4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Superior, Co - Superior Liquors - 12 oz bottle - tailgating prior to Oregon-Colorado game. Dark copper pour, nice thick sticky off-white head - decent lacing. Sweet sprucey aroma with a hint of citrus. Flavor is bold and enticing. Nice bittersweeet grapefruit notes without being overbearing. Sweet nectarine-like fruit accents, back end of maple syrup sweetness. Thick, creamy mouthfeel.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Floral with crisp citrus nose, with a nutty malt backing. Nice dark caramel color, off white foamy head, nice lace, dissipating to a creamy film of big bubbles. Taste is slightly floral, with a big rich nutty caramel malt backbone. Creamy and nearing full bodied on the palate.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle from a trade with 5000. Pours clear amber color with off white head. Strong grapefruit rind aroma. Sweet malt and citrus flavors with a big dose of bitterness. Medium body with average carbonating. A nice APA. Thanks Andre.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft during Deschutes Fresh Hop Festival, The Falling Rock, Denver. Clear amber with a thick foamy head. Aroma is big and complexly hoppy. Grassy, cirtric, floral, resinous, with some sweet toffee backing it all up. Taste is a little vegetal but ends sweet and toasted bread-like. Not very bitter, just hoppy flavored. Balanced though.
2.4 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 7/20
UPDATED: OCT 21, 2011 Poured from a draft into a pint glass at San Diego Brewing Company at San Diego, Calif. Color was red amber. Maybe an inch of head. Light lacing on top. White film on the sides that was spider-webbed down.
Was non-descript of a smell. I had to work for it, but once I found it I found some butter and slight puke.
Tasted buttery with a slight bitter aftertaste. Fairly smooth.
Medium body. Average carbonation. Butter, creamy.
I really didn’t like this beer. Just way too buttery and creamy for me. Looking at the other reviews, maybe I got a wrong beer? Either way, this one was not good.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours clear orange with white head, aroma has notes of toffee, pine, grapefruit, touch of orange and lemon grass. Taste is nice dank and rich grapefruit, orange, tangerine, leading into toffee, biscuit, finishing bitter and dry. Really nicely done.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
On tap at Venti’s South. A very nice American Pale Ale. Full bodied refreshing beer. Some citrus and sweet but mainly hops. Mildly bitter. A smooth drinking brew.
4.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Serving glass: Poured from bomber into Nonic Imperial Pint.
Appearance: Clear orangish-amber with nice off-white head and great lacing.
Aroma: Sweet, fragrant orange, with touches of grapefruit, pine and toasted malts.
Taste: Great mix of tangerine-like orange, grapefruit, toasted malt and some spiciness. The orange seems to intensify into the finish when pine and some bitterness come into play as well.
Palate: Moderate carbonation, medium body that is very oily and smooth. Nice dry finish.
Overall: This is a very fresh beer that I really could continuously drink all day - too bad I only have the single bomber. Other Wet Hop Ales I have had have been more IPA-like, but since this is more akin to an APA, this is probably the best APA I have ever had. Just fantastic.
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