DJMonarch (5966), Northwich, Cheshire, England Nov 6, 2009 From the Bottle at RBESG Harlequin, Sheffield 19/07/2009
Big hoppy aroma. Bronze golden coloured and hoppy with a pine fruit flavour. Crisp and very bitter malt finish. stobbe74 (655), Denmark Nov 3, 2009 Bottle, 12 fl. oz. Pours a clear dark golden beer with a big offwhite head. The aroma is hops with notes of caramel. The flavor is hops. The palate is bitter and a little thin, but stays in the mouth. Overall a good and interesting beer. Bragesnak (2223), Aarhus, Denmark Oct 22, 2009 From Vinens Verden, Odense, DK.
Bottled, 201009.
Amber with white head. Aroma of grapefruit and spices. Flavor is hop bitter but with less malt presence chriso (4665), London, Greater London, England Oct 21, 2009 Bottle @ pre-GBBF shindig, August 2009. Very hoppy, very bitter, not very well balanced. Seems like more of a gimmick than anything else. Sure, it proves that you can make a low ABV beer with massive aroma and flavour. But it is really just one aroma, one flavour and one dimension. Very harsh and aggressive mouthfeel too. If you like drinking hop juice you will love this but, although there are some interesting and appealing elements, I didn’t really enjoy this too much and couldn’t see myself supping a whole pint. I seem to recall finding this more palatable from cask but I can’t find my notes.
hopscotch (5437), Vero Beach, Florida, USA Oct 9, 2009 Bottle… Clear amber ale with a small, creamy, white head. Musky, resiny nose of skull-burning, earthy and funky hops - sweaty socks come to mind. Light-bodied with an astringent mouthfeel and lively carbonation. Bitter and a touch acrid. Thin, but that’s to be expected. Crisp, mostly bitter finish. Kudos to darkguardian for sharing the bottle! darkguardian (506), Florida, USA Oct 7, 2009 12oz. A bitter that is actually bitter! Nose is super crazy hoppy, very much like an IPA with big citrus and pine notes. Flavor is all bitterness and lovely hop flavor. Tangerine and grapefruit with some resin figure in the most. A cereal like graininess is the only hint of malt but at 3.5% who can complain. Amazingly done. SuzyGreenberg (1318), Seattle, Washington, USA Sep 27, 2009 12 oz. bottle - thanks clint!! ymmm, pickles; oh wait, should I rinse out that previous sour? clear copper with faint white head; sharp, bitter hops are musky and grainy; drinks straight up bitter and mildly harsh; radiohead rules and the brewdog boys are confirmed crazy :) after4ever (2705), Brier, Washington, USA Sep 27, 2009 330. thanks, scrizzz! pours crystal clear medium brown. loose grayish head. big tangy citric nose. creamy medium body, wooly carb. lots of bitter, acidic, and oily hops. longish resiny finish. pretty great.
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