3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bomber from De Molen. The aroma is fantastic. I haven’t got anywhere near this yet, but the hop aroma invades my kitchen. Fresh creamy hop aroma. However, not sure I like the aroma, that much. Oh dear this just falls away in a really bad way. I spent a lot of money in the De Molen shop, and sometimes when you buy beers that you haven’t had they don’t turn out quite how you wanted. This has a lot of hops, but not really in a good way. Really falls away in the hops towards the end. Decent hops. Good caramel. Decent aroma, but then the hop in the mouth is just too bitter and unbalanced. It just is too bitter without any balance.
3.6 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
(bottle) Poured hazy amber with excellent dense big slightly off white head. Beautiful floral hop aroma. Medium bodied and well carbonated. Flavour has a subtle light malt sweetness at the start for just a short time before it is inexorably replaced by a big hoppy bitterness that last for ages. That bitterness has some subtle pleasant floral hints but the flavour is overwhelmingly one of hop bitterness. Overall this is a nice example of a high bitterness IPA, but this style, which was once interesting and unusual, is now for me becoming tedious because whilst beer needs bitterness, this extreme level is not intrinsically pleasant and the whole effect is unbalanced.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
floral, citrus, caramel, dough, raisin, amber, hazy, minimal head, tan foam, light sweetness, very bitter, umami, full body, oily feel, creamy, slick feel, average carbonation, bitter, long finish,
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
In short: An uber-hoppy, very sharp, bitter, astringent and yeasty darker IPA. Very good
How: Bottle 500ml, consumed 5 months before expiration date (that’s as fresh as I could get it in North-America)
The look: Cloudy rust-color body, small particles, medium beige head with medium retention
In long: A hoppy from which still emanated a certain freshness despite the beer being 5 months away from expiration date. Leafy hops, citrusy hops and piney hops all blending into the yeast fruity esters that included bananas and such. Taste is very sharp and far from generic. Lots of yeast covering the shy toasted soggy chewy malts, A bit of honey. Hops are the main attraction in this beer. Very bitter hop bill dominated by grapefruits, pine-tree and green pine-needles. Some dust (dusty yeast) and the piney hops blend together to create a dry astringent sawdust sensation. Rather aggressive bitterness and astringency. Tasty beer, I liked it a lot. I love staying home on my couch and down a whole bunch of tasty beers like this one. I’m not a lazy drunk, I like to think of myself as an individual who is highly motivated not to stay sober and do stuff.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
50cl bottle - pours hazy deep orange with steady creamy light beige head. A bittersweetness in the nose - orange peel, peach, melon. Taste: sweetness immediately countered by bitterness, tangerine notes. Long finish. Average IPA.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap. Pours copper with a beige head. Aroma is slight tropical hops, pine, citrus, peach, bready notes and some orange. Taste is straight forward hoppy bitterness with somecitrus, pine hops, bread and some slight fruityness from the aroma.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: FEB 7, 2012 Clear golden orange, small white head, aroma of grape, orange, citrus grassy, fresh hop juice, light to medium body, nice bitterness, not overpowering, taste of citrus, grape, very peachy, pine, orange peel, medium caramel backbone, dry aftertaste, fresh, nem at høvle, balanced, tasted again 7.2.12 and changed from 3.7- 3,9
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draught @ Lord Nelson, København
Pours clear dark amber with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt. caramel, citrus and grape. Taste is medium sweet and medium bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bouteille de 500 ml obtenue via Importations Privées Bièriopholie. Arôme: Odeur de céréales et d’agrumes. Apparence: La couleur est ambrée avec une moyenne densité de bulle. Présence d’un moyen col légèrement crémeux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût de pamplemousse avec une pointe de fruits tropicaux et de céréales. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement onctueuse. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Arrière goût houblonné. (Rating #3893)
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