3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
All hop on this one. Lots of grassy hop in the nose. A mix of citrus and grass in the taste with a long, long hop finish. It’s definitely a hophead beer, but a little unbalanced to my taste and could use a little more malt backbone.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
pours a dark copper colour with a large off white head.
Aroma is very fruity, some sweet strawberry, some grapefruit, some pine.
Flavour is initially bitter herbal hop and yellow grapefuit tartness. Some caramel trying to make it’s presence known in the middle but it goes right back down under the medium bitter finish.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pours a clear dark orange amber with a small white froth on top. Fresh hop aroma, peaches, apricots and pineapple. First taste is bitter and salty, quickly followed by sweet tropical fruits, apricot, peach, pineapple, papaya is a perfect descriptor. Medium/light bodied with finer soda carbonation, could definitely use more body. Lightly salty & bitter, more like a tropical fruit flavored diet-soda.
4.6 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Outstanding! Very hoppy and fresh. Strong flavor of grapefruit and some pineapple. Smells great and has an absolute perfect color.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle… Beautiful, clear orange ale with a small, fizzy, off-white head. Good small, tight retention. Earthy, resiny nose offers pine needles, white pepper and pink grapefruit. Medium to full-bodied and a touch oily with sparkling carbonation. Modest, medium-roasted malt sweetness is more than checked by citrusy, earthy, snappy hop bitterness. Finishes moderately bitter and very dry. Big time thanks to Douglas88 for sending the bottle!
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Been drinking this for quite some time; not sure why I haven’t rated it yet. It pours with a nice color (copper-amber) and nice beige head. Crisp and bright texture. Malts only have light caramel, toast and cream (just a light sweetness). Snappy, citrusy hop bitterness. Pinch of sourness. Flowery aroma. Healthy bitterness, though not overdone. Zippy pine and orange follow. Has a nice zinginess to it. Curiously, some bottles seem to taste much better than others.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Golden pour with frothy peach colored head (which returns with each drink) showing carbonated fizzy lacing traces on the glass. Leaves a sllightly bitter malted amber hoppiness aftertaste.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Pours a clear brownish-amber with a thin white head. Nice hoppy aroma, bitter and citrusy, with pine notes. Taste is quite sharp, of hops and malt, and a little herbal and astringent. Lingering sharp bitterness. Pretty good IPA.
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