3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
On cask at bar volo. Cloudy orange pour. Mild aroma of pine, naval orange, honey, cinnamon. Slick mouthfeel, medium body. Initially very mild. Sweet and light vanilla maltiness gives way to bitter, slightly sour finish of orange and grapefruit. Not a hop "bomb", but a good, unique brew. Would be very nice in summer.
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3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask at C’est What. Very hazy orange pour with a tight white head. The aroma is quite odd. Soft orange peel in addition to a fairly light fishy sort of vegetal character. A touch of DMS as well. A little bit of light fruit and some fairly light fruity esters. It’s got a little bit of sweetness through the middle. Not really malty though - the sweet slickness seems like a fermentation or a conditioning issue. Moderate bitterness on the finish - although that Harare is actually fairly clean. Odd.
1.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 2/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 8/20
On tap at c’est what. Poured hazy amber with little to no head. Hardly any carbonation. All the ingredients were there but tasted flat and watered down
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask at Gambrinus Bistro and Cafe. Just slightly hazed straw colour, with a creamy cap about an inch thick. Fresh hoppy nose has lots of citrus, an herbal quality, some perfume/candy like malts. The flavour is subdued with mild pithy bitterness and just a touch of malt sweetness. Very creamy, on the lighter side of medium bodied, a mild lingering bitterness. The name is a bit of a misnomer as this certainly is not a hop bomb, but its a good beer.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Sample at Volo IPA Challenge. Pours a hazy golden with faint ring of whaite head. Aroma is full on citrus hops, grapefruit for sure. Flavour is pleasingly hoppy, enough malt to back it, but predominantly sharp hops. It lingers well but the body is a tad thin. Very solid.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask at Volo. Pours a murky, slightly brownish orange with moderate-sized soapy white head. Aroma has very herbal, tea-like bitterness with some citrus. Flavour also has a lot of tea-like character with herbal hops, some citrus and a little caramel sweetness. Not much carbonation, body a little lighter than expected. Good.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
On cask - C’est what. Appearance: Murky orange, medium white head. Aroma: Sweet candy & honey, nice! Flavour: Hops, sugar, honey, cinnamon with a brown sugar finish. Very nice!
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: JAN 17, 2009 [768-20071020] Cask @ Volo Cask Days 2007 (Toronto, ON, called "Hop Bomb"). Mango hops and a bit of apples in the flavour, but not tangy tropical. Hazy, orange brown body with off-white bubbles. Hoppy tea-based flavour. Medium body is smooth. Very nice mild hoppy beer. (7/3/8/4/15) 3.7
[768B-20071020] Cask @ Volo Cask Days 2007 (Toronto, ON; called "Hop Bomb S.T.F.U."). Mango tropical fruit hops aroma has some apples and some grass. Cloudy, orange brown body with a medium-lasting bubbly white head. Tea-like grassy fruity hops flavour. Medium body is dry and bitter throughout. Nice, more dry and bitter than the Hop Bomb Original. (7/3/8/3/14) 3.7
[1808B-20081020] Cask. Sweaty citrus aroma with mild herbal grasses. Slightly hazy, light brown orange body with a medium-lasting off-white bubbly head and fine bubbles throughout. More sweaty citrus pips in the flavour with bitter woody grasses and light herbal citrus. Medium body is super bitter. Bitterness calms down after a few sips, even becoming a little watery. (7/3/7/3/14) 3.4
(Post Cask Days 2008 @ Volo; Toronto, ON; Called "Homegrown Hop Bomb")
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