3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/205 gallon keg, east coast. Body is a muddy golden color with a fluffy pure white head. Lots of C notes and grapefruit in the nose. Flavors are sweeter than expected with heavy doses of crystal malt, refined sugar, pine needles and citrus vest. The hops are really effective at proper temperature, but turn sticky and sour as the beer warms. Luckily for me, this beer doesn’t last very long in my glass. The sugars and hearty body give it such a lovable palate sensation, and the hop bitters leave is clean finish, making me crave more.
Very happy with this purchase.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Lighter copper, bubbly. Aroma is earthy with pine and citrus notes. Taste is creamy, a lot of malt presence, with grapefruit bitterness and pine needles to round out the hop profile. Very resinous finish. Like the balance here- malt along with a layered/complex bitterness. ABV at 7.0 is a bit much. Solid overall.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Une robe orangée et une coiffe ravissante. Au nez, c’est le bouquet classique de la IPA caramélisée. En fait, j’y trouve rapidement des notes citronnées et des notes de pin qui viennent littéralement se fondre dans une base maltée solidement caramélisée. Facilement acceptable mais aussi facilement lassant. Le goût constitue une surprise car il me semble a priori bien aromatisé par les houblons. Il y a d’autres notes fruitées derrière les agrumes. Je crois aussi reconnaître des notes d’épinette. Les céréales restent toutefois bien représentées : je pense à du caramel, des biscuits et même du toffee. Le corps est assez riche et la texture passablement huileuse. Cette sensation me laisse croire un moment que cette bête est plus féroce qu’elle en a l’air. La finale, moyennement amère, se fait sur des notes de marmelade douce et de résine. Une autre bonne IPA parmi tant d’autres.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
355 ml bottle from wegmans in Niagara Falls ny. Deep orange with an off white head. Big crystal malt and punchy hop nose, more barley wine then ipa. The flavour is similar. Massively hoppy but there is a big malt body there too. Not my kind of ipa but a good one.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours copper with a very big off white head that leaves great lacing. Aroma is mild pine and orange peel from the hops, and quite a bit of caramel malt backbone, could use more hops in my opinion. Taste very smooth, hops and malt are decently balanced, but i feel that this one needs just a bit more hops in it, but that’s my preference, its still very good, light bitter finish with a dry floral and fruity taste that is refreshing.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
This is an excellent example of an American style IPA. It has a definite hoppy balance - but that is exactly what is expected of a beer of this type. It would make a great benchmark of the style and would be surpassed by very few (if any).
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
The only thing i could point out that wouldn’t make this a standard great IPA is that it has a really, really dry mouth feel and taste...otherwise great beer!
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
pours orange, semi-opaque with good lacing and minimal head. aroma is very sweet on the nose with a piney-caramel smell. initially sweet upon tasting with a lingering somewhat strong bitter aftertaste. definitely full- bodied and thick. ipa is my favorite style of beer and this is a very good one especially if you like your bitterness on the high side.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Very fresh sample. New to Illinois. Pours out a deep copper color with a very sticky head. Smells like pine resin grapefruit touch of fruity zest. The taste is a blast of grapefruit and pine with a very bitter aftertaste. I like my IPAs bitter but this one's a bit rough around the edges. Mouthfeel is rich and full. Overall a good beer marred a bit by some harsh hop flavors.
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3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours light amber with large off white head. Very strong hoppy and herbal aroma. Smooth hoppy taste with a dry finish. Pretty good beer.
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3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours golden orange with a big head with great retention. The nose is orange and grapefruit, caramel and some yeasty bread. The taste is medium sweet and medium high bitter with a nice bitter finish. Texture is crisp and clean, body is on the lighter side of medium and the finish is long.
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