3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
1/12/08: On tap @ Smokehouse.
Milky apricot body with a creamy white head. Fresh grapefruit hop aroma. Flavor is also fresh and hoppy – citrus, fir tree. Slightly bitter finish.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Draft at the Alehouse. Pours very cloudy pale yellow/orange color with a bright white head. Looks like a wheat beer. The aroma on this is spectacular but a little subdued. It’s delicious but could use just a tad more strength. Citrusy hops, mostly of the peach variety shine through with a decent malt background. Taste is hoppy, significantly bitter, with a tingly mouthfeel. The citrus fruitiness makes its way to the taste as well. Nice and juicy. A fine IPA.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Appearance: Pours a hazy, pale orange body topped with a thin, white ring of bubbles.
Smell: Aromatic hop scent of citric-smelling citrus and pine needles.
Taste: Scant pale maltiness quickly turns to hops with flavors of grapefruit rinds and resinous pine along with a resounding bitterness. Dry finish with a long, lingering bitterness.
Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation.
Drinkability: A solid IPA with a sharp, snappy hop bitterness.
4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Hazy orange yellow color with a light head. The aroma is lovely. Lots of fruity hops (orange and tangerine are dominant with maybe a touch of grapefruit.) with a sweet undertone. The taste does not disappoint. Grapefruit hops with hints of orange. The malt backbone is not quite enough for me but it is there and does give you a nice pallet on which to play with the hops. Towards the finish you switch from fruit to a strong pine presence that lingers and really dries out your pallet. Full body with a nice dry finish. Very good, very hoppy!
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: JAN 12, 2008 Date: 12/22/2007
Mode: Growler
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party
opaque light burnt orange, wispy white head, streaks of patterned lace,
huge sweet citrus hop aroma with the perfect sugary grapefruit character,
creamy body,
lots of citrus flavor, touch of tangerine sweetness, light bitterness keeps the balance but allows the hop flavor be the star of the show,
Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 9/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 4/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Growler: Pours a hazy dark golden with a well-lacing froth of white head. Aroma of big, fresh grapefruity citrusy and grassy hops and some pale malt. Body starts semi-sweet with a lot of crisp grassy grapefruity bittering and flavor hops toward a thinner bittersweet finish. A pretty nice IPA.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
My 50th Barley’s beer! Firkin at Ale House #1. The beer is a hazy yellow-orange color with a medium thin and foamy off-white head that has decent retention. Thin rings of lacing on the glass. The aroma is grassy hops with touches of malt and citrus. Medium-bodied with a subdued and moderately bitter hops character. Some earthy malt and citrus flavors are evident as well. The finish is dry and somewhat hoppy with a lingering bitter hops aftertaste. Pretty darn good overall, and I am curious to try the tower version at some point.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
On Firkin @ the Alehouse. Hazy yellow orange pour with a soapy head...which I imagine the head will change when it moves to regular draft. Aroma of bright citrus, light bready malt, orange zest, and a bit of green/grass/pine as well. Flavors of bright citrus/grapefruit, orange zest/rind, and bready pale malt. Medium body, brightly bitter with a bitter/dry finish. Can’t wait to try the stuff on draft where I imagine it will shine a bit better with a somewhat tighter carbonation.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On firkin @ the Alehouse: Pours a hazy orange gold with a loose frothy off white head. Aroma, citrus, and floral hops, pale bready malts. Flavor, citrus, oranges, floral notes, pale malty, very dry, with some good bitterness. Very tasty beer.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Hazy golden color with a white soapy head. Aroma and flavor of grapefruit hops. Finish is pretty dry. Good.
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