3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Slightly murky orange. Beautiful look of opaque orange light. Looks like an unfiltered wheat. Moderately strong hop aroma of oranges, sugar, but it was served too cold. Bitterness is unaccompanied by a dry feeling, but the finish is appropriately dry.
3.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
A dry and very Columbus oriented green-tea/marijuana nose. Crisp with a tight and light carbonation. A light kiwi flavour and acidity with a slow bitterness. The carbonation reminds me Kronenburg 1664 and I don’t mean that as an insult, it just does. I think it’s nice, the bitterness builds a little too intensely and that weedy flavour could become too much if I bought more than a glass.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tap at the brewpub. Light amber pour with a thin white head. Big citrus hop aroma. Nice smooth malt body, caramel and a big citrus hop bitterness. Good brew.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Big Horse Brewing – January 2010
Nice hops aroma with a good malt backing this was a very good IPA.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Date: September 24, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: hazy copper, fine off white head, drippy lace
Aroma: sweet resinous orange and tangerine aroma
Flavor: sweet and fruity flavor, sweet crystal malt, lots of orange, light balancing bitter citrus rind, light bitter finish
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *** /4
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pint at the brewery - Aroma is packed with citrus and pine hops and a malty finish. Flavor of very chewy fresh citrus hops, pine resin and enough malt to balance it. Palate is sticky and tart. Very nice NW IPA.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Nice and hoppy with an orangeish hue. Good balance and strength and the best one I sampled at the brewery.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Orange amber, rather flavor looking, with a slight ring of head. Intense Columbus hop nose. Musky co-humulone loaded pungence with fringes of cattiness. Initially, flavor is not as intense, but it continues to build to a cresendo of Columbus puissance. The IBU’s are omnipresent. Strong bitter finish. Only for a true hop aficionado.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at the brewpub. Auburn to amber in color. Aroma was nice, mostly being earthy and floral. Flavor of tingling hops; don’t remember why I wrote that. Flowery citrus bitterness. Impressed with the flavor in this one.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft at the brewpub. Pours an amber color with a small off-white head. Has a malty hoppy citrus aroma with some resiny hints. Sweetish malty hoppy bitter citrus flavor. Has a sweetish malty hoppy bitter citrus finish with a long hoppy bitter aftertaste.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cloudy brown, with citrus aroma. A medium body. Finishes with a sour hop bite tat spoils an otherwise great beer.
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