3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bomber from Vintage Estates brought back by ck1, thanks bro! Pours golden orange - very clear - with some below surface bubbles and an off-white head. Aroma brings fresh citrus fruits, pine, resin and a nice grassiness. Taste has sweet fruit, bittersweet citrus, some caramel malt. Finishes with some length and some sweetness, then very bitter at the end. Nice, solid hoppy ipa.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle 22fl.oz. @ home.
[ Courtesy of Secret Summer Santa ]. Clear medium to dark orange colour with a large, frothy, good lacing, fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, pale malt, moderate to heavy hoppy, grass, orange - citrus, flowers, dark citrus, some fruity ? maybe light apricot. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and heavy bitter with a long duration, dry dry. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20111015]
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Poured from a bomber into a snifter. Appearance is a translucent copper with a thick head of loosely packed foam roughly the color of an orange tinged white. Slight lacing as the foam dissolves. Aroma is a resinous grapefruit with a slight bready background. Taste is a strong bitter and resinous taste with a rough leather note and a slight alcohol presence at the very beginning. Mouthfeel is juicy, yet sticky with a nice citrus sting.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Light amber, big off white rocky head, 3 fingers, laces nicely... caramel malt, sweet more malt than hop... piney, lighter malt than expected, good flavor, less sweet than the aroma dictates... easy drinking for an ipa,
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours a clear caramel color with a thick tan head...lively...great lacing and retention. aroma has notable maltiness...doughy...caramel, also sweet sticky hop notes...earthy. flavor is also very malty...slight caramel sweetness, also some earthy, spicy hops. Mouthfeel is a bit sticky and the finish is hoppy and dry.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bomber from Belmont Party Supply. Pours a hazy amber color with a medium creamy tan head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma of floral and citrus hops and caramel. The taste is earthy and citrus hops with toffee malts. Medium bodied. Nice beer.
3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
22oz bottle. Clear orange color, webby lacing on surface, spotty lacing on glass. Carbonation is a bit sharp, and the finish is kind of mild. Good bitterness. Spicy, acidic note. When the bottle was still cold it had a hint of metal. The hops have come out, and it is much better aromatically when warmed a bit. I think the $4 price was right.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 16/20
22 oz bottle. Clear rusty orange with a thin ivory head. Nose is caramel, pine and citrus. Medium body with a crisp tingle. After a few sips becomes quite resiny and a bit ponderous. Taste is juniper and quinine that mellow into orange marmalade. Delivers the hops but not so refined.
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