 ChainGangGuy (1602), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
Jun 3, 2007
Appearance: Pours a reddish-browh body with a pillowy beige head and excellent, long-lasting lacing.
Smell: A truly gorgeous aroma of toasted caramel and sweet brown sugar. Full, gorgeous notes of pine and grapefruit. There’s rye in the scent, too, but I expected more. Still, if someone can beat that aroma I’ll give them a shiny new quarter.
Taste: Big, rich caramel (and brown sugar) sweetness marked by heavy hop accents of grapefruit and pine and the apparent taste of rye. Also, a little bit of vanilla in there as well. Tangy rye-ish, sweet finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Excellent texture and carbonation.
Drinkability: An expertly crafted, wonderful beer. Marvelous!
Shiny new quarter. Seriously.
foundmd (36), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Oct 4, 2008 22oz bottle. Pours a brown amber color with a thick head. Great balance of big hops and malts, combined with citrus, pine, and rye. Has a distinct depth for an IPA. Nice bitter aftertaste.
Orion1800 (46), Piedmont, California, USA
Oct 4, 2008 The hops just evaporate off this brew, giving the air around its surface an amazing aroma. Very crisp aromatic and flavoring hops, with a smooth and nicely bitter hop finish. Crispity - hopity. And with a nice rye flavor not-so-hidden in the mix
beergod! (41), Houston, Texas, USA
Oct 2, 2008 This IPA pours a nice dark amber color with a nice small head. Nice citrus and slight malt on the nose. Flavor is great! Nice hop flavor but really balanced with a nice malt backbone. Body is nice and full bodied and overall another great example of the quality that you’ve come to expect from Bear Republic....
kosko20 (134), Bemidji, Minnesota, USA
Oct 2, 2008 Not a fan of the darker ruby color for the IIPA. Nice head. Aroma is some hops and correct me if I’m wrong but the same used in Surly Furious...only Surly does a better job of bringing out the aroma, flavor and bitterness of them. This is nicely balanced but not a fan of the rye malt flavor.
taalhiker (109), Dayton, Ohio, USA
Sep 30, 2008 From bottle. Part of April Dayton Beertasting event.
Pours dark brown with a tan head. Aroma is a hoppy citrus.
Taste is very smooth - no sense of the 8% alcohol.
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