 stchloe (473), Portland, Oregon, USA
Jan 6, 2009 I love herbal beers, or anything brewed with unique ingredients, so the thistle was great. A very sweet IPA but still plenty bitter for the rest of us. Hints of plant.
kiwibt (51), , New Zealand
Jan 3, 2009 Bottle, bb Aug 09.
Appearance cloudy orange/brown with medium head but with floaties.
Aroma, oxidised hop,malt. Some orange trying to get through.
Sweet crystal, more sweet than bitter.
Overall, poorly packaged. Not really a IPA, to sweet, not enough hop bitterness to balance out malt sweetness. More of a PA .
fordest (1954), Santee/San Diego, California, USA
Jan 3, 2009 Not much hop aromas off this at first. The flavors brought a bit of citrus in, then the hops were noticable. But even then they were quite subdued. Nice lemon citrus and touches of grass. Decent for an ale, just not an IPA lovers beer.
unclemike (834), Ft. Riley, Kansas, USA
Jan 3, 2009 In spite of the use of cascade hops, it has more of a british than an american touch. Up front hops, but they remind me more of styrian goldings than cascade. Filtered and/or pasteurized bottled ale. My guess would be that it would have been much more fresh and drinkable if it hadn’t been ruined the industrial way. The result is a middle of the road IPA.
fidelis83 (709), Clinton, Iowa, USA
Jan 2, 2009 Pours perfect gold with lots of small sorta dark particulate, and a tall off white-straw colored super sudsy head that leaves a really nice lacing. Aroma is herbal and citrus hops, a nice amount of toast, and a nice sweet grainy malt. Flavor is interesting...sweet grainy malt, a hint of caramel...though very little for an IPA or APA, straw, maybe it’s the power of suggestion but I notice a very sweet thistle like floral note, hops are mostly floral and herbal with just a hint of citrus. This beer doesn’t really fit the IPA or APA style very well, whichever it may be technically. Hop profile is very weak to be either. Honestly I am not the most experienced here but it tastes like a weak Marzen with some APA hops thrown in. That being said...it’s not that bad just terrible false advertising.
RichJ7 (1175), Cullman, Alabama, USA
Dec 23, 2008 Hazy orange with an inch-thick white head. Earthy floral hop aroma. Flavor is citrusy and herbal hops with some nice, subtle malt backing it up. Very good.
Flamojune (93), Ville de Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Dec 22, 2008 Belle couleur golden Pas beaucoup de houblon sec rafraichissant Mérite de sen prendre un autre pint
cbeers21 (563), Miami, Florida, USA
Dec 15, 2008 Golden pour, pillowy white head. Fruity pine nose with citrus zest and light spice. Not powerfully hopped, more delicate. The body is rounded with chewy berry fruit flavors and barnyard notes. Perhaps the American IPA has changed my standard but the lack of any hop backbone whatsoever makes this a strange example of the style even from the UK. That said, it is still a drinkable golden ale with some character to it.
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