4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
The beer poured golden and clear. Its head was quite large and white. Aroma was very hoppy, it had also citricness, floweriness and sweetness. Palate was medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were hops, citicness, fruitiness, floweriness, sweetness, malts and bitterness. Aftertaste was hoppy, fruity and bitter. A really tasty and good double IPA.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle, 22oz, at Mikkeller. It’s an almost clear one, dark golden in color and topped by a two-finger white head leaving some lacings. Fruityness, pine cones, peppery hints, a whiff of alcohol and a sweetish maltyness in the aroma. The flavor has sweetness and hoppyness well blended, with resin, fruityness, some alcohol and a nice bitterness. Full body, nice carbonation and some warmth. Lasting bitterness with pine cones. Nice. 110528
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
pours hazy dark yellow with minimal head and lacing. caramel and citrus aroma. taste is lemon and pine. finish is bitter and citric. good but not as good as the winter version.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
2011 Bottle:
Slightly hazy, a bit blonder and whiter than the other version with a nice golden honey coloured body with a thinnish off-white microfoam head. Aroma of pungent citrus and resiny hops with a lot of alcohol noticeable, some coriander seed and even some curacao and orange sweetness. Medium to Full-bodied; Super pungent hop flavour up front with the pine and grapefruity hops really coming out with a large malt backbone. Aftertaste has a lot of hops, some citrus and grapefruit tastes and a full flavour that lasts for quite a while. Overall,a nice imperial ipa with a ton of flavour and a deep alcohol flavour that is quite potent - perhaps a bit too big in the 65 cL bottle, but since it’s alesmith, i don’t think 75 cL would make it better :-) I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased from Hollingshead’s Deli in Orange, California on 06-December-2011 for US$8.99 sampled at home in Washington on 22-January-2012..
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cloudy maize color with white head, little lacing. Aromas of earthy malts, mustiness. I didn’t get citrus in this one as described. Flavor is light sweet and bitter, a bit alcoholy. Long dry finish, some alcohol bite on the back end. Overall, not bad, but the alcohol is not hidden as well other DIPA’s. A bit malty, but good flavor.
1.3 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 3/20
Bought a bottle of what I thought was winter online, it was instead a summer. IT was malty and caramally.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Pours a slightly cloudy amber with little head, but some huge bubbles. Aroma of citrus hops. Flavor is rich with grapefruity hops. A big malt backbone (a little malty for my liking, but probably fine by most people’s tastes), and a bitter finish. Slightly undercarbonated. A very good double IPA, although it didn’t quite live up to my expectations (or the Winter YuleSmith).
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Golden colour with a medium-sized white head. Fruity aroma with orange, lemon and malt. Flavour is fruity with orange, lemon, some bitterness and sweetish caramel malt. Dry and bitter aftertaste, medium-bodied.
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