3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft @ Bonfire. Pours a very cloudy copper brown color. Thick white foamy head. nose is very fresh and hoppy. Taste is mostly hops, a little bit of malt here and there but the hops takes presedence over every other aspect of the beer. Finishes with a light dryness and hints of bitterness.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
MBG Winter ’06. Copper with small white head. Aroma has a nice lemon/pine character up front, almost like cleaner, but enjoyable in a way. Decent malt background. Flavor on par, malt is more pronounced, balances out well. Decent IPA overall.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask: The aroma is very citrusy with a lot of orange, light grapefruit, and a hint of peach. Transparent amber with a nice creamy one inch head with great lacing. The flavor starts with lots of orange, apricot, and hints of peach. Nice mild grapefrut hop finish with some hints of pine. A well balanced and a solid cask IPA.
1.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 2/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 4/20
CO2 Version:
7-3-3-2-6
This draft brew from the brewery poured a small sized head of fully diminished finely sized off-white colored bubbles that left behind a transparent light orange brown colored body. The strong aroma was hoppy. The mouth feel was thin at the start and watery mildly tingly hop finish. The weak flavor contained notes of mild malt and hops. Not one that I would buy again.
Nitro Tap Version:
3-3-2-2-4
This draft brew from the brewery poured a large sized head of foamy finely sized white colored bubbles that was long lasting and left behind a light orange brown colored body and an excellent lacing. The mild aroma was hoppy and malty. The mouth feel was weakly tingly at the start and at the finish with a mellow hoppy aftertaste. The thin flavor contained notes of malt and almost no hop presence. Not one that I would buy again.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Draft at Bonfire. Poured a small white head that fully dissipated, no lacing, transparent, no visible carbonation, and an orange hue. Caramel, pine, some citrus and hops. Flavor was somewhat dry, hoppy, caramel, and citrus. Smooth, dry mouthfeel. Light body.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
I might not be an expert beer reviwer but this IPA is suprisingly good. Nice balance of strong hop but a bit a sweetness. Could look a bit better in the tall glass.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap at the Bonfire Brew Pub. Poured a deep orange color with a very small sized off white head. Aromas of caramel, pine, orange peel and citrus. Tastes of caramel, oranges, toffee, and citrus. Sweeter than bitter.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
draught. copper-brown with a white head. aroma of mild soapy hops and sweet biscuit bread. balanced bready yeast flavour behind a reasonable onslaught of orange hops. long bitter finish. pretty good.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tap at the MI brewer’s guild fest- Winter 06- Hazy reddish pour with a frothy beige head. Good balance of citrus and pine and caramel malt in the aroma make this enjoyable to smell. Bitter mellow hops and pine, balance well with the sweet soft, caramel buscuit flavours. Creamy, with a bite, and a smooth finish, make this one a surefire IPA.
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