 Soonah (449), Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Apr 22, 2008
Poured a vibrant gold and light copper color with a nice, slightly off-white head that was slightly dense and created nice webs of lacing. The initial aroma was a blast of citrus followed by thick caramel malts. As it opened up the pine and floral hops really took over. The flavor was light caramel and citrus up front that was walloped by super bitter pine hoppiness. Good mouthfeel, quite drinkable and I didn’t notice that it was 9.2% abv until after the fact.
drjay44 (63), USA
Jul 5, 2008 Big nose, lovely floral overtones, great bitternes, fine balance, great finish. The hopping was very well done.
ReademNwheat (154), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 5, 2008 From a 22oz bottle pours a hazy copper. big pine citrus notes in the aroma. More piney hops in the tastes. alcohol is well hidden. great IIpa
Hophead22 (39), Redlands, California, USA
Jul 4, 2008 22oz. Nice suprise getting this one in the mail from my brother on vacation in WI. Very nice hoppy taste and aroma, not too acidic. Lays on the palate awhile, (which I like), good beer.
esjaygee (599), Oak Creek, Wisconsin, USA
Jun 30, 2008 Cloudy orange with a lacy & frothy light beige head. Aroma of bread, citrus, caramel, mild alcohol with some mild sour qualities to it. Taste of citrus hops, sweet malt, resin, brown sugar, grapefruit and mild alcohol. Back end bitterness that’s a step down from the top tier imperial IPA’s. Good for a Breckenridge.
CheersMate1 (273), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Jun 30, 2008 Mama mia, what a nice beer. I think that this brewery is very inventive. They have so many different styles, some are not so great, and others are awesome. This falls on the side of awesome. Very bubbly head that does not fade away fast. The beer is very transparent. Nice gold/caramel/brown. This beer could be a bit more naturally translucent, but I don’t mind the filtering. Very hoppy aroma. This beer is so friggin hoppy I don’t even have to attempt to smell it. Some beers I have to inject the beer in the glands of my nose to smell it, but this beer is just so pungent. Great Imperial/Double aroma. The hops and malts are dancing in harmony as they bring me closer to intoxication. The beer is very creamy and has an average palate. The beer has a nice ABV which is great. The beer has a strong hop and malt taste. Hops dominate and are extremely delicious. What a nice beer. 2nd time trying this one. Halloa!
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