3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
I had this on-tap at Blind Tiger in NYC. I got a lot of dry hop aroma and mouthfeel from this beer, but not much in the way of sweetness or citrus. Appearance was rather serious - hazy copper with only a thin bit of lace. Mouthfeel was fairly crisp and not sticky. A pretty big beer, but a pretty good big beer.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle, thanks mom and dad, medium stable head with lots of lacing, clear rusty gold colour ,i don’t know if gold really rusts, but that best describes the colour, aroma of orange blosson, honeycomb and orange marmalade, flavour of grapefruit and pomello with orange marmalade, very strong bitterness balanced by an underlying sweetness that allthough is extremey bitter is wonderfully balanced, an extremely long candied orange peel like aftertaste. A great citrusy brew.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
50 cl bottle @ home. Rated on 15.01.2011
An American IPA in a 50 cl German bottle. What? Aroma is rather hoppy and somewhat sweet with exotic fruits and resin – no surprises here. Flavour is sweetish with exotic fruits, resin, some biscuits and caramel. A bit too sweet for me.
3.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
On Draft. Pours light golden with a small head that dissipates quickly. Aroma of citrus hops and some pine. Nice balanced citrus hop and earthy malts on the palate, some sweetness is present but finished dry. Decent
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
50 cl bottle @ home. Pours golden amber with a large white head that slowly fades leaving a ton of lacing. Aroma is a lot of resiny and piny hops with a hint of malt. Taste is hops and a little malt with a bitter finish.
4.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
This beer is what got me to want to sign up for Rate Beer. I love this strong IPA not just for the hops but the complex flavors: the sweet resin, the creamy body, the pine and citrus notes. Outstanding!
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Strange for an imperial. I can't quite pin down the flavor but a bucket full of pine cones come to mind. Clear, yellow-tinted color; dense light head that stays. Tasty, but a bit strange.
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4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 17/20
For an Imperial, this IPA is really light, strong hoppy aroma, light hoppy taste, not the typical dark amber appearance as most IPA’s go.
4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Originally reviewed: 11/6/09. Huge thanks to calise1122 (BA) for this stellar beer in a recent trade!
Pours a crystal clear pale orange. I expected this to be darker for some reason. Light bubbles rising throughout. Huge 2-finger ivory head rests comfortably on top and stays throughout the entire consumption. Great sticky globs all over the glass edge. Beautiful. Big citrusy scent bursts forth with notes of grapefruit, orange, and lemon zest. Some earthy tones balance this one out a bit. This smells wonderful!
The mouthfeel is a bit thin. Has an oily aspect to it. Kind weird. I’d like a bit more carbonation on the tongue. This isn’t going to beat you over the head with harsh hops. Starts out quite sweet actually with a slight bitter kick on the finish. Aftertaste of bitter fruits and candy. This is very well balance which aids my drinkability quite. I was very pleased with this beer, my first from this brewery. Thanks again, Brett, for this awesome hookup.
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Tap flight at Ginger Man NYC. Bright golden pour with a white head that faded but left a translucent film on the glass where it had previously existed. Dirty Earth hop aroma. Flavor starts off with Earthy hops but balances out EXTREMELY well with malt sweetness leaving a "sugared hop" flavor behind. This is tasty. I often find a lot of beers with tins if hops but no malt to make their presence more complex. Not a problem here. This is quite good. My tongue is sliding all around my mouth from a combination of the viscous body and the mouthwatering hops that don’t stop. Nice, nice, NICE!!!
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
From notes. Pours a golden straw color with an inch of white head that leaves great lacing all the way down.
Aroma is citrusy with a bit of pine and a tiny bit of malt in the back ground. The nose overall is lacking, it’s making me question the freshness which I can’t seem to find on the bottle.
Taste is better than the nose. Lots of citrus, some bitter fruit in there, pretty dry. I like.
Medium light mouthfeel, lots of carbonation. Bitter hops resonate on the palate.
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