3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. 12 fl. oz. Clear golden orange color with thick, fluffy, white head. Strong grapefruit aroma. Nicely balanced palate. Short sweet flavor quickly followed by a big dry, bitter finish. Solid IPA.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Straw yellow with fruity, citrus, hops, and lemon flavor brings the beer into the wide open. Has some carbonation. The taste is citrusy, hoppy and a bitter mouth feel. The finish last a minute or two and is very refreshing.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
This brew just bleeds citrus. Heavy, sweet-hoppy nose that almost burns, smells like tangerines or some kind of small, easily peeled orange variety. Light, opaque pour with some lacing and a bit of what is either sediment or (ideally not) evidence of a filthy glass; dry and slightly gritty, thick-ish mouth for an IPA. Taste is strangely VERY different from the nose, hops are pretty big but well balanced with a different, much more bitter citrus scheme. Great smooth, dry finish. A little weaker and more watery than I like an IPA, but very unique and of the highest quality. I didn’t expect it to be as good as the two awesome Avery double IPAs, and it isn’t, but it’s close.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Aroma of huge meadowy floral hops with citrus hops in the background. Flavor remains flavorfully hoppy with those floral notes, good malt presence, but nothing sweet; highlight on the hops, and a well done highlight. Big flavor and still very light and forgiving on the tongue. Very nice stuff.
3.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
Got this nice one down the street at Amity. I really love the flavor of this IPA, nicely hopped!
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
12oz. Medium amber body with a slight haze and a white head. Aroma is fairly typical grass, pine, and bitter fruit. Body follows in flavors with good grapefruit, different malts and hops. Carbonation is medium, not noticeable one way or the other. Struck me as a very well balanced IPA with more complexity than some. A pleasant surprise more than anything else.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
One ofm y favorite IPA’s. Not too overly hoppy, but definately flavorfull. The color of the beer is pleasant and the taste is sophisticated as well.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: AUG 29, 2008 Here is a solid American IPA. Pours a very clear pale color with a white head that sticks around for the finally. Lots of citrus notes. Grapefruit it seems. Very floral in the nose. Just the right bitterness that lingers well. Lots of hop pungency. This is definately one of the better IPAs Iv’e had. For an American IPA this one I will grab for again and again. Thank you Avery! The Lord bless the hop harvest.
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