 0o9i (326), Reno, Nevada, USA
Nov 26, 2008 An expensive 22oz bottle. I’ve also had on tap, and it was superior on tap, but I didn’t write down a rating. Anyways, it’s a beautiful beer with a orange-hued, honey body that is clear and sparkles, topped with an off-white head, rather small, that laces very nicely in large, oddly-shaped patches. Aroma is somewhat harsh with hop oil, pine, floral, sweet malts, something salty and sour, like a sour ale or some sort of brine. Mouth is medium-full with nice, foamy carbonation for a kind of dry, kind of wet finish. Flavor is malty of front with roasted honey, yeast like that of a red ale (bready, chewy), honey-comb, pine, lots of pine//alcohol mix, but it’s rather pleasant and nice. Aftertaste is a bit sour, like dough in the process of rising before cooking, and bitter later on. More of an "east coast" IPA. Very tasty.
onecrazybreeze (21), , Colorado, USA
Nov 20, 2008 Bottle. Poured cloudy orangish yellow. Nose reeked of colombus hops, fruity and piney. Tastes mainly hoppy with sweet, fruity and piney notes, slightly boozy. A personal favorite Imperial of mine.
Nate (2533), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
Nov 17, 2008 From bottle. Has a pretty strong hoppy aroma to it, with light apricot nectar and some orange blossom. Good sweetness with some brown sugar and sticky caramel. Dark golden-amber clear, with slight haze, topped with a thin off-white foamy lacing head. Medium heavy watery body, with medium carbonation. Alcohol warming and a bit of carbonic burn. Starts moderately sweet, lasting caramel and fresh apricot nectar. Alcohol and some sticky brown sugar. Quite a hit of fresh grassy hops, juicy with nice bitterness. Has a great balance between malty sweet character and the 102 IBUs of all those juicy hops. Very nice DIPA. Just a bit of oxidation.
rlgk (3377), Vårgårda, Sweden
Nov 2, 2008 (EBF 2008) Cloudy yelloe color, small head. Hoppy, fruity aroma. Perfume flavor, fruity, spicy, metallic. Hoppy dry finish.
tarjei (1741), Bryne, Norway
Oct 29, 2008 65 cl bottle at Skallerup Klit. 2008 version, abv is 9,9%. Brown color, nice off-white head. Aroma is lovely floral hops. Flavor is lovely malty with fine hops. Very nice tastebomb!
tdaglow (41), Minnesota, USA
Oct 24, 2008 Big hop and citrus aroma. Nice cloudy amber color. Huge hop and sour citrus flavor with a nice round complex finish.
gameface23 (131), Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA
Oct 23, 2008 2008 bottle. Hazy orange pour with a nice off-white head. Grapefruit and pine with a touch of caramel malts in the nose. The taste is great, consisting of an abundance of hops without a painful bitterness. Really nice beer.
bdigital (585), Ft Wayne, Indiana, USA
Oct 22, 2008 ’08 Bottle: Pours a dark amber with a massive cream head. Nose has notes of spiced hops, mango and peach...very floral with a resiny back-end. Definitely best to drink this cold/cool...as it warmed, the alcohol showed itself in abundance. Flavor was biting, with some of the citrus and pine notes present...very thick and syrupy without leaving a film on the palate. Good stuff.
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