 kp (6300), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Aug 13, 2008 <b>Date:</b> 07/01/2008<br />
<b>Mode:</b> Bottle<br />
<b>Source:</b> Trade<br />
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<b>Appearance:</b> cloudy dark amber, wispy beige head, streaks of drippy lace, <br />
<b>Aroma:</b> sweet caramel malt aroma with lots of floral hops and a light fruity character, <br />
<b>Flavor:</b> sweet calamel malt flavor, lots of earthyness leading to a well balanced bitterness, long bitter finish, <br />
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<b>Aroma:</b> 6/10; <b>Appearance:</b> 7/10; <b>Flavor:</b> 6/10; <b>Palate:</b> 6/10; <b>Overall:</b> 11/20<br />
<b>Rating:</b> 3/5.0<br /><b>Drinkability:</b> 7/10<br />
<b>Score:</b> *4<br />
hopdog (4950), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 18, 2008 12oz bottle. Poured a deeper amber color with an averaged sized off white head. Some suspended floaters. Aromas of pine, earth, and citrus/grapefruit. Tastes of citrus, toasted caramel, and pine.
hopscotch (4755), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
Jun 30, 2008 Bottle... <b>This beer rocks!</b>... Lightly hazed orange ale with a mid-sized, frothy, off-white head. Lengthy, creamy retention. The aroma is a churning eddy of malty aromas... brown sugar, caramel, praline and toffee with some type of mystery fruit working its way into the mix. Full-bodied with a chewy mouthfeel and prickly carbonation. The sturdy malt backbone (and there is certainly one provided here) is needed to even attempt to balance-out the acrid and bitter plethora of hops thrown into the boil. Finishes bitter and then dry. A malt head’s IPA! <b>World class, under appreciated brew!</b> Kudos to pepsican for shipping this liquid happiness to me!
CaptainCougar (4709), Rockville, Maryland, USA
Jun 16, 2008 Pours a transparent dark golden bronze with a clingy-lacing off-white head. Aroma of fresh resiny citrusy grapefruity hops and a touch of sweet toasty caramel malt. Body starts with about average fullness and some mild sweetness, quickly drying out before a grainy toasty malt bittersweet finish. Could use a little more sweetness for balance but has a nice hop profile.
JPDIPSO (4397), Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA
May 1, 2008 Lightly hazed coper color with a moderate light ecru head. Fresh green hops aroma, perhaps a bit grassy. Light malt and caramel in the backdrop. Heavy sheet of lace. Fairly thin in the start, without much sweetness of malt depth. Quite dry throughout. Mild pine and citric zest bitterness in the middle. Finish has a little return of lightly toasted malt. A mid echelon IPA. No faults, but nothing real exciting either.
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