 doubelknv3 (559), Illinois, USA
Sep 4, 2009 Golden, lasting white head...decent lacing. Pine, floral, apricot, lemon, and mild berry aroma. Pine, grapefruit, mild-sweet malt flavours. Full-bodied, balanced, with lasting bitterness. Refreshing and sessionable.
SuzyGreenberg (1318), Seattle, Washington, USA
Sep 4, 2009 22 oz. bottle - thanks to weeheavySD for the trade; clear, orange and thin white head; such a tasty IPA and while not quite as good in the bottle as on draft, it still shines here; fruit, yeasty with oranges and lots of malty goodness; hops go more for the sweetness than bitterness, which works well here; nice and dry finish; a lovely IPA
CelticBrew (676), The Crystal Coast, North Carolina, USA
Sep 2, 2009 Well, here it is. Poured from bomber, light folder hue, off white foamy head appears. Aroma of grapefruits, malts and hops follow. Flavour is well balanced, hops and malts half way in the middle, giviving way to tropical fruits and pines. Extremely smooth, and dangerous. Tremendous beer, exceptional!
tokyogoat (505), San Diego, California, USA
Sep 1, 2009 Pours a fairly pale golden yellow. Very clear with a nice moderate sized head and gobs of lacing.
Nose is dominated by c-hops, big and bright and fresh smelling.
Taste is pretty damn dry, very little sweetness, tons of hop bitterness, and a full range of hop flavor starting with a slightly harsh bitterness, then some floral flavors, and finishes huge on grapefruit and citrus.
kenb (1100), Oregon, USA
Aug 29, 2009 22 oz bottle via Lagunitasfan (big big thanks!!). Pours an almost clear amber with an average white head. Nose is floral hop goodness. Taste is all about the floral/perfumy hops. A nice IPA with a big in your face hop profile, but not one i am crazy about.
beersearcher (203), Glendale, California, USA
Aug 26, 2009 Wonderful hop smell. Vigorous bitter taste that is too much for my palate.
nickd717 (1276), Palo Alto, California, USA
Aug 24, 2009 Fresh bottle shared by bring on BA - thanks for "bring"ing this! Upon opening the bottle, it’s obvious that this beer is legit. Awesome, intense floral hops waft from the bottle. Pours bright golden-amber with a well-formed white head and good lacing. Aroma is floral hops, tropical fruit, and sweet malt. Flavor is more of the same, with some grapefruit notes and a little pine. Incredibly well-balanced and good. Palate medium for the style with lingering fresh hops on the finish. This absolutely dominated Alpine Pure Hoppiness in a side-by-side, and that’s saying something.
gorditoabd (162), San Diego, California, USA
Aug 20, 2009 Rating #111. Bomber. Strong floral aroma right at the pour, and after at the glass, with a faint but solid mango scent working in. Flavor is solidly floral with mango and something like orange-strawberry-pineapple juice kicking in toward the middle-end palate. Really complex brew here. There’s actually a bitter funk at the beginning that blossoms into the rest of the palate and makes the whole thing that much more lovely. Bravo Ballast Point. This is a beer to remember!
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