3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Thanks to PilsnerPeter for this one. After I managed to smash the first growler I bought of this, I was glad to see it again. Beautiful deep amber-golden beer. Soft caramelly aroma along with some grapefruit and light tropical pineapple hoppiness. Soft palate, chewy and fruity and a fairly chewy lingering resiny bitterness. It’s quite nice really.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: JAN 17, 2011 Rerate on 1/17/2010. Noticed the beer was strong on floral hops, and the taste of soap. The flavor was the same. The previous year I noticed more citrus, and caramel. The appearance is a dark amber, tan-white head, lots of carbonation. The finish is purely floral hops, astringent, powerful and quite long-lasting, again the aroma and the flavor were the same this year and last. Decent IPA, it seems to vary year to year though.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Growler filled at Black Forest. Pours a dark amber with a moderate tan head that lasted through mid-glass and coated the glass with a solid layer of foam with each sip. Very pleasant aroma of grapefruit and caramel. The flavor is not quite as fruity nor not quite as sweet as the aroma suggests with grapefruit, caramel and just a bit of husky grain. Bitterness at the finish is just right and is not overdone. Very good IPA.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
bitter sweet in flavor and aroma with citrus and butter toffee. well balanced between the malt and hop components and well carbonated.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Growler shared by PilsPete. Hops are pretty earthy and dusty, slightly stinging. The pale malts are pretty tasty too, balancing it out. Decent stuff.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Growler. Deep copper in color with a little white head. Hoppy citrusy aroma. Orange, grapefruit hoppy notes. Sweet malty and hoppy flavor. Caramel notes. Sweet tasting. Light to medium bodied. Finish is bitter. Nice.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Going around twice on this beer, once a growler at Hoboken gathering and just today a sampler at the brewpub. Its a pretty basic IPA, a bit musky and tea like hops. Low on the bitterness with a bit of a slick and sweet malt presence. Decent stuff.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Growler. Poured a slightly hazed amber color with a thin off-white head. The aroma had some nice citrus and orange hop notes with a light malt base. The flavor was a balanced mix of citrus hops and caramel malt. Long moderately bitter finish. Light-medium body.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
growler @Pauls Hoboken#1-thanks pilsnerpete–pours a light tan ring for a head and hazy amber color. Aroma is musty medium malt, spices, secondary pine/resin. Taste is musty medium malt, spices, secondary pine/resin, finishes with some bitterness. Easy drinking.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Hazy amber. Aroma is citrus and hoppy like a good IPA should be. There is a note of something (which I think others have called pine) that makes this a very interesting brew. Although at first I though that this might be a rebrand of their wheat IPA, looking back at my rating of that, I can see that this is rather different.
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