 greenhorn1 (359), Eugene, Oregon, USA
Apr 15, 2008
22 oz bottle from BottleTrek.com. Pours a very light hazy yellow, no head. Big citrus hop aroma, just the way a IIPA should be...who says there is a hop shortage? Flavor is your typical PNW grapefruit and pine notes. Long bitterness finish. Overall, a decent IIPA, however, it was a bit rough around the edges...maybe from the very noticeable 9% ABV.
travita (662), Lewisville, Texas, USA
Jul 22, 2008 Orange to amber in color with almost no head. Good carbonation. Smell is grass, hops, pine, and some citrus. Light bitterness begins the taste with the beer being a little coying in the mouth and ending watery.
DYCSoccer17 (1996), Davis, California, USA
Jul 21, 2008 22 ounce bottle purchased at the Davis Food Co-Op. $10...ouch. Aroma has an herbal hoppiness with some musty notes and some slight cardboard-like oxidized notes. I can’t imagine this is oxidized, seeing the bottle was very full. The bottle caps were kind of weird, though. Very weird aroma. Hazy dark honey colored body with a smallish white head. scant lacing present. Starts herbal and a bit medicinal. Not sure what kind of hops they used, but these are not your typical hops. Decent malt backbone present, but there is a weird aspirin-like hoppiness present in the end as well as some light sweetness. A bit warming. Not overly hoppy for an IIPA. Just seems subdued and muted. Not digging their hop profile on this beer.
cbkschubert (1520), Skyline, Arizona, USA
Jul 18, 2008 22 oz. bottle from Plaza Liquors - Pours a hazy amber color with a one finger thick off white head. Light lacing. Aroma is pine, herbal, and citrus hops and a touch of toasted malt. Flavor is mostly hops with a light malt presence. Medium body. No unpleasant aftertaste. A pretty good beer.
MrBendo (976), Swedesboro, New Jersey, USA
Jul 18, 2008 Thanks to FlacoAlto for the bomber. Clear orange/amber with a large foamy head. Aroma of pine hops, biscuit and caramel malt. Very sweet, a bit warm and a floral hop taste. Syrupy-sweet texture minus the standard big tropical fruit hop presence like you might expect in an iipa. A little disappointing.
Swalden_28 (516), McKinney, Texas, USA
Jul 16, 2008 Bottle, thanks to Bu11zeye.
Pours a cloudy gold with white minimal white head. Has a nice fruity aroma. Aroma consist of some grapefruit and a nice bitter. Full mouthfeel, but still seemed watery.....This beer seemed boring, no pizzazz....Did not seem like a high gravity beer....
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