should be enjoyed at correct temperature. Color is a little cloudy copper with good lacing and foaminess. Outstanding nose of sweet earthy grapefruit. Taste a little flat at first due to improper serving temperature. Although serving temperature range is tight, excellent when correct.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours a hazy orange-straw color with a nice thick head. Mild but hoppy aroma, with a lot of citrus and floral notes.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Resiny, hoppy, citrusy, a touch of sweet. Really unique hop flavor. This one was a treat.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle - good size foamy head, medium god color, nice citrus hop aroma and flavor, mild malt backbone, very good overall
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4.8 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
My first offering from Alesmith (finally!) and maan lemmie tell ya. If this is any clue of the quality of their other beers then holy moley! Poured from a 22oz into a Heretic pint glass. First glance: golden light, mostly clear maybe a tad bit of hop haze..Aroma: Tropical fruit galore, Apricot, Peach..a lil grassy note..Taste: Dank! wow..everything you dreamed an IPA should be. Very drinkable. San Diego here I come!!
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Cuivrée et limpide, ayant une mousse immaculée qui persiste et se colle aux parois en se résorbant, décorant celles-ci d’une timide dentelle. Le nez est de houblon résineux et de fruits tropicaux variés. Son goût se rapproche des conifères, de la gomme de pin en particulier, d’agrumes et plus spécifiquement de pamplemousse blanc. L’amertume est ici, particulière. C’est-à-dire qu’elle est tranchante et volatile, ne dure pas longtemps en bouche, sauf que, c’est comme si des couches s’accumulent au fil des gorgées, amplifiant celle-ci. Merci Louis! (552-030113)
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Not sure why I haven’t rated this. Nothing great here. I never order it and it is always available. Taste is way too malty and always seems old.
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