3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Shiny, clear gold body with gentle carbonation and a sudsy white head. Aroma has strong mango notes plus orange and honeydew with a light pale malt backing. Substantial bitterness, which is coarse and assertive and a relatively dry sensation in the finish despite the fruity hop character. Drying, alcoholic mouthfeel. Reminds me of Hop Wallop, at least in terms of balance. A good DIPA, but late on the bandwagon to make a lasting personal impression.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
22 oz bottle. Pours a translucent golden color with a huge white head that never goes away. When you drink the liquid and the head finally drops it leaves THICK, soapy lace on the side of the glass the whole way down. Quite impressive really. Smells of strong hops. Sweet, citrusy, grassy hops and a lot of it. Taste is hoppy as well but there is not much balance or complexity unfortunately. Still is good tasting just not the best IIPA out there.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
22 oz bomber. Pours a clear golden color with an enormous white head and a nice lacing on the glass. Aroma is of faint floral hops and pine resin. Taste is much the same as the aroma, floral and piney hops. Very good overall. Alcohol is well hidden.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours a dark yellow with a a thin white head. Lots of hops in the nose with a faintly floral and herbal characteristic. Citrussy and coppery taste, but well balanced hops.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle again from adrian910ss. Clear gold appearance with a small quickly disappearing head. Lacing went fast too but not a minus here. No pine or fruit overtones expected from a 2X IPA but not unpleasant. Against others sampled in the same night it cannot compare. On its’ own it stands up well. A fine brew.
3.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
pours a copper/yellow in color. slight head that goes away fast. big hops in the nose. tastes light at first, with major citrus and wet grass flavor. after more tastes the alcohol becomes apparent, but hides very well in the hops. very decent double IPA.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours a somewhat clear orange with one finger of white fluffy head. Monster grapefruit hops aroma, somewhat piney as well. The taste is very big, it comes right at you when you take the first sip. Semi-bitter grapefruit hop taste typical of strong IPA’s, but has a nice blend of cinnamon and caramel towards the end. This one definitely tasted like a double IPA. Everything about this beer is big. Pretty good job, I liked it.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: MAR 17, 2011 Sampled on draft at the Rivertowne Inn in North Huntington PA this beer poured a bright golden color with a very small white head. The aroma was strong fruity, piney and spicy hops. The flavor was strong sweet citric and piney hops. The hops are crisp and burst upon the tongue. The finish is long, crisp and a bit spicy. The beer hides the alcohol content very well.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
22oz. bottle. Suitably fresh, juicy hop aroma, full of citrus and resins, notes of lemon and grapefruit combined with a less apparent addition of pale, honeyish malt sweetness and a certain peppery spice character. Light-medium golden amber color, clear, with a slight, creamy head and sparse lacing. Flavor is primarily a showcase for the Amarillo hops, which comprise most of the profile, contributing an impressive amount of bitterness and lemony, citric hop flavor, but also featuring a lightly sugary malt backbone and perhaps a touch of doughy yeast. Smooth and oily
on the palate with a full body and lengthy finish, the hops lingering long and potent. Well-hidden alcohol. I found myself enjoying this, it’s sort of a dedication to a particular hop strain.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
No idea this was so rare, just another pickup at Julios. Clear orange, moderate head with average lacing and retention. Aroma is PNWed out with some light caramel backing. Flavor brings this with too much alcohol. Mouthfeel is watery, but body is medium. With malts just acting as a backbone, the hops were prepared to steal the show but the alcohol made that harder than it needed to be. Enjoyable but somewhat flawed.
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