1.9 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 2/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 5/20
Draft @ Blind Tiger. Golden pour with white head. Grainy malt, damp basement and yeast aromas. Flavor was mish mash: earthy, citrus, skunky sour. Eck.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Had on draft at Thirsty Monk in Asheville. Pretty intense aromatics, nutty notes, bright and fresh. The body is fairly light, not to say it is lacking in flavor. or intensity. Very crisp, bitter, extremely dry style. Finish leaves a bit to be desired, drops off rather quickly. Pleasant, though a bit pricy. ($7.50)
4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Leonardo in collaborazione con il dogfish head hanno creato questa imperial pils veramente buona!! frescha luppolatura e un bel maltato morbido... birra molto erbacea e beverina! mitika!
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draught pour from The Thirsty Monk in Asheville. This beer took me by surprise. Clear yellow pour with white head. Nose of lovely Saaz hops, and I swear Hallertau. Very plisner-like, spicey and grassy and floral but also fruity... like some exotic fruit I’ve never had before. This was a really unique beer to me, and I enjoyed it immensely. Would love to seek out more of this style or see more of it. I doubt it would bottle very well (or for very long). Yum.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask at the White Horse Old Ale Festival, 27th Nov 09. Hazy amber. Fresh North American hop aroma. NA hops on the initial taste too but the palate drops off nearly instantly and doesn’t retain the flavour.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle at Craig’s house. A nice beer with a nice name. Pale golden colour. Delicate flavours.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: APR 15, 2011 Bottle at home from GBBF. With my Mate Stephen... and even though i shared my ’My Antonia’ .... he refused to share his wife Antonia... hazy yellow .... short lived big white head ... colapsing to a light foam covering ... soft zezty fruity hop ... lemon and pine nose .... sweet pine hop .... very piney ... much more an ipa than a lager ... juicy ... big and bold ... really tasty and balanced ...
bottle at home ... copper ... sweet juicy fruit hop nose ... zezty fruity pine hop ... soft toffee malts ...
3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Very pale golden pour. The nose is quite sweet with lots of sweet malt character. A little bit of honey and herbal malt character as well. Lightly grassy nose behind the sweetish malts. It is very hoppy on the palate with a very assertive bitterness. It’s really kind of a mess. Some nice aromatics but they’re clobbered by being too boozy, too bitter and just too much.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Tap at Redlight. Big pillowy white head, light gold body. Huge hop aroma, very aggressive. Nice clean lager profile with a big hop bitterness. Very good.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
(Cask, by gravity, at White Horse, Parson’s Green, London, 29 Nov 2009) Hazy copper colour with frothy, white head. Fruity, hoppy nose with grapefruit, resin and pine needles. Fruity, hoppy taste with notes of grapefruit, resin and pine needles. Rather sweet with intense hop flavours. Full body, chewy mouthfeel. Slightly over the top and hardly very well balanced, but still a very tasty beer with an impressive hop presence. Nice one.
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