4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: FEB 6, 2010 12 oz bottle from Princeton’s. Orangish pour with a thin white head. Wonderful aromas of hops, citrus, pine. Flavor is massive hops, citrus, almost juicy. Finish is sweet/honey and big hops. I’m so glad it’s Hopslam season...
4.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Slam me! The complexity is fantastic -sweet honey, piney resin, and so so hoppy. 10%ABV Need more!
4.6 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
The aroma of this beer is one of it’s best characteristics. It’s hoppy with citrus and other complexities. For a beer with this much hops it is definitely softened by the honey flavor that balances it out. In the end it just is such a well rounded and fantastic beer. I would say my only complaint is the minimal head on most pours... even fresh ones seem to have the same appearance.
4.6 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
The honey is a great touch but it doesn’t soften the biting, bitter hopslam in you mouth that makes it stand out. On tap at Old Chicago in Okemos.
4.6 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
2010 review. Poured from the bottle into a Dogfish Head chalice. It pours with a nice 1/2" head formed from a moderately aggressive pour. The color is a nice, clear golden orange with healthy carbonation levels. It’s one of those thick, dense looking beers where the carbonation slowly creeps out. Quite nice, though. It has an insanely huge aroma, with sweet fruits and honey, citrus zest, cherries, floral and resinous notes... phenomenal. The taste is of candied maraschino cherries, resinous hops, with a bit of bite combined with an overwhelming sweetness that smooths it all out. There might be some mild tart apple in there, too. It was better on draft, but still so good in the bottle. The mouthfeel is ideal, with good density and carbonation, and a nice, mouth-filling consistency. It’s one of the most famous beers around, and for good reason. A huge aroma and taste, with a perfect mouthfeel. Even with the big ABV, you want to keep drinking. A classic.
4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Poured with gold color with a white head. Pleasant nose of citrus oil and grapefruit peel. Honey sweet, malty start with a sharp slam of hoppy bitterness. Long lasting hoppy aftertaste. This one really hit the spot for me.
4.6 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
I get the hype...i really do. I couldn’t believe the quality of the mouth feel for this gem. It was so creamy and smooth. PERFECT BALANCE. Beautiful aroma....grapefruit and citrus....pine. Great pour coming out a brown gold with small white head. I really enjoyed this beer.
4.6 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
12 ounce bottle into tulip, batch 10846, bottled 1/06/12. Pours slightly hazy golden orange color with a nice 2 finger light khaki head with great retention that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Some spotty lacing on the glass as well. Aromas of huge grapefruit, pineapple, mango, orange, caramel, honey, light pine, and floral notes. Incredible aromas here with big hoppy sweetness and great balance. Taste of big pineapple, orange, grapefruit, honey, mango, light pine, herbal spiciness, and caramel. Nice amount of bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of citrus, mango, pineapple, herbal spices, honey, and caramel on the finish for a while. Medium carbonation and fairly full bodied; with a nicely creamy and smooth mouthfeel. Far too drinkable for being 10%, with only a slight warming on the finish noticed. Fantastic malt balance, with plenty of hoppiness and bitterness. Overall this is a world class DIPA with huge hoppiness; but still has great balance and drinkability for it’s high gravity.
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