 wheninhell (477), louisville, Kentucky, USA
Apr 10, 2007
Thanks dirty_martini! crystal clear copper. thick pour. great lasting creamy thick dense off white head. great lacing. huge piney grapefruit hop aroma. big old load o hops. very nice malt undertones. caramel, toffee, sour wood honey... leather?
flavor is extremely interesting loads of bitter piney grapefruit hops are balanced by an extremely interesting complex malt backbone. on top of that ROSEMARY! in know that pine and rosemary are very similar...but this stuff has the strongest rosemary flavor that i have ever picked up in a beer.....uh...so anyway this stuff is slightly sweet has some earl grey characteristics off the start...im guessing the bergamot comes from the hops....the bitter piney rosemary hops kick in nice orange notes in the background still....lots of toffee almost chocolate notes from the malt. spicy rye bitter piney grapefruit finish with nice toffee undertones. dry bitter finish at first but some sweet toffee notes come out in the end. medium/full body with nice moderate carbonation. lots of rosemary orange/bergamot notes throughout. this beer is great. i need more.
nqualls (207), Tennessee, USA
Sep 8, 2008 22 oz bottle poured into a tulip glass. Poured a dark amber with a three finger off white head. Aroma of citrus. Flavor of grapefruit and other citrus with a well balanced malt character.
chicagodri (491), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Sep 1, 2008 22 oz bottle. Pours a dark amber and it had a big tan head. Nice hoppy smell, mainly grapefruit and other citrus hops. Great flavor, nice bitterness. Great malt balance. Really great beer.
Lagunitasfan (53), San Diego, California, USA
Sep 1, 2008 22 oz bottle. Yum yum yum. Great strong IPA smell- hoppy sweet piny malty, yummy. Big and full and sweet in the mouth, without being gooey or sticky sweet. Not the gloppy candy sweet some get. Still had a sharpness underlying in the roundness.
durhambeer (423), Durham, USA
Aug 31, 2008 Bottle from liquidsolutions. Dark cloudy red-tinged brown pour with big off-white head. Big floral hops, caramel, malt, and grapefruit on the nose. A little resin, but not skunky. Similar palate with the rye showing up but not as spicy/bitter as expected, and I mean that in a good way. Tingles and dances on the palate. Yum.
jodyperkins (65), Mississippi, USA
Aug 30, 2008 Poured from 22 oz bottle. The hue was reddish brown with a huge slightly brown head. The head lasted forever. Super hoppy aroma. Malty and hoppy - very well balanced.
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