3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
A balanced but still bitter IPA, Strong hops flavor, a malty under layer, and strong, crisp finish
3.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
12 oz. pours pale yellow nice 1/2 inch of white head that leads into some lacing. Aroma is that of citrus, strong floral and a hint of malt. Taste of pine, orange, and a very good balance of malt and I also pick some mango. This beer leaves some nice legs as my glass empties. Mouthfeel is oily but not thick, it has a long finish of bittering hops but there is a nice creaminess about this beer. I like this beer a lot and it’s perfect on an 80 degree day like this one.
3.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle at Oliver Twist, Stockholm. Aroma was the most surprising, and worst, aspect of this beer. There was a lot of alcohol in it and it was very sour, surprising for an IPA. It poured a dark amber with a thick white foam. Taste was bittersweet on the onset with a medium bitterness in the finish, very well balanced. Mouthfeel was quite oily and thick with medium carbonation. Enjoyable.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Aroma was nice, it was quity hoppy with citrus and it has a nice head very consistent appearance with other IPA’s but it had very little hops in the flavour, must have mostly been aroma hops. The beer was very malty, some what carmel like it was ok, would like to try a fresh bottle not sure how this one was
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Pours light brown with head that retains. Kind of malty but with some hop bite. Bottle could be old as it had dust on it in the store. Not sure if I would purchase more.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle @ Cask Pub and Kitchen in London. Pours a hazy copper color with a frothy off white head. Aroma is quite hoppy with alot of pine along with some faint citrus notes. I also get a solid malt backbone, with alot of caramel malts. The flavor is quite hoppy with alot of pine mixed with the citrus and some grapefruit, along with the caramel maltiness. The body is medium with a dry mouthfeel. Overall a pretty nice IPA, that is kind of a blend of an East and West coast IPA, though it mostly leans toward an East coast IPA.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Can into a pint glass. Golden color with a slight copper hint. Has a good foamy white head that leaves some lacing. Lots of citrus aromas. The taste is unbalanced, not a lot of malts present here. The aftertaste is very bitter, and it just isn’t that appealing to me. Medium to light bodied. The can may have affected this a bit, but it just really doesn’t seem to go down quite right. If it wasn’t for the off taste, it would be a great beer that I could drink all day.
3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
UPDATED: APR 16, 2011 Nice sweet taste mixing all kinds of hop styles. Kind of watery. Good, albeit standard (hence boring) ipa.
|
