 BeerBunker (624), Burbank, Illinois, USA
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 2/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Aug 10, 2008 Pours lighter than expected with a light orange color. Head dissapears instantly. Smells of hops and strong alcohol. Taste was very bitter without much hoppiness. Strong presence of alcohol in the taste. The alcohol overpowers everything else. Not easy to drink, due to bitter alcoholic flavor. Finishes harsh.
darkguardian (506), Florida, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 2/5 | 13/20 |
Aug 10, 2008 22oz bottle courtesy of growler. Really nice nose, subtle hop aroma with alot of citrus and floral notes. Flavor was pretty bad. Really piney resinous hops and little citrus. Not pleasant at all. Very disappointing.
mgumby10 (1858), Jupiter, Florida, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Aug 10, 2008 Courtesy Growler. Pours a pretty clear orange, with not much a head worth mentioning. Smells of sweet lemongrass, subtle hops, citrus, with some earth and floral notes. The flavor was a bitter, dead mess I thought. No life, hops seemed to mellowed out, and the earthiness of it really showed face which seemed out of place for a double IPA. Wasnt really feeling this brew at all.
Beerlando (2367), Orlando, Florida, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 10, 2008 Courtesy growler. Pours a clear, light golden orange color. A small, frothy, off-white head leaves virtually no lacing on the glass. The aroma is quite lemony, perhaps more so than any IPA I can recall. Lemongrass and hints of orange hops build upon a lightly toasty, bready, sweet malt background. Flavors are light and crisp, again showing lemongrass hops and delicate, lightly peppery floral notes. The palate is on the light side of medium-bodied, with balanced carbonation. There’s a touch of alcohol burn on the finish. It’s actually somewhat refreshing for a 9% ABV beer. Decent brew, but it doesn’t hold a candle to the better IIPAs out there.
goldtwins (4086), Nesconset, New York, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 8, 2008 RBSG @ O’Briens from Dr. Bill. Poured a fairly clear yellow color with an almost white head. Bready malt aroma with floral and light citrus hops. The flavor had a malt sweetness to it with light toffee and light citrus notes. Medium bodied and well hidden alcohol.
badgerben (3610), Blaine, Minnesota, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Aug 8, 2008 Thanks to a rep for leaving our store a sample. Gold color with a medium head. Big tangerine aroma, finishing with grapefruit and a little acidic bitterness. The flavor is fantastic... A buttery smooth grain base completely awash in rich tangerines. Light bitterness. It seems that all the hops were added as flavoring, not bittering. So friggin delicious and horribly underrated.
doboy (206), Morehead City, North Carolina, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 4, 2008 Someone took the idea to "plant a tree, a bush or a shrub" too seriously in this bottle! Steve, DrBayern and The MadMax of beer CelticBrew poured a few down together. SPRUCE! Holy Treefarm, Batman. Nothing in the nose to suggest the logging operation getting ready for my mouth. Not much laace or head either. Flavor was SPRUCE with a touch of Lemon for spirit. Good, just unexpected!
steview (902), Los Angeles, California, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 3, 2008 This is certainly not a DIPA like I like it to be: this is rather like a wine in palate, like a summer wheat in flavor, a pale lager in appearance, and finally like a barley wine in aroma... Hmm--meh for what it advertises to be, but otherwise, it is rather nice although it does not mask the alcohol well enough.
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