3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: APR 6, 2006 The aroma is great; hoppy from cascade with grassy and oily notes. The color is an unclear dark amber and it has a fine though disappearing head. The flavor is great; very hoppy with notes of citrus and apricot. The finish is dry and slightly bitter. The bottle Alex brought to the sampling was 2 years old, which might be the reason I didn’t get the hop sensation he did - or maybe I’m just a bigger hop-head. Thanks a million, Alex, for sharing this very special beer with me.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
The last bottle in the world (thanks Alex). Deep amber coloured. Loads of cascade in the aroma. Notes of citrus and exotic fruits as litchi and mango. Very hoppy flavour. Very long dry and bitter finish. Great.
4.5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: FEB 5, 2004 Draught, 2002-06-03, 10-5-8-5-17The brewer: 'This beer is brewed under <a href='http://hbd.org/brewery/library/ReinHeit. purity law, using only Cascade hops'. Amber/orange ale. Wonderful fruity aroma: apricots, plums... Aggressive hop taste, the residual sweetness (however evident) is overwhelmed. A lot aromatic. Strong and long palate, both bitter and aromatic. This brew respects what its name promises: not really refined, but a real Hop Bomb; two hours later, I still taste the hop. 53 IBU Bottle 2 years old, 2004-01-28, 9-5-8-4-17Cloudy light amber oclor. Nice hop aroma, yeasy and cheesy; fruity but much more complex than the fresh one. The body is thinner, but still very good, and a bold bitterness (shorter).
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
a test beer made only with Cascade hops, this beer is a sort of bottom fermented IPA - bronze colour, giant head, deep and very impressive fruity (mango and apricot) and floral nose, smooth, extremly bitter, lot of character, infinite bitter and floral aftertaste - you can forget about being able to taste something else after this one ! - this beer is not really about balance but I love it !
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