3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/2016oz Can. The pour was a hazy reddish orange with an average (1-2 finger) off white frothy head that was mostly lasting, reducing to a thin cap with good sheets of streaky lacing.
The aroma was of a light biscuit malt, pine hops and a moldy yeast with notes of caramel, citrus (grapefruit and orange peel) and a light fruity ester.
The taste was mildly malty and a tad sweet with a hint of caramel and a slight fruitiness early on, and then become moderately hoppy with shot of grapefruit and a bitter citrus peel finish. The flavor hung on for a good long time proceeding the swallow with a bitter citrus peel taste left lying on the taste buds.
Mouthfeel was just past light in body and extremely dry in texture with a carbonation that was just past medium.
Overall this was a very tasty IPA, with a strong bitter hoppy presence that was offset nicely by a mild fruity sweetness...
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
1 pint pours a hazy copper with a slap in the face of hops. I had a bit of can taste in my mouth too.
Average IPA. Low ABV for an IPA and average taste.
4.6 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
I LOVE this beer! Named appropriately with the familiar aroma of some kind bud upon the pour. Cloudy brown color with very little head. Great robust flavors with a resin and floral hops flavor.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Let this one warm up a bit to develop its full potential. Not balanced at all, just straight forward hops. I think the brewer could either pump up the ABV or cut the hops and ABV to improve this,
2.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
From can. Pours a dark copper with a definite red hue. Hardly any head. Nose is very pleasant but very much subdued. Some nice lacing and just a few tiny bubbles. Taste is gritty and blunt. Peculiar aftertaste. I didn’t expect a great deal from this--anything that has that much shit printed on the can should be approached with a certain degree of skepticism. Average.
2.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Lives up to it’s name: A one-dimensional resin-bomb. Clean, crisp finish, however. Wish it had a bit more complexity.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Amber in color, clear with a thin head. Easy drinking IPA nice hops balance. This was average and makes for a good session IPA.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Poured from can into snifter, hazy burnt orange with minimal head. Aroma is a bit dank, too be expected. Not bad, not bad...initial taste is decent, the it slowly spirals down. Not very lively, interesting beer actually. I can’t decide if it’s good or not so good.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Nothing special here. Nose os of resinous hops. Mouthfeel is light and the malts dont seem to really meah iratch the hops. Meh
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
16 oz can dented up on all sides. Color is burnt orange/amber and hazy. Aroma is pine, fruity (mostly citrus) and floral hops with light caramel. Medium body with a smooth feel and average carbonation. Resinous hop flavor, strong pine, citrus and light sweet malts. Medium bitterness and nice balance with a lingering pine finish. Nice
2.4 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Very weak by many mile high brewed IPA’s . Almost reminds me of a cheap knock off of ryeteous ipa. If I didn’t know where the two brews were made I may be slightly suspicious. This canned pint of dank reminds me of ryeteous from sept. 2012 being distributed . Very rye oriented late hopped ipa with very one dimensional hops - may I say one trick pony ? I can say the basis of this beer could go somewhere - time to leave it in the hands of Bill Eye to improve it . Oh wait - 7c’s was not that good to dry docks IIPA - Doug’s a way better IPA brewer. Hope doing this Beer on that expensive copper brew rig works out- better stick to hefe’s and chads sours. Nice try! ( p. s. I can’t tell you how many Highlanders lost their Marbels tasting this in prosts tasting room . Ha! Times will be -a- changing when the mile high city makes a pliney adversary . This isn’t it tho .
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