4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
#800 and one of the best of the 06 State College Brew Expo. Pours a light hazy golden amber with an average off white lacing head. Aroma was very hoppy, pine, orange...really nice hop aroma. But not as balanced as you may expect from a IIPA. Flavor was also very hoppy with pine, slight bitterness and maybe some caramel malt trying to come through. Enjoyed this one a lot.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Lightly hazy golden with a decent white head fades quickly nice lacing... nice grapefruity aroma, ... big citrus flavor, not very bitter, not very carbonated, dry finish, lingers w some light pine and citrus...
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
A: Orange amber body with a massive, creamy head. Lasts for a few minutes before dieing down to a nice skim. Good amount of lacing clings to the edges of the glass.
S: The first word that came to my mind was "fresh." The nose was a very clean, bright, and invigorating combination of grapefruit, pineapple and other citrus notes. Some toffee like malts form a nice canvas for the bright bitter notes to pop like paint on a Jackson Pollock painting.
T: Much of the same here. To steal a line or two from Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels... "I asked you to give me a refreshing drink. I wasn’t expecting a fucking rainforest! You could fall in love with an orangutan in that!" ... Very nice tropical fruit flavoring with a nice bitter edge.
M: Medium bodied with healthy carbonation and a nice oily and refreshing finish.
O: Top notch, my favorite regular Bullfrog offering to date.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Piney piney piney. An overhopped piney ipa. Not offensive at all, I just prefer floral or citrus hops. Decent though.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draft @ the brewpub. Pours a slightly hazy golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity fresh hoppy grapefruit aroma. Fruity malty hoppy bitter grapefruit flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter grapefruit finish.
3.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pine, grapefruit & caramel in he nose - pretty sweet. Flavor is melon, tropical fruit & piney hops with a serious sweet malt hit. Big bitterness.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
8/29/2009
Picked this up at the brewpub on a recent trip with the family. I was bummed I could not to try it on tap.
Pours an almost clear orange amber with a good sized fluffy white head that sticks around for a while. Earthy citrus hops dominate the aroma while the caramel that is deep beneath tries to find a voice. Slight mineral almost phenolic aroma puts me off a little. Taste is a slightly astringent citrus grass and earth hoppy kinda thing with wisps of sweet malt buried beneath. Mouthfeel is sticky, body is medium, carbonation is ample. Not a bad ipa, the slight astringency turned this one for me.
3.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Another GOOD one.........exceptionally drinkable......pleasing hoppiness/bitterness........good menu at this pub.........the Sashimi salad especially.......NICE folks!!
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
The first beer from Bullfrog I’ve really liked. I’ll be tasting this one for hours. Lots of pine on the nose. Nice grapefruit notes on the tongue. Finish is subdued which increases drinkability.
4.5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
A really aeromatic IPA with strong flavors, hints of fruit (but only overly fruity, I don’t like fruit beers). Good taste and goes down clean.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
5oz sample from a flight. Pour is cloudy gold with a finger of white, slowly dissipating head, which left a bit of lacing as well. Nose is an explosion of flowers and citrus, which is followed by a sweet orange fragrance; there is also light malt in the background. Taste is big hops up front, which is followed by the orange/floral punch that lingers long into the finish. This is a very solid DIPA, one that is easily worth purchasing a case of.
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