3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours darker orange to amber and sports a soapy froth head. Nose is dank fruits and resinous citrus and some pines. Flavor is fruits, citrus, and other hop complexities leaning on the resinous and fruity side. Medium body and bitter and lasting finish. Liked this one. classic SoCal
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On draft at the brass tap. Poured a dark orange amber color with aromas of sticky hops, pine, and citrus. Huge chewy pine resin flavor with dank hops, slight citrus flavor and bitter aftertaste.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Sample at the impromptu Kuhnhenn tasting on 01/17/2012: The beer is a slightly cloudy copper-orange color with a medium thick off-white head that recedes slowly. Small patches of lacing on the glass. Citrusy hops and sweet malt in the nose. Medium body with a moderately bitter hops character and notes of grapefruit and biscuit malt. The finish is hoppy with a citrus aftertaste. Decent overall.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Pours amber tan with off white head. Nose/taste of dank hops, pine, resin, citrus and loads of caramel malt. Medium body. Well-balanced flavor profile.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
this is a strong beer with an extremely dry beer with lots of caramel and dry hops. the beer has a lot of character with strong flavor that lingers all the way.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Hazy straw/orange pour with thick frothy lasting head. Lacing. Piney and citrus aroma. Smooth. Well balanced for a II. Big hoppy front. I only tasted 6 dif hops;) citrus and steady malts through a bitter finish.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Pours a hazy orange color with a decent lacing white head. Huge grapefruit aroma with a nice sense of hops. It just springs from that mirky beer. Very light and crisp for an imperial, but the ending punches you in the mouth. Dry finish, and definitely a beer that will catch up to you in the long run.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle from Nina’s. Pours a golden colour with a thick white head. Resinous hop aroma of pine, mango, orange and caramel. Huge hoppy flavour upfront with pine and pineapple and prominent bitterness. Moderate combination and CO2 prickle. Long resinous pine, peach and mango characters with warming alcohol. Delicious!
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