 lemasney (233), Trenton, New Jersey, USA
May 9, 2008
ABV: 7%
RateBeer rating: 98
Calories: estimated at C
Volume: 22 fl oz
Glass: tulip
Purchased at: West Trenton Wine and Liquor, West Trenton, NJ
Price: $4.75
Consumed at: home
First Impression: Aroma is quite hoppy, floral, grapefruit, olive oil, herbal, welcoming. Visuals include a fluffy white head on a surprisingly deep amber hazy body. Lacing is very nice. Taste is rich and bitter with grapefruit, with a satisfying long acrid aftertaste. Palate is crisp, dusty, and top and back of the tongue is active. Second Impression: a very well crafted beer. Interesting visually, and in aroma. Tastes very good - not the best IPA out there, but very high on the list for me. Well worth another taste.
Aroma: 8 out of 10
Visuals: 4 out of 5
Taste: 9 out of 10
Palate: 5 out of 5
Overall: 18 out of 20. I liked the aroma, taste, palate, and visuals.
RunDWP (110), San Jose, California, USA
Jul 22, 2008 22 oz bottle. Light piney aroma, pours a cloudy orange with a thick, persistant white head. Flavor is really hop dominated, with strong pine and grapefruit flavor and a touch of sweet malt. I can understand why it is popular for some folks, but really isn’t quite my style. Really aggressive flavors, too aggressive in my opinion, and for me there are better IPA’s that go for better balance and complexity.
BeerGestapo (258), Windsor, Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 22, 2008 (USA) Courtesy of AFI96, Thanks waylo !! Pours a lite amber color with a med white head. The aroma is of citrus, and grapefruit. The taste is not as hoppy as i thought, but it was kind of bitter.. I was not that impressed with it as most people , but it was ok !!!
Acknud (554), Morganfield, Kentucky, USA
Jul 20, 2008 Yellow amber pour with a citrus hoppy nose. Flavors mingle of malt and citrus hops. Needs more hops.
lipscomb216 (58), USA
Jul 20, 2008 Definitely top 5 for the style, nice, sweet flavor and quality aroma. Definitely can smell the Columbus hops, as well as taste the grapefruit quality of the Cascades. Domestic 2 row provides balanced malt sweetness to match the bittering hops and flavor hops. Overall, I would drink this till my blood turned to it, then drink it again.
Arayaga2 (739), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 20, 2008 Golden with medium white head. Aroma is floral, hoppy, and sweet. Taste is same with fruity citrusy floral hop presence and nice malty backbone. $5/22oz
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