 kimcgolf (835), Dacula, Georgia, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 20, 2009
Pours from the bottle to a hazy golden-orange color with thick white head that lingers well and leaves okay lacing. From the start, the nose is a pleasant hoppy citrus (mostlyu grapefruit and lemons), and the mouthfeel full and tangy. Taste accentuates the citrusy hops of the nose, and the finish is slightly dry and bitter, as I would expect.
A darn good beer from a brewer we can’t get much from in Atlanta.
mkade8883 (67), Goleta, California, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 2, 2010 Pretty good IPA, though sweeter than I liked. Makes me want more Ballast stuff.
larryLSB (169), La Selva Beach, California, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 1, 2010 Poured from 12oz., golden-amber in color with nice medium white head. Nose of malt and hops, lotta citrus and fresh-cut pine. Taste was bitter, but not too. Nicely balanced very smooth.
Ethereal (1710), London, Greater London, England
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 30, 2009 Bottle shared with tashi at my "All my US bottles from GBBF need drinking" tasting, 16th Aug 09. Clear amber, sharp hop taste initially but well balanced. Not overly bitter and has a good long finish with some good Cascade and citrus notes. A really good example of a single IPA.
gunnfryd (3643), Kristiansand, Norway
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 26, 2009 Bottle. Golden- orange colour with an off-white head. Aroma is citrus, malt, hop. Flavour is citrus, grapefruit, hop, malt. Bitter finish. Full bodied nice beer.
tastybeer (151), Washington DC, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 15, 2009 Shared with tarheels. Pours amber with a big white head and tons of lacing. Taste is grapefruit, orange, spice with a bitter hoppy finish. Yum.
Pwn3d (1139), Manhattan, New York, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 30, 2009 On tap at Pony Bar. Mistakenly assumed this would be a run of the mill IPA... not knowing the brewery at the time, very mistaken. This sucker packs a huge bitter herbal and pine tang punch. I agree with DeadGirl.. this beer isn’t reinviting the IPA but perfecting it. An excellent IPA 3.85
humulushound (142), British Columbia, Canada
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 29, 2009 Golden orange-yellow color with thin white head. Huge citrus and floral aromas and flavors (pomelo, orange), candy, hints of pine, honey and biscuits. Late palate balances hop-bitterness and mild sweetness. Mouthfeel is oily, medium body and long finish. This is one of my favorite IPAs to date.
Barnaby (11), Brooklyn, New York, USA
| 4.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 20/20 |
Nov 26, 2009 Holy mackerel, this beer smells so good; grapefruit, tangy spice, lemon bright golden / amber hues with, disappointingly, no head at all nice carbonation and light on the tongue Definitely a hoppy beer. The hops are right up front, just like smelling a handful. The sweetness of the beer couldn’t be better balanced with the hopps I would call this a PERFECT IPA.
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