3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Standard Market, draft. Light copper, wisp of a head. Aroma is crisp and clean and citrusy. Grapefruit is the primary aroma. Taste is definitely more citrus, more grapefruit, with a strong hop finish. Not as silly as i thought, ie, not over the top hops, enjoyable and could have another...
4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Bottle dated Jan 9 2012 pours dark yellow gold with a one finger off white head. The head quickly recedes to leave a lovely golden brew. Aromas are out of this world with floral, citrus, and mango notes. The tastes are pineapple, peach and grapefruit all coming at different times. The malts are not really noticed, but they are there to keep this one from being too bitter. This is so fresh and delicious, just tastes like chewing on a hop flower. One of the best DIPA out there.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours coppery-blonde with a quick white head and fine lacing. Nose is standard for the style: sharp, floral hops, green apples, a little caramel, and a slight booziness. Hops burst out on the front and are fairly bitter and quite crisp, fading away on the backside and letting a big, rich malt come to life. Honey and fruit are strong but not overwhelming and a light breadiness fills in on the swallow. Finish is long, smooth, and just a touch bitter. Excellent DIPA in every sense.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Golden yellow color with lots of lacing. A well balanced IPA with orange blossom and honey. Honey plays well on smoothing out the back palate. Great IPA but lets not kill each other to get our hands on a pint. Bells keep on skewing that supply and demand curve.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: FEB 3, 2012 Bottled 17 days ago. Light orange pour,slight haze,short frothy head,some lacing
Nice hoppy aroma with alot of orange citrus tropical fruit floral sweet fresh fruit juicy fruit and a mild raw hop dankness.
Taste is well carbed,then a big citrus tang sharpness hits with hop flavor of tropical fruits spicy-peppery kick in the bittering and honey sweet malt, with a little bit of bready toastyness, almost oily but a bit of sticky sweet with heavy citrus/ grapefruit piney bittering in the finish the bitternes really covers the boozyness kindof menthol like,but you can tell by the sting that its hiding behind. Its pretty smooth for a 10% beer with good dryness and not barleywine carmelly sweet. Has an overall orange like taste.I see more of the honey taste this year than last year. Seems a bit sweet.Not shure if it deserves its pricetag. Pretty good beer but isnt blowing me away with awesomeness as it seemed to me last year, then again since then i have tried many very good double ipa’s.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Draft. 2012. Golden color, thin wispy head. Sweet pineapple aroma. Flavor is bitter, very sweet, pineapple and citrus. No hint of alcohol except a warming feel.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 19/20
Pours a clear gold with thin white head. Aroma is wonderfully hoppy and strong. Flavor is pure hoppy goodness with a just enough malt to balance it. Pure awesome.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Pours a lovely orange gold color, with a nice head, and refreshing hoppy aroma. Can taste a hint of honey, with grapefruit like undertones. Very palateable and pleasant, not too hoppy
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