3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle at RBESG 09 Sheffield. Cloudy gold, thick rocky beige head. Just too yeasty, metallic and gushing. Jesus, tha’s hoppy. Hop juice. Even for me that was just too hoppy.
4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Rocky, foamy head atop a hazy light orange. Lots of carbonation. Head is stubborn. Color changes with light and depth/thickness.
Nice floral and citrusy hops in the smell. Malts are dry and bready. Citrus and mild pine needles. Sweet, perfumey, floral; outstanding.
Hops first, a little chlorine in the taste. Malts are pale and bready. A bitter IPA, which would use more of a balance. Definitely solid, could be a bit more malty.
The feel is thick and creamy. Fizzy. It’s a really nice, fragrant IPA. Could have more malts in the taste. Solid, unbalanced.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle @ RBESG 09 Shefield ...Hazy amber ... huge pine hop ... again big hop ... quite dry and bitter.
2.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Draught at brewpub... Hopped out of control, no balance. Big aroma and tons of flavors, but no good. Not a good brew by Cisco. Long bitter finish
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle at the RBESG09, Grand tasting, sheffield. Alround rating: Very hoppy, dry citrus goodness, only held back by a bit too much yeast.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
[RBESG, Sheffield]
Grand Tasting @ The Harlequin, Sheffield.
Pours muddy orange with a giant, frothy, white head. Big gusher. Aroma has powerful hops, yeast, piney, grapefruit. High carbonation, rather dry mouthfeel. Flavour has sweetish resiny hops, light maltiness and quite harsh bitterness. Fine beer, though.
3.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle @ RBESG Grand Tasting 2009. Golden color, huge head. Grapefruit and red berries and oily hops in the aroma. Earthy hopbitter flavor with grapefruit. Too harsh, especially in the finish.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
RBESG Sheffield 2009 Grand Tasting at the Harlequin. Hazy orange colour, big white head. Big citric hoppy grapefruit aroma. Flavour is extremely bitter, citrus, grapefruit, fruity, melon, a bit cloying. Drying bitter finish. A bit too aggressive imo. Medium bodied.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
i gave high marks for my surprise, I wasnt thinking this was going to be all that remarkable, but it really is, a great IPA, not on the same tier as some Cali IPA’s but a worthy contender.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: MAY 20, 2010 I have re-rated this beer after another 22 oz bomber - a decent IPA but too much yeast, at least in the case I purchased. Original review: I was underwhelmed by the Cisco Whale’s Pale Ale so, I approached this with trepidation. As usual, my fellow members got this one right. A bit over-carbonated , but I will take that any day over a flat beer. Excellent flavor, extremely cloudy, dense and chewy with perfectly balanced and pronounced hops. An excellent IPA and highly recommended.
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