 jazz88 (2205), San Francisco, California, USA
Apr 10, 2008
Bottle of the 10.54% version. A murky orange brown color with an off-white head. An intensely strong hop aroma that seems to overwhelm almost all others, but I could also find some pine, citrus, grapefruit and honey. Robust, full bodied, and with a liquid hop consistency. A sweet caramel finish. I love big hoppy beers, so this one goes down well, but I will admit that it lacks complexity.
Smokepot23 (7), Garden Grove, California, USA
does not count  Aug 27, 2008 Bottle. Pours a medium copper with a slight head. The head goes quickly, with little lacing.The upfront is kind of sweet with some alchohol flavors. Not hoppy enough for me, although finishes clean and dry. More hops would have gave it better balance and I think an overall better beer. I will try again and hope for better results.
LadySusan (364), Ste-Therese, Quebec, Canada
Aug 27, 2008 Taster at The Mondial de la biere 08 in Montreal.The color is amber with a beige head. The aroma and taste is of hops. The taste is also of citrus fruits and again more hops, the finish is the bitter taste of a good double I.P.A.
buzzoven (116), Japan
Aug 25, 2008 Okay, after waiting awhile to try this one, I finally got my chance and the batch tasted terrible! Must have been the bottom of the barrel or just a bad bottle; but I had to give it another chance. Honestly, I was expecting a mighty powerful hop-bomb and what I got was a bit more pleasant and less assaulting than what I was expecting...which was somewhat of a disappointment, I suppose. Smell was floral and hoppy, but muted. Mouthfeel was really nice, smooth, clean, and balanced...not nearly as heavy or sweet as I had imagined. Some fruity flavours in here as well: raisin, plum, peach, apricot. The hops were certainly felt, but not overpowering the mix. Again with the finish; bitter, but not overly so. I was hoping for a hop-fest here so I felt a little cheated, but then again, I was pleased with the balance of this beer. By the way, I think this was batch 38. Something tells me that original batches of this might have been more insane.
scoth (7), Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
does not count Aug 24, 2008 Bottled Feb 2008. Pours thick, with a small to medium head, delicate lacing, deep golden-orange and cloudy. Intense smell of pine, grass, grapefruit, and lavender. This is by far the best-smelling IPA I’ve ever had. Fairly thick bodied, somewhat dry and astringent. Wonderfully strong pine flavor, with hints of lemon and apricot. Subtle malt finish, not very sweet. The dry hoppy aftertaste goes on and on.
dogfish120love (45), west hartford, Connecticut, USA
Aug 21, 2008 A very citrusy IIPA. in my top 10 ipa list for sure, yet not quite as good as stone or dogfish 90
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