4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draft glass at the brewpub. Ah, it’s nice to be in California! Golden copper with a nicely formed head. Despite it’s light appearance and body, this packs a punch of NW American hoppiness, even hinting at a bit of vicuous oiliness. Delicious. (#3383, 4/7/2008)
4.7 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
The aroma and color and clarity are amazing. Nice hoppy scent and a beautiful light amber color. A nice hoppy and a bitter taste coats the tounge and a light body as well. A very good IPA. At first there seems to be a little sweetness but it is quickly overcome by the awesome hops. The aftertaste is a great taste of hops. And more hops...amazing. Worth a buy and rebuy
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
On tap at the brewery. I don’t understand how this beer is a 91 overall. One of the best ipas I’ve ever had. You can smell the hops while the waitress is still carrying it to your table! Has a great floral pine aroma and packed a floral bitter balanced flavor.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 14/20
Poured from the bottle into a shaker. Nice color, slightly cloudy and great lacing. Aroma is earthy, pine. Flavour is more of a spicey hop, maybe nugget hops. The bitterness is nice. This tastes exactly like the IPA I brewed last year with nugget hops. I think it was good, maybe better with Amarillo and simcoe though.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draught from Sac brewers showcase. Very nice. Hoppy with malt back. Real balanced APA- what you’d expect from an West Coast American IPA. Well hopped, palate held hops and maltiness rounded out the IPA. Good stuff.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Attractive light copper pour with a two finger frothy cream colored head. Nice citrus and pine in the nose and flavor balanced by caramel. Dry finish.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bomber poured a clear amber with a lasting amber head. Aromas of biscuit, earthiness,pine and light citrus. Palate was medium bodied and crisp with a dry finish. Flavors of biscuit, earhiness, pine and light citrus with a crisp dry bitter finish.
3.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Dark Golden pour with little head. Nose is citrus hops.
Light body, citrus and pine hops and crystal malts. Dry bitter finish.
Nicely dry but not complex or distinictive. Its a sessionable IPA
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
With a sampler, at the brew pub. Nice golden color, clear, with medium off white head. Lots of citrus and pine with the nose, and a clean taste whcih was on the bitter side for me. Overall a nice IPA.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at the brewery. Amber color. Aroma is very hoppy with floral and resinous hop notes. Flavor is very hop forward with nice bittering throughout. Overall a very good IPA.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
22 ounce bottle purchased at The Davis Food Co-Op. This has a really nice, hoppy aroma. Plenty of citrus notes with some mango and orange. Some grapefruit is also there along with some pine. Lightly sweet. Pleasant. Transparent dark golden body with a small head that is difficult to obtain. Starts with a good deal of herbal, bitter, and fruity hop flavors. The middle has a little bit of astringency present with some tannins. FInishes long, dry, and bitter. Slight woody character. Pretty good stuff, but a little too dry for me. The astringency in the middle also detracts somewhat.
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