 sunevdj (1346), Copenhagen, Denmark
May 9, 2008
Bottle at toncatcher’s. Pours a clear golden with a small head. Light sweetness with a moderate bitterness. Quite hoppy with aromas of grapefruit and hints of pine. Sticky mouthfeel. Medium carbonation. Long bitter finish.
daknole (514), Plantation, Florida, USA
Jul 9, 2008 DELICIOUS! Pours a nice godlen/orange color with a white head. Aroma is citrus, pine, floral, and some malt. Flavor is juicy and hoppy and has some good malt in the back. Good stuff, damn good stuff.
Dogbrick (2165), Columbus, Ohio, USA
Jul 8, 2008 Sample at San Diego Brewing Company. This brew is a mostly clear orange-gold color with a thin off-white head that diminishes steadily. Patchy lacing on the glass. Fruity hops aroma with some caramel malt interplay. Medium-bodied and lively on the tongue with a floral hops character and a solid caramel and malt undertone. The finish is citrus and hops with a lingering bitterness left over. Good all around.
General_Gao (2357), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Jul 8, 2008 22oz bottle. Attractive hop dominated aroma with grapefruit, pine resin, and lime notes. There was also a whiff of spices. Poured a clear medium orange color with a lasting off white head. Some decent lace was left behind on the glass. Light to medium bodied with hop bitterness on the higher end of the spectrum (7-ish out of 10). The flavor was mostly resiny/citrusy hops with a delicate graham cracker/caramel malt backbone. Delicious. Eminently drinkable.
enginaaron (27), San Diego, California, USA
Jul 5, 2008 Huge aroma with the best hop balance/combination of any imperial iPA in San Diego county. Clear golden color. The flavor isn’t overly bitter but has a large amount of malt but not too sweet, to an retain an IPA-type balance. Very tasty. Hits you in all sides of the mouth with a combination of bitterness and sweetness. Overall I love this beer. I’ve had it several times and it continues to be a favorite of mine. Actually, I think the cask version of this is probably the best double IPA I’ve ever had.
Sparky27 (413), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Jul 4, 2008 Bottle courtesy of BOLTZ7555. Pours a clear amber with 2 finger beige head and great lacing. Nose is floral hops, caramel malts and some Douglas fir. Taste is toffee, pink grapefruit , ripe orange and pine. Medium, creamy mouth feel. This is a nicely balanced IPA with enough pop to be considered an IIPA. I bet this is killer on tap. Great beer – thanks Jason!
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