4.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
My friends think I am nuts but I can’t stop drinking this beer!! (Well I have to at times but...) I have been a "Hophead" for years and in my opinion this is the best Double IPA I have ever had. The only one that may have come close was Dreadnaught from Three Floyds. The hops definitely dominate the aroma and flavor and the alcohol level although not published must be +9.0% at least. If you get a chance this is a must-taste beer.
4.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Bottle. Finally got to try it. Pours with a beautiful orange-copper color and a nice head with good lacing and retention. The aroma is full of hops, flowery hops but also some sweetness probably due to the honey. Flavors are amazing, some citrus, flowers, honey and a nice malt backbone. One of the best DIPAs but not super extremely hoppy. Very smooth finish with lasting bitterness.
4.7 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
A strong Pale ale with a wery smoth finnich. It is nicly hoppy but has a big body that stands up to it. Much nice grape in the aroma.
4.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
That "Commercial Description" holds no weight. Biting- no, Bitter- not so much, Bruiser- YES. This beer deserves a new class. It is neither a Dub. or an Imp..
It is a classic. A beer that does not conform to the styles that we rate by.
4.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Nice golden yellow amber color. Smell of wonderful grapefruit, malt. pine, grass, lemons and a "Hulk Hogan body slam to Andre the Giant" hop smell. Total hop smell in this beer. I love it! Taste of pine, grapefruit, oranges, lemon zest, a pinch of salt, sugar, malt and HOPS! Great sour bitterness that lingers for awhile. Alcohol is present. I will have to stock up on this one.
4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
Just had this on tap. Awsome beer. Reminds me of DFH 90 min. Very nice citrus nose, Great mouthfeel. Hop bite was intense but not overly bitter. Flavors lingered. I think the 9.5 ABV is very conservative. I had 1 Imperial pint glass and felt numb. Can’t wait to try it in the bottle.
4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
Pours a deep, ripe apricot color w/ a medium sized semi creamy froth. Head retention is good w/ frothy residual lacing creating pancake spatter. Aroma is candy sweet w/ punchy hopsy citrus cards that create a boquet of perfumey flowers. Medium nectar w/ soft and creamy residual effers. Everything hits you at the same time. A mild sweetness, brutal hopsy citrus chards, and thick caramel malts slap you around fom sip one. It’s not overly malty. Flavors of hard candy, caramel, citrus rind, vanilla bean cream, marshmellow, and other tropical flavors. The finish is long. Theres a residual sweetness that gets slaughtered by the blades of a thousand daggers. Bitterness sets in like a frost bitten winters night. But I keep coming back for more. A well balanced, good brew.
4.6 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: FEB 16, 2008 Draft at Issac Newtons. Bottle thanks to Stoutlover72, Thanks for this awesome beer.
Holy F’n smell. Very grapefruit, star ruby grapefruit smell. Fantatsic!!! Very cloudy look with thin head and stays till the end. Great flavor that may not be as good as the smell makes it out to be but whatever. Good mouthfell and slightly sticky. One of the best IIPA’s I’ve ever had! Very smooth and it’s balance is spooky*
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