pumpkinheart (63), Aurora, Illinois, USA
Mar 18, 2008
Bottle into Tulip glass. Glowing golden orange color with nice off-white head with pleasant lacing. Aroma was a tangy, citrusy, nose-tickling hops. Flavor was a hoppy bitterness on the palate, a light fruitiness on the tongue. Finish is a long, clinging bitterness. Somewhat unpleasantly thick on the mouth for some time afterwards. Maybe I just needed to brush my teeth again before drinking. Overall, not too bad, but I won’t really miss IPA’s once the hop shortage drys up the fascination with them.
 nearbeer (1101), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Jul 22, 2008 12 oz. Hazy, pale orange-gold with a leaping-out-of-the bottle foam that settles to a lasting thick meringue. Aroma is spicy yeast, apples, honey and lemon. The taste is the same, with some funky bubblegum and woody-peppery hops to bitter. If this were a Saison or maybe even a Wit, I would give it higher marks and it would be in the 3.5 range, as it doesn’t taste bad at all. But since I opened this expecting a nice IPA and they labeled this an IPA, I can say without a doubt this is the worst IPA I have ever had. Maybe they bottled the wrong stuff??? Really smells and tastes like a Saison.
Hoss (601), Florida, USA
Jul 15, 2008 This is what i would call a beginier IPA or an IPA for those who don’t want to have a real IPA. It is more and American Pale Ale than a full blown IPA.
gearbike (332), West Bloomfield, Michigan, USA
Jul 10, 2008 Light body. Smells better than it tastes. Strong hops with a floral twist. Just not balance to much like drinking perfume.
Headbanger (922), Aurora, Illinois, USA
Jul 2, 2008 12oz botle-A light orangish body with a small tight white head and an aroma of butterscotch, malt, caramel, and no hops. Taste of malt, butterscotch, and finishes dry. This also has a funky taste that can’t be described. Not much of and IPA. This is not a salvation for hop heads more like a liquid version of a candy butterscotch.
tiggmtl (4157), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Jun 23, 2008 Butterscotch is strong in the nose with underlying grapefruit and floral hoppiness. Clear, deep bolde body is topped by a decent and lasting fine bubbled head that leaves some nice lace. Caramel malt, citrus and floral hop flavours are rounded out by light butterscotch. Some toasty malt character is notable especially in the lingering sweet aftertaste. Medium light body with strong soft-bubbled effervescence. Bottle sampled at a tasting chez MartinT after the qualifying session for Grand Prix 2008.
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