 Goodgrief (991), Middletown, Delaware, USA
Apr 14, 2008
Pour was orange, an alright head and some lacing. The flavor and aroma had an off floral, perfumeyness that overrode all the grapefruity goodness. A slightly acidic finish over a fine grapefruit hop bite. My friend described it as old-lady perfume, and that about fits the bill. Not enjoyable, really.
JoeMcPhee (3586), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
Jun 29, 2008 Hazy orange beer with a thick sticky off-white head. Aroma is lightly orangey with a touch of tropical fruit as well. Thick and sweet smelling with a bit of honey. As it warms there is a bit of muskiness as well. It’s quite sweet and a bit of honey on the palate. Meh... not really my style of IIPA. It’s not really bad, it’s just not that good either.
dchmela (601), Orlando, Florida, USA
Jun 24, 2008 Thanks to Polomagnifico for this. Pours a slightly honey orange amber with a thin off white head. Nice grapefruit juice, floral, and pine aroma, very nice focus on the hops. Taste is big hop BITE, with lots of grapefruit dryness and a little bit of malt. The bitter bang that starts it off mellow a bit in the finish, but there is a good amount of bitterness there just in case you forgot about it. A very tasty hop bomb and, dare I say, quite drinkable as there enough malt to keep it from being too bitter. Very nice.
nefarious (52), grand blanc, Michigan, USA
Jun 16, 2008 typical orange medium head Impy IPA pour. Same with the aroma: citrus fruits and pine. Floral, citrus and a slight raison flavor with a bitter hop bite at the end with a nice finish. The mouthfeel is a touch thin. But not bad kinda run of the mill for this style, but dbl IPAs are one of my faves so its good.
rocbyter (563), Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
Jun 14, 2008 Light hop aroma compared to the taste. Very hazy orange color with a small white head. Bitter beginning with a mix of citrus and floral hops finishing with a sweet hop taste.
incutrav (476), Woodbury, Minnesota, USA
Jun 12, 2008 Nice redish apperance! Hops are fairly subdued in the aroma. Lots of sweet malt and orange on the pallate. I thought the hops got overpowered by the malt, and it turned into the somewhat typical, overally sweet DIPA that I have really come to dislike. A lot more sweet then I want my DIPA’s, especially with a name like Hop Rocket.
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