3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: JAN 7, 2005 The pour was orange with a MASSIVE rocky head that looked closer to the froth on a milk shake than a beer. Nice hop aroma but nothing else. The flavor was standard IPA with a sharp hop bite in the begining.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draught. Nice creamy head, good golden brown color, nice lacing....nose aromatic with floral hops, some pine, some yeasts....tastes of malt, hops, good bitter finish, pleasant mouthfeel. A good IPA
4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
this is a hopheads ipa. grapefruit citrus and nice malt balance. good slidey bun type body and nice full carbonation.woodsy pine needles and a touch of floral hidden in the malt. alcohol is perfect - as is the bitterness which lingers until you sip again. we americans don’t want everything, we want it all. why wonder about a mystery when the story reveals itself in an instant. thanx avery!
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Mar. 2007 - Apart from the huge head which lasted the whole beer and the amazing lacing, this was a pretty unremarkable brew. Ugly dirty yellow color, an off skunky funky smell, which went away after a while and yielded to a typical grapefruit odor. Flavor was strong citrusy grapefruit, some sweet malts and a slight grassyness at the end that was not altogether pleasant. Not overly bitter (not hopwater), but nothing else really of note to comment about.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle.
Slightly hazy golden with a medium white head. Nice fruity aroma and taste. Pineapple and citrus, very refreshing and drinkable. Descent stuff.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pretty light color for an IPA with a nice heavy head. Aroma is of hops and pine or piny hops... Taste is really heavy on the hops, but still not overkill. Definitely not something that slaughters the palate.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
From a 12 oz. long neck brown bottle with a picture of a 19th century map on the label, no freshness date. Poured a clear orange hued golden with a nice foamy, bubbly topped white head that settled into a sticky, thin, bubbly lacing, active carbonation. Had a big grapefruity hop aroma with bare hints of the distinctive Avery yeastiness in the background. A semi-creamy, bitter medium bodied mouth feel, above average drinkability. Had a crisp grapefruit rind hop bitterness upfront, rough on the tongue, and a lightly sweet, bitter creamy finish.
3.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tap at Churchkey. Amber pour, smallish white head. Aroma holds fantastic nectar fruit presence and some good pine and grass in there as well. Flavor is a bit more disappointing, with a more basic and undetailed hop presence. Still very tasty, and a nice bitter finish.
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