 dpjuart (501), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
May 10, 2008
12 oz. bottle from The Detroit haul. Shared with Naka. Pours hazy golden with foamy, half finger white head. A few floaters throughout. Nose of earthy and pine hops, some mild sweet caramel undertones. Caramel backbone with mild chocolate. Not a ton of hop flavor, but what is there is earthy and floral. Strong, crisp bitter that sticks from the end well into the after, almost a "cloyingly bitter" baste that sticks in the back of the throat. A tasty beer. Not a very American IPA with huge citrus, but seems more classic. Big on IBUs but not the hop nose/flavor. Yum.
WallyWalrus (161), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Jul 15, 2008 12oz bottle. Pours a hazy golden amber with a thin white head and visible sediment. Aroma is full, with a heavy dose of apricot and peach hoppy notes, alongside a bit of earthy malt and grain. Taste is medium-bodied and crisp bordering on astringent, with an initially fruity flavor of grapefuit, apricot, and citrus building up to a long bone-dry finish with an almost mineral-like quality to it. A very solid IPA -- a rich hoppy bouquet and a very dry body, but not mouth-puckeringly so.
brewandbbq (201), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
Jul 15, 2008 Pours hazy, pale gold with a half-inch head of white.
Smeared lacework persists as well as a mostly covered surface.
Aromatics lead off with peaches, cut grass, grapefruit, and orange-rubbed moss.
Light malt with plenty of tropical fruit and earthy overtones. Almost skunky, but not skunked.
Medium bodied, crisp and snappy.
The pallet starts with plenty of drying, bitter grapefruit, peach skins, tangerine pulp, and spruce dew.
The bitterness rolls on and the beer is bone dry.
Mild alcohol notes pull through the bitter fruit pulp, and a faint malt note is present.
Finishes with lingering bitterness, grapefruit pith, and a drying mineral profile.
Nice above average IPA. It just needs more of the juice in the middle and aromatics.
antzman (301), Clarksville, Indiana, USA
Jul 14, 2008 Draft. Pours a murky orange with a full white head. Tons of lacing on the glass. Nice citrusy nose. The flavor is rich, with a pleasant hop balanced lightly by malt. Very clean finish, with a few lingering hops. Well made.
MrRomero (1872), Wiesbaden-Biebrich, Germany
Jul 14, 2008 12 oz bottle: poured cloudy orange with a medium off white head. Lots of yeast floating at the bottom of this one. Big caramel malt aroma with lots of hops sticking out. Flavor is much the same with lots of caramel and hops. Light sweetness initially and a pretty big blast of hop bitterness in the finish. Moderately dry. Good.
KieferUGA (297), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Jul 12, 2008 12 oz. bottle. Pours a murky golden color. Medium sized white head. Nice citrus hops aroma. Malty body with a good mix of earthy hops. Not overly bitter, just right. Dry finish. Very tasty beer.
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