 Headbanger (1582), Aurora, Illinois, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Jul 31, 2009 22oz bottle Batch 10 7/31/09 (Sam’s Wine & Spirits-Downers Grove)-Pours a hazy orange with a small loose off white head. Aroma of hops and citrus. Taste os hops, malt, and pear. This medium bodied brew kicks ass. It is very well balanced and hides the ABV really well. Great job.
Razael (1), Ohio, USA
does not count  | 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jul 31, 2009 Wonderfully hoppy and paired well with the spicy food I was eating at the time.
bwilley (20), Fullerton, California, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jul 27, 2009 Updated: Jul 28, 2009Golden caramel appearance with a very rich head and nice lacing. Slight sweetness at first followed by the tart taste of the hops. Very refreshing and drinkable for the style. One of the better Douple IPA’s I’ve had.
HoosBrews (11), North Carolina, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Jul 27, 2009 Appearance is a hazy orange with a creamy head and good lacing. Smell is a huge citrus-hoppy treat. The taste is even bigger than the nose. Initial bitterness followed by a full mouth of grapefruity hops. The malt is very well balanced with this insane amount of hops. Although this is a very rich beer, its incredibly drinkable for over 10% abv.
This is a top tier imperial IPA. I’ve had this on tap as well and it’s even better in draft.
kenb (1100), Oregon, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 26, 2009 22 oz bottle via LS. Pours a near clear copper with a huge beige head. Nose is A mixture of hops...orange, grapefruit, apricot, pine. Tastes has about every hop flavor you can imagine, so instead of listing them all, i will just say i do not taste any harsh ’rind’ flavors, the rest are all there. Also is a bit warm..not hot..but quite warm. Very full body, not quite syrupy but full, resiny. Lots of hops on a heavy nalt backbone. Carbonation is just right. Wish i had a fresh bottle of this, as it was bottled February 2009 and this is late july...5 months later is still good..but not real fresh..more like a hoppy barleywine now...
boamr (114), Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 23, 2009 Bottle thanks to richlikebeer. Pours a bit of an orange color with a nicwe amount of white head. Really good lacing in the glass. Taste a bit like a pear and mango. Not much of a bitter hop taste to it. Overall a great beer.
phaleslu (464), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Jul 23, 2009 Updated: Jul 24, 2009Draft at Grammer’s in Cincinnati. Apparently this one isn’t very common on tap, especially in this neck of the woods. Pours gold/amber with a medium off white head. Best aroma I’ve ever experienced from an IPA, with hops, floral notes, citrus, malt, and spices. The outstanding aroma is a road map for the beer, as flavors of hops, malt, citrus, spice come through, with maybe some alcohol and pine. Packs a real wallop for an IPA and earns that ’Imperial’ tag but alcohol does not overwhelm the rewarding complexity.
obguthr (1011), Poquoson, Virginia, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Jul 22, 2009 Updated: Jul 25, 2009Draft: Caramel and thistle aroma. Amber color, medium head, good lacing. Chewy mouthfeel. Orange and mango flavor. Fabulous thistle and rose hip finish. One of Avery’s best beers, IMHO.
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