3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
2/15 Tasting at RFD: Light orange beer. Very floral aroma. Hoppy, but remarkably well balanced. I fine myself enjoying Double IPAs more then most of cap cities normal IPAs
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
(Capitol Hill) Enjoyed at the RFD Strong Beer tasting. I am not a fan of IPA’s. This is just a rule. But this one was pleasant, non-offensive, and in many ways quite enjoyable. Hops and grapefruit.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
GABF 2006: Double Pale Rider. Hazy golden color with a small off-white head. Hop foward with a moderate amount of grapefruit with caramel malty notes underneath. More grapefruit leads the way on the flavor. The hop bitterness starts immediately in the flavor and runs the full length to the dry finish.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
at GABF as "Double Pale Rider Ale"
Lightly cloudy straw color small white head. Well hopped fruity aroma hints of strawberries and grapefruit. Lightly carmely. Sticky light oily palate. Some nice sweet carmels a bit of a piney finish some grapefruit. Pretty good.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Nice flavorful IPA, grapefruit, pine, hops, decent aroma and color... another good ipa.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Tap. One of my favorite of their beers. Orangish color. Very nice hop aroma and a sweet/bitter taste. Very bitter finish, makes you need to take another sip.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Deep coppery orange, thick creamy white head. Nice hopped up nose of candied grapefruit rind, apricot, soft evergreen and pineapple, with lesser earthy toffee-like notes. Major citirc hop flavors up front with tangerine and grapefruit dominating, and a very light sweet grainy caramel tone playing out in the end. Full bodied, prickly carbonation, ultra dry, bitter finish. A bit more dry hopping for aroma might have made this perfect. However, it’s still an awesome brew in my book...
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Sampled at Luplulin Slam III, 2006 (named as "Muthahopper"). Somewhat clear copper with a white head. Aroma is very grassy with some lemon in there. Flavor has notes of sweet pale malt, grapefruit and lemon, plenty of bittering hops in this one. Full bodied, with a creamy texture and moderate carbonation. Overall, solid but not great.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft... Downtown D.C. location... Hazy, orange ale with a small, fizzy, off-white head. Floral, fruity aroma with heavy notes of grapefruit and light notes of pine and caramel. The flavor is very floral and medium sweet. Balanced decently by an incredible addition of moderately bitter hops. Full-bodied and fatty with fizzy carbonation. Finishes bitter, then dries out. Very nice!
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Hazy amber body topped by frothy off-white head that leaves nice circular lacing that reminds me of Sierra Nevada Harvest Ale. Aroma is medium sweet, grapefruit juice. Taste is medium sweet, strong grapefruit, finishing with a nice bite, light caramel. Creamy medium-full body with low carbonation and some acidity. Some resin stays on the tongue. Similar to the Imperial IPA, but if memory serves correctly, this is a bit more drinkable, perhaps due to the lower alcohol level.
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