 zapprentice (217), East Setauket, New York, USA
Jun 24, 2009 Aroma of citrus fruit and floral hops. Citrus fruits in the flavor with a sweet malt and yeast finish. Hops very subtle. Enjoyable
LilBeerDoctor (1291), East Setauket, New York, USA
Jun 22, 2009 Draft at ACBF09. Pours gold with a small white head. Aroma of bready/yeasty malt with spices and sweet fruit. Flavor of sweet fruits initially with a yeasty finish. Pretty tasty although I don’t get the hops. Good BSA though.
8/4/8/4/14 (3.8/5)
Pawola22 (507), Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Jun 4, 2009 On tap at Toronado in San Francisco. Pours a hazy, bloody orange with lots of lace upon swirling. Initial aroma of Belgian yeast and malts with a soft grassy hop backing. Moderately sweet fruits with a bit of spicing coming through. The flavor is well balanced throughout. Initially a light bodied, sweet and delicate malt with some mixed Belgian fruits and yeast before a soft grass comes in and takes it through the finish. Dry and soft in a light body. Overall, nice pronounced hop taste that never dominates or distracts the other flavors. Well balanced and enjoyable.
NobleSquirrel (975), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Jun 3, 2009 Draft at Map Room. This is what a Belgian-style IPA should be. Pours an attractive orange-amber with a fine bubbled head. Nose is very hop forward, pine and resins dominating. On taste, there are mild phenolic notes from the Belgian yeast, but the hops dominate here. Juicy fruits, strong bitterness and resiny notes. This is a pretty outstanding beer. Very good.
bennylava (78), California, USA
May 2, 2009 Draft and bottle. Just tried this again on draft and it gave a very different impression than in bottle. The draft version featured the Simcoe hops much more upfront as the predominant flavor within this Belgian ale. The hop profile was much more muted in the bottled version that I had some time ago. The draft version probably deserves a least a half point higher rating than the consensus.
hayduke (1471), Eureka, California, USA
May 1, 2009 This was a 750 ml c&c bottle from BevMo in Sacramento that cost $16.49. I poured a hazy amber with an off-white head and good lacing. Nose of fruit and hops, with lots of sort of odd aromas. Not bad, but hard to identify. Smooth and clean mouthfeel. Flavor is that always interesting combination of sweet and bitter. Finish is long and dry. Seemed a little overpriced but for the overall quality, but was a good beer overall.
keepersj12 (642), Sicklerville, New Jersey, USA
Apr 21, 2009 Cloudy amber with a nice head. Earthy aroma with some sweet notes. Flavor starts out sweet and then the hop bitters come in. Crisp and clean. Very good.
SudsMcDuff (1572), was CapeTown,SA-now Houston, Texas, USA
Apr 13, 2009 aged by stumac for 2 years. bad idea .. . taste of cellar dust, old molasses, and dead bee that shit himself aromas .. . pours a dark orange with a decent headring .. . good stuff, but don’t age this .. . butter, honey, wet cellar, and fruit flavours, a bit muddled .. . booooo!!
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