 alexanderj (1194), Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Jun 2, 2008 Bottle; a pretty attractive pour. Color of copper with a big off white head. Aroma was strange; oranges, bread, and caramel with a pronounced sour/tart component. Flavor; probably would never have guessed this was an IPA; probably would have guessed some form of amber ale. Not too hoppy in the finish. That being said, it didn’t really taste all that bad. A little bit of balance and some complexity. Decent beer, just not a great representation of the style.
unclemattie (1518), Georgia, USA
Apr 20, 2008 22oz bottle. Golden color. Stale aged aroma. Flavor is blah. Big bitterness in the finish. That’s all this bottle had.
NachlamSie (1306), Tennessee, USA
Apr 10, 2008 Bomber. Pours a copper hue with a fairly see-through body. Perhaps the slightest of haze is visible. A decent white head forms and lingers for an extended period of time. The aroma has hints of sourdough, caramel, hot cinnamon candy, and peppers. This isn’t nearly as aromatic as I’d like an IPA. The mouthfeel is lighter, but not watery. All of the flavors meld together awkwardly in a combination that certainly resembles an india pale, though rough. The hops add an acceptable level of bitterness that mostly is noted in an aftersting, but never really shine through. The malt flavor has a very generic personality touted especially in an almost corny/apple-like sweet note. This is not necessarily abysmal as a beer, but does not do well to quell my craving for an IPA.
ChainGangGuy (1444), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
Mar 29, 2008 Appearance: Pours a clear, coppery body with a medium-sized, white head.
Smell: Mild aroma, but what is there is a tart-smelling note of shamed fruits. Oh dear.
Taste: Blast! This funky, tart fruitiness obscures any proper tastes of malts of hops. This, friends, is a disaster.
Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation.
Drinkability: This is the second bottle from Azalea Coast that seemed conspiciously tainted. They’re becoming the Siletz of the East Coast!
Shag (1750), Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
Mar 24, 2008 If you were rating this to style it would be easy to blast it. But I will just rate it based on my overall impression...A dark orange appearance with a moderate head. The aroma is sourheads, lemons, and grapefruit. This is quite sour, very liittle bitterness, in this one. I taste some funky notes with lemons and grapefruit. This reminds me of a sour ale. It caught me off guard but oh well I like it regardless.
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