3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Amber coloured with a decent white head. Aroma of orange blossoms, tropical fruits and some honeyed sweetness. Sweet citrus flavours, with some caramel and a big, dry, hoppy finish. Good.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle from daknole (yay!). Batch 8909, packaged January 5, 2009, so this should still be quite fresh. Pours a lightly hazed orange amber with a medium white head. Piles of sweet hops full of floral, citrus and pine notes, and a hefty amount of malt. Medium to thick body, with creamy carbonation that sneaks in a little bite from time to time. Flavors have a nice a sweet grapefruit note and a little bit of alcohol. Finishes with a long heavy grapefruity quinine note, with almost a hint of oaky dryness.
4.6 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
[1546-20080723] Bottle. Fresh juicy sweet navel orange peel aroma with a great hint of pine hops, reminds me of a bed of evergreen needles. Hazy, orange amber body with a long-lasting creamy off-white head. Full orange grainy hops flavour has notes of pine resin and bitter seeds, a boozy sweat finish and a long hoppy aftertaste. Medium-full body is boozy. In perfect shape, extremely enjoyable.
3.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
This bottled brew from a bottle shop poured a head of foamy fine to medium sized off-white colored bubbles that were mostly lasting and left behind a hazy typically carbonated body and a good lacing. The mild aroma was of the malt hop variety. The very hoppy mouth feel was weakly tingly at the start and strongly tingly at the finish with a mellow aftertaste. The good flavor contained notes of nothing but hops. Delicious and one I would certainly buy again.
4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Murky orange color with no head. Incredible hop aroma of orange, flower and, well, hops. Duh. Wow... the taste is incredibly smooth. Tons of bitter orange hops with a little piney leftover. Oddly enough, it is not overpowering at all. Very nicely done!
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draft @ the brewpub. Clear amber with a frothy tan head, nice lacing. Big floral and grapefruit hop aromas with a light sweetness. Medium body. Great hop juice bittersweet flavors are citrus floral and spruce sap with some pale malt and honey thrown in for good measure. Big hop flavors plus a sweetness without being sticky makes for a great Ipa here.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottled. The aroma has pine, grapefruits and aprikot. hazy, orange coloured with an off-white head. The taste is bitter with a little malty sweetness. There is pine, some grapefruit and aprikot. For an IPA the balance is good. Crisp, refreshing mouthfeeel.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours orange/amber, off white head.
Aroma, floral hops.
Taste, super hoppy, floral/pine with lots of alcohol.
Leaves a nice fruity and honey presence.
Just not a big fan of extreme hoppy beers.
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