3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle. Deep amber with a thick off-white head that lasts OK. Soothing aroma of sweetish biscuity malt, grapefruit, oranges and their blossoms, pine. That’s pretty much the taste too with lingering piney and peppery bitterness. Starts a bit sweet, ends a bit bitter. Nothing terribly fancy about this, just good ringing flavours.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
whole foods in oahu. nice clear amber. nicely balanced, but awesome hop flavor. really glad to get this one.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Clear dark orange, frothy beige head. Aroma of citrus and malt. Taste is nice, lots of citrus, some hay and bread. Not overly sweet or bitter. Medium body, medium carbonation. Very solid.
3.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle (in NZ). Aroma lite, but the palate is well balanced between the malty sweetness and the hoppy bitterness, with soft orangey-citrus flavours and a piney-peppery finish. A more subtle APA, but I’ve always preferred my Americans subtle...
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Pours orange/amber, with a white head. Aroma is grapefruit hops, light caramel, and malt. Flavor is grapefruit, malt, and honey. Smooth going down, Nice for the lower alcohol level.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Deep golden pour from bottle with a thin head. Aroma is light hops and citrus. Taste is pine needles, pepper and grapefruit. Smooth finish. Good, but not great.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Hazy golden red color, nice thick white head, lemon herbal grassy nose. Resin in taste very smooth, some bitter citrus peel taste to a quick finish.
3.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Big grapefruity and spicy hoppy nose with some decent malt character, the nose makes the beer seem like it is going to be a very big imperial IPA. The hops a very lively in the mouth, but not as fresh as I would have like to sample this beer. The mouth is deceptively light compared to the nose, which is perhaps a bit of a let down. Moderate bitter finish. I like fresh hop beers and this is decent, but hardly top of class.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
22 oz. bottle, pours golden amber with a small head. Aroma of apricot, hops, orange, and caramel malts Flavour of nicely balanced caramel malt and hops, apricot. Well-rounded - solid pale ale.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle. Poura a clear amber with a small frothy white head that leaves sticky lacing along the glass. The aroma is a floral and cascade hops. Medium mouthfeel with a sweet hop with citrus and caramel. Easy to drink, a good American pale ale from Deschutes.
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