 CharlesDarwin (1834), Point Judith, Rhode Island, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 2/5 | 15/20 |
Jul 2, 2009 On tap at Zeno’s Pub. Dank, resiny aroma, starting to turn lemon
rind. Pours a darker orange-tined golden. Hazy. Flavor is rich and
hop stinky. A nice balance of bitterness and body. But, the residual
sweetness gets a little heavy for me, with a few too many residual
esters. There’s an extra level of expressive hop juiciness. Solid, of
course.
jbye4334 (658), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jul 2, 2009 (on tap at the brewery). Copper color with some cloudiness. Medium off white head. Hoppy aroma. Hoppy/pine flavor. Avg duration. Oily texture. Moderate carbonation. Fair lacing.
PJClarke (620), London, Greater London, England
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 29, 2009 Great looking, strong red ale with a good thick head. Sort of fuddy hops to the nose with a deep caramel sweetness. Loads of hops with a not unpleasant lightness to it. Darned sweet and puly all round, the hops slowly fade as you drink it. It has a lovely mouthfeel and is very, very drinkable for its percentage. It sort of tastes dumb though you know? It lacks a real sophistication.
ajm (917), Los Angeles, California, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 29, 2009 Tap at Bistro. Smells of red apple, alcohol, sweet hops and sugary malt. Flavored the same though the hops shine through more. Tastes kind of typical as far as DIPAs go.
DerWeg (756), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 27, 2009 Hops and alcohol prickle the nose while surveying this pale monster. Thick old-gold clear pour with light gold highlights supports a creamy head that settles to just a ring. Fruity grassy and piney hops express good aroma, some lemon rind centennial hops. Taste really nice rich fruity sweet malts, piney bitter hops, citrus aroma and pith. Creamy feel and warming alcohol. And that’s before I cool it down a bit more... then the centennial dry citrus comes up a bit, the alcohol hides a little, and the creaminess is really astounding.Its the carbonation against the viscosity, combined with the alcohol and the careful shaping of the hop profile. Good stuff.
stchloe (482), Portland, Oregon, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Jun 22, 2009 Updated: Jun 30, 2009Whoa, whoa, whoa, like whoa. I may be a girl but I like my beers bitter as my heart, this is ridiculous. Amazingly good, just a complex hop profile that lasts for a long time. Starts with a citrus profile but eases into a pine and ends with resin.
scrizzz (1263), kirkland, Washington, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 20, 2009 Fresh sweet aromatic sticky resiny hop aroma. So that’s good. Dark gold, frothy soapy head. Incredibly easy to drink in spite of the IBUs and ABV. The strong malt base doesn’t distract from or dominate the hops. Where others are syrupy and leave a sticky finish, this beer finishes clean and very pleasantly bitter.
loweredsixth (942), Fresno, California, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jun 14, 2009 Glowing amber color with a large, fluffy of-white head. The aroma bursts out with citrusy goodness...grapefruit and orange. The flavor was intense...plenty of citrus bitterness, slight breadiness, pine and other wood, and some alcohol bite. The feel was sticky (not too much) with a definite crispiness. There was a suprising long, wet finish for such a bitter beer. You taste this thing for a long time after drinking it. Very nice!
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