3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
12 fl. oz bottle@Olympen, Oslo. Huge, airy near-white head. Body is crystal clear, deep gold. Strong hop nose; Lots of pine and resin, dust and metal, less of the more fruity stuff. A pleasant caramel scent reveals after the beer is reaching room temperature. Dryish, restained malt body, with faint caramel. Very generously hopped, especially bittering. More pine and resin, also some citrus zest and and lemon. Taste has a noticable sweetness, but the bittering hops is dominating, giving the beer an acidulous-sour edge. Mid-bodied and oily in the mouth. Lasting, hoppy finish. Straightforward, and maybe one-dimensional, still a potent and highly drinkable IPA.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
12 fl. oz. bottle, courtesy of Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. Golden colour, big white head. Nice aroma of fruity and floral hops. The flavour is disctinctly hoppy throughout - plenty of American grapefruity and resinous hops, some malty sweetness in the middle, bitter finish and aftertaste. Quite good.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: AUG 4, 2009 On tap at Capital Ale House - Downtown on 06/16/2009. Clear golden amber body with a medium frothy white head. Sweet floral and citrus hop aroma with a pale malt background. Sweet floral and light pale malt flavor. Medium light body with moderately high carbonation. 7/2/6/3/13 - 3.1
12/12/2005: Golden color with a thick rocky white head. Citrus hops aroma. Flowery bitter flavor 7/3/6/3/14 - 3.3
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Smells isn’t too hoppy or floral or citrusy, but okay. Nice meringue head that tastes good. Flavor is dominated by bittering hops, too much so. Still the very aftertaste is somewhat smooth and enjoyable. Good, just not great.
3.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Even though IPA’s are not my style I enjoyed this one. The aroma is strong with hop smells that include flowers as well as cedar and citrus. Some sweet malt smells as well. It is a dark golden color that is slightly hazy. The flavor is bitter as expected but does have a nice malt component as well. Finish is nice with toasted malt and hops.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Coppery colored, big yellow head. Flowery caramel and hops in fruity and lemony aroma. Medium bodied. Flavor is more crispy with hops and flowers, caramel and some perfumy tones also there. Good flavor, soft palate. Aftertaste is lemony and hopped.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Very standard IPA. Copper pour in glass. Nose is slightly floral. Taste is light spruce, maples and resin. Rated 9/13/02
3.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
can... dark clear gold, nice off white head, great lacing... smells awesome, a bit of malt, citrus, dank, nice hop backbone, I can smell this all day, what more can you ask for... the taste is just ok, malty, hops are a bit stale, have a general body odor taste, hops don’t pop like I thought they would, good start but ended up a let down
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