4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle from Ughsmash. Dark amber pour. Aroma is strong on both malt and hoppiness. Flavor is very hoppy and spicy. Good malt balance. Very drinkable for it’s ABV. Fairly dry. Good stuff, very good. Would never guess its strength.
2.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 7/20
Bottle. Butterscotch malt and citrus peel aroma. Hazy orange-brown color with moderate head. Very sweet caramel malt and moderately bitter orange peel/quinine hops. Near cloying sweetness that the hops can’t overcome.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
I need to get more of this. Smooth and hoppy, a bit sweet with a hint of floralness. Very full bodied. Some pine and earthy qualities, a bit of citrus zest.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle to oversized snifter. Looks good (for a DIPA of it’s magnitude). Very deep with nice lacing. Smells awesome; hoppy and boozy at the same time! Tastes damn good; nice balance for such a beast. Mouthfeel is good too. This is the best DIPA in Michigan, bar none!
4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours from bottle into a pint glass. Pours a dark orange color with a small head.
Deep with really good aromas of orange peels, florals, pears, apricots and some hops.
Full bodied with good depth and a smooth feel and good flavors of orange peels, pears, apricots and some hops.
I only had two bottles of this and I wish I had saved one for some age. I’ll be sure to do that next year and see how it develops.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
this is a hoppy barley wine maybe, but not an ipa. aroma is thick with caramel and malt and some sappy hop syrup. flavor is on the sweet side but balanced with hop bitterness and strong alcohol. sweet/bitter finish like hops dipped in caramel.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Dark cloudy brown. Tastes huge. Way too big but I guess they called it a double. Not balanced since that would require drinkability.
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4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Hold onto your hat when you take your first sip of this, slams you with flavor, hops and alcohol. This beer has some interesting berry notes you don’t normally find in an IPA but holds the same hoppy, piney traditional characteristics. Still seeing how this ABV will affect me, should be a good night.
4.3 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Picked up 4 pack Broad Ripple, IN. They weren't kidding about this one extreme initial blast. Not as hoppy as expected hints of alcoholic taste show through. Strong aroma almost stings. Worth it if you can snag a bottle but wouldn't go back to it.
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3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
(12oz bottle from Rayl101!). Very excited to try this! Pours a slightly hazy copper color with an eggshell head that finally settles into a ring around the glass. Aroma has lots of resin and pine along with some caramel, bready notes and some light citrus. There is also a bit of spice going on. Taste is very sweet and although this beer has a massive IBU number, it really feels quite balanced. Full bodied and a dry, spicy finish. There is a sharp, but subtle bitterness if that is possible. Its quite enjoyable.
3.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
On tap at shakesperes pub. Served in a goblet. Medium brown pour with almost no head. Good hoppy aroma. Medium body mouth feel with a taste that’s all hops, more bitter than floral or citrus. Dry hoppy finish with sour notes.
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