4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20
On tap served in a pint pour was copper with a touch of gold. With two fingers of white wispy head and solid retention. The nose was great with floral hops,bubble gum malt and light fruits. Taste was well balanced malt to hops flavor its not near as hoppy as I was told hands down the best double IPA I’ve ever had
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
2011 Bottle (consumed 1-21-11) poured into stein. Nice clear light copper pour with a nice white head that sticks around and leads to some nice lacing typical of a fresh IPA. Nice pine, floral, and citrus hop layers, with a nice undercurrent of apricots (Or mango or peach?) on the nose. Almost sweet smelling. Taste starts with smooth and sweet fruit with some interesting vanilla notes and builds to a nice hop bitterness, mostly of citrus and floral. Quite smooth. Finishes with a sweet bitterness that sticks around a while. A good and balanced IIPA, but I am glad I only bought a bottle....
4.8 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
one of my favorite high abv beers. this beer stands out in many ways and will continue to be a part of my arsenal.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Poured from a bottle into a pint glass. Aroma is sweet hops, spices, bread. Appearance is a somewhat hazy copper with a medium white head that dissipates over time. Slight, splotchy lacing. Taste is initially hoppy then moving on to spices like sage and ginseng. The sweetness makes its appearance in the slight honey taste with a malt backbone to bring everything together. Finish is a little hop bite. Medium to heavy bodied. This beer lived up to the hype in my book. This stuff rocks. The burp of the beer even tastes great.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours a slightly hazy golden/orange with a huge fluffy white head. Pleasant pink grapefruit aroma. Taste is sweet lightly toasted malt, honey, bubble gum and a little grassiness along with the citrus hoppiness. Assertive bitterness, but not overdone. ABV well hidden. A fine brew to be sure.
3.9 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Pour is an amber orange with no head. Aroma is awesome with orange, floral, pine, and sweet fake peach candy. Taste is hugely hoppy up front with a little sweetess, pine, finishes slightly bitter and lingers on the tongue. Great beer, on par with last year!
5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
UPDATED: NOV 30, 2011 Pours a clear orange, with an average white head. Strong grapefruit citrus aroma. Hoppy citrus flavor with an alcohol finish. Very hoppy. Pretty good. This beer grows on me with every bottle of the six-pack I purchased. I’m absolutely falling is love with it.
4 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
This beer is delicious but I’m not sure it’s worth the extreme hype. A: A nice golden honey color with bubbles rolling up the glass. S: This is the best part of the beer - full on fruit, mango/peach scent dipped in honey. Truly a wonder for the nose. T: Like a fermented fruit - the mango peach flavor comes through but there is a distinct hop bitterness and a sweetness from the honey. Finishes with a alcohol bite. M: Smooth, creamy, biting...Overall I love this beer I just hate how ridiculous it is to get it and ultimately there are better DIPA’s.
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