4.6 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
The aroma of this beer is one of it’s best characteristics. It’s hoppy with citrus and other complexities. For a beer with this much hops it is definitely softened by the honey flavor that balances it out. In the end it just is such a well rounded and fantastic beer. I would say my only complaint is the minimal head on most pours... even fresh ones seem to have the same appearance.
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
12 oz. bottle, sent by FuckSociety (thanks Sebastian), pours a beautifully vibrant golden with a small white head. Aroma of pungent citrus hops, grapefruit, caramel and slight honey. Flavour brings out potent citrus and grapefruit, honey sweetness, caramel malt balance, but with the hops bursting through and finishing semi-bitter and semi-sweet (due to the honey). Beautifully crafted.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
12oz. Nice golden, amber pour. Very clear. Aroma is strong hops, grapefruit, citrus, floral. Great taste and rich mouthfeel. Lives up to the hype!
4.5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 19/20
Once again, still one of my faves. Pours very cloudy orange-gold with nice inch, off-white head. Sticky lacing. Aroma is sooo enticing, I would be ok just smelling this beer instead of drinking it. Citrus, pungent grapefruit, a touch floral and honey...mmmmm. Ok, moving on. Flavor is like when my mom used to serve me half a grapefruit with sugar sprinkled on it for breakfast - but I probably shouldn’t have this beer for breakfast. Smooth malty sweetness up front with good body; citrus, acidic into bold bitter hops. And then that smell! In case you were wondering, Hopslam is delish!!
5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
Wonderful smell. Hits your real hard with hops. A must drink for any hop-head. Cannot drink enough. Pours with a thick frothy head and the smell is pungent, very strong, it’ll get your taste buds excited long before they get slammed.
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
12oz bottle. One of many :). Nice clear amber color. Nice thick head with aggressive pour. Not a real strong aroma of hops, but they are very apparent at first sip. The bitterness is strong but not overpowering with a medium body. Nice finish that is not harsh and not too long. Of course, I probably did not wait long enough for the next sip.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
on tap. not much to look at with a hazy orange appearance, but totally made up for in smell and taste. smell is sweeeeeeeeet citrus (yes, there were 9 ’e’s in my notes) with a cutting hop to balance it brilliantly. A tasty brew from the folks at bells :)
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
yellow, clear w. occassional bubbles
dry, nettle hops and passion fruit on the nose
med body and faintly fizzy and creamy
absolutely gorgeous! well balanced, lovely IPA. hops aren’t cascade (or at least cascade isn’t the dominant/only hop noticeable) but a nice passion fruit hop. they also aren’t ridiculous. just nice and worthwhile. nothing extreme here, just a perfect IPA.
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