3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Enjoyed at the brewpub. As dark an IPA as I have seen. Aroma had some rye and more pine and grapefruit. This was a fine IPA. Rye was tasted but it was in the background. Grapefruit and pine hops with some nice caramel gave a good balance of sweetness. This beer makes a statement. Very well done!
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Sampled at GTMW ’11 and it was one of the highlights of the day for me. It was a surprise after not being really wowed by the offerings in the St. Louis brewpub. A lovely ruby hue mentally accentuates the juicy fruit-punch flavor and aroma. Loads of hop flavor and aroma but a smooth, moderate bitterness aids drinkability. Quite malty without being sweet. Superb stuff.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: FEB 9, 2012 Tasted at the 1st annual Urban Chestnut - Wolpertinger festival in St. Louis, MO, USA from tap into sampler beer boot. Poured a nice, clear reddish amber color with decent white foam. More hops in the flavor than aroma, somewhat upside-down from most IPAs, but not necessarily a bad thing. Very nice rye-oriented grainbill, good crisp mouthfeel. Tart, fruity, bittersweet aftertaste.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Sample at the beer fest. Great beer. Poured a hazy orange color with a decent head. Left a lot of lacing on the glass as it went. Aroma was pine, some caramel, spruce and hops. Flavor was much of the same. Great beer. One of the best of the entire beer festival.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pour is a copper with an average tan head. Aroma is a nice citrus/pine hop with a little bitter rye. Flavor is again a nice hop with a spicy rye following. A solid IPA with a different malt flavor profile.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Enjoyed from a sampler. The body was hazy dark copper that was nearly brown with a khaki head. The aroma was light rye and oranges. The taste was grapefruit with some iced tea. There was some light rye in the finish. Nice, and not a bad IPA.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
tap. easily best beer at buffalo of the 6 available when i visited. aroma of marijuana, resin, pine, citrus hops. pretty good. neat beer. couldn’t believe how similar the aroma came to marijuana, from what i hear about what it that drug smells like from reading scientific articles on the subject.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: FEB 4, 2011 Sample at the brewpub. This beer is a clear dark orange color with a medium foamy light beige head that recedes to a film eventually. Sticky sheet of lacing on the glass. Hoppy aroma with caramel behind it. Medium body with a moderately hoppy character that has an underlying sweet caramel malt flavor. The finish is bready malt with a short hoppy aftertaste. Decent overall.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours a brownish amber with an off white head. Aroma is earthy, spicy malt and citrusy hops. Flavor is citrus, grass, some sweet and spicy malt, with a good bit of bitterness hanging around for the finish.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
on tap-pours a big light tan head and cloudy amber color. Aroma is citrus/some pine, secondary light/medium malt-bready. Taste is citrus-orange/some pine/earthy hops bite, secondary light/medium malt-bready.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft at brewpub. Brown in the glass with a creamy off-white head. Nice hop/malt aroma. The flavor found grapefruit rind, rye, and caramel. Medium body and medium bitterness.
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