4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20
Fruity orange & melon aroma, almost like Froot Loops. Some hops bitter flavor with definite fruity notes. Overall, this is an awesome brew... very drinkable. Thanks to BarZigKin for sharing this!
4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Rich in hoppy goodness. Notes of tropical fruits all over the place. Pineapple, mango, citrus. Very little resin or pine. Damn this is f’ing good. Clean IPA^2 without all the malty richness, sweetness, and backbone. Well done Bells....again.
4.2 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle with many thanks to changeup45. Pours orange amber with nice white head. Nose of orange, bushel of citrus, honey and hops. Taste of honey, caramel malts with lovely hop balance.
4.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
this is one of god’s gifts to mankind
A: transparent, golden, copper color... thick off white head.. great lacing.. sticky as all hell.
S: Grapefruit. Honey. Pine. Slight grass notes. Dash of alcohol. Delicate sweet-bitterness in perfect balance... i think i could sniff this beer til it was dry
T: The taste is everything you could ask for from the tease the nose gives you. Grapefruit hop bitterness is ever present, with a sweet honey maltness wrapping its way through every sip. Alcohol is barely perceptible.. The best thing about this beer is the layers of goodness. Each sip is just as profound as the previous.
M: Medium bodied, with a slightly dry bitter finish. Ideal carbonation makes this one a keeper.
D: I’d be a lier if i didn’t admit that this is one of the most addictive beverages I have ever consumed. Can someone refer me to the nearest Hopslam Anonymous treatment facilities???
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: MAR 11, 2011 Pours a fairly transparent amber with minimal white head. Nose is really nice--grapefruit, hops and very fresh. Not as hoppy as one would expect: Flavor is grapefruit, honey, and malt--probably too much malt in a IIPA for my taste, but, to be fair, I only just got ahold of this sixer from my dad when I was home over the 4th of July, so I imagine that the malty sweetness was once less apparent. I’m going to try to get ahold of more of this next year in more timely fashion, but even now it is a very good beer.
EDIT: I’m knocking this up on par with Three Floyds Drednaught and Stone Ruination after drinking it fresh this year. The hops clearly fade fairly quickly if you let it sit too long, and, when fresh, there’s still a bit of sweetness, but it is clearly from the honey (not malt) and the hops are front and center. Nose is very floral with a bit of cat piss. Just a fantastic beer.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
wow.....not exactly a ’session beer’....great color; great taste of both hops (lots of hops...) and a balance of malt....great nose....
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Now this is an amazing beer. Out of the bottle at Kings Table in Dayton, OH. Great hop aroma. The flavor is thick, malty, and bitter. Some beers like this ttend to be too thin and just pure hops. Bells has balanced it perfectly with tons of maltiness. Love it
4.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
In the bottle (#9502) from Total Wine Tampa. Pours dark gold to light amber with a thick and creamy white head of a concrete consistency. Simply a beautiful pour in the glass. Low carbonation. Oranges and butterscotch aroma. Now I see what all the hubbub is all about. It’s like peppering down a taste of honey. Very thick with a very smoothly blended use of hops. Remarkably, not all out of whack. I taste lemon grass. A bolus of lavender. The finish is hugely sweet. The honey flavors just get stronger as the beer warms. I’d call this beer a braggot if I did not know any better.
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