3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20 arjoseph (634) - Chicago, USA - APR 24, 2005
UPDATED: APR 27, 2005 Bottle into tulip glass. Great fluffy eggshell head, sticky uniform lace, very deep and dense sub-surface "racing"; yellow orange in the glass with perfect clarity. Floral and citric, somewhat spicy hops aroma was nice. The MO for this beer is that it is all hops. No real malt character to speak of, but good body and great hop character. Bitting with acid up front, softly transitioning into a blossoming bomb of grapefruit that was nicely sweet before turning dry and bitter with some pepper and corriander. Wet acidity lingered into the spicy bitter finish as a nice complement. Just a ltitle wattery in texture, light-to-medium body, good level of soft carbonation. Good American IPA; it does everything right, even if there are some things I just doesn’t do.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20 MaBeer1972 (971) - Taunton, Massachusetts, USA - MAY 25, 2012
A deep golden brew with a small white head. Good carbonation. Aroma is bready and slightly fruity. Body is medium and flavor is of roasty honey malts followed by some sweet bread and then more fruit-spice. Somewhat peppery lingering herbal bitter-sweet finish.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20 oobawa (582) - South Carolina, USA - MAY 24, 2012
Nice IPA, orangey and chill, hoppy without feeling a need to exact any ibu laced revenge. Starts off slightly sweet, but quickly takes a curve into citric, herbal happiness. The finish is dry, with a nice grapefruit and pine needle fade. Good, even if it’s kinda dull.
3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 dnstone (1837) - Alamogordo, New Mexico, USA - MAY 8, 2012
Very light aroma on this one. Golden-orange in color with a light white head. Hoppy up front, fading into an herbal-"weedy" earthiness.
Notes: From a brewery visit during GABF
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20 Phillies2008Champs (351) - Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, USA - MAY 2, 2012
Growler from the Railroad. Pours a golden yellow with lots of head. nose is mild with amarillo hops and sweet candy sugar.finish is slight citrus bitterness. good beer.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 kaser (237) - Chicago, Illinois, USA - APR 28, 2012
Orange pour. Not much head. I got excited to try this after seeing the ratings and was a let down. Good upfront citrus hoppy taste, then leaves a bad aftertaste.
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4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 Onenote81 (900) - Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA - APR 23, 2012
Originally reviewed: 9/2/09. Surprised I hadn’t tried this one before. Poured into my pint glass a crystal clear orange with tons of bubbles rising through. Inch-sized white head caps it off, but this disappears to just a thin sheet on top. Gorgeous sticky lacing rings all over the glass after each sip. This is one of the hoppiest-smelling IPAs I’ve had in a long while. Big citrus, piney, resiny scent bombards the nose. Very sharp and twangy.
The mouth is crisp and refreshing. Plenty of carbonation to keep this lively. This is a good bitter beer. If you’re in the mood for one, this’ll scratch you where you itch. There is a subtle sweetness in the middle of this, but it finishes sharply bitter that you can’t dwell on it too long. Like the last reviewer, not sure I could have many of these as the bitterness is a bit overpowering, but this is what I wanted and it did not let me down. Recommend.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20 rollinsr (155) - Atlanta, GEORGIA - APR 20, 2012
Pours a cloudy gold color with and orange glow. Very little head. Aroma is sweet and sugary citrusy hop character with a bit of piney sap notes as well. Taste starts with a bit of bitterness that persists while giving rise to some yeast esters as well as a bit of malt. Not nearly as sweet as the aroma would suggest but a bit of malt does peak through the hops. Well balanced with a definitely dry finish. Beer does tend tend get sweeter as it warms up. Good IPA.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20 FudgeSociety2 (276) - Florida, USA - APR 17, 2012
Nice, citrusy ipa. My bottle is old, but I can just get the remnants of what it once was.
4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20 cfl8104 (3) - - APR 15, 2012 does not count
A smooth yet hoppy beer. Enough malt to take away an edge. A sneaky 7% can catch you off guard
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20 dwm1034 (302) - Chicago, Illinois, USA - APR 14, 2012
Bottle from singles rack at Binny’s....great idea, guys. Pours a pretty hazy orange; thin head. Interesting fruity nose for an IPA...not the pine / citris expectation....more malty. Also getting a spicy flavor there too...interesting...and tasty.
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