 Aquilo (286), California, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jul 19, 2008 Pours a slightly cloudy amber color. It needed a bit of help to develop a head. Has a very fragrant citrus aroma, with a touch of nutmeg and cinnamon. Flavor is initially dominated by citus and walnut, but this is followed by a strong, bitter, stale hop flavor that almost ruins the beer for me. The bitternes is more than made up for by a pleasant, creamy mouthfeel. Nice and silky. Overall, this is very drinkable and enjoyable.
AmazonMatt (285), Panama
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Mar 20, 2007 I was expecting a bit more from this beer. Aroma was soapy with floral and light citrus notes. In the mouth it was sweet, with decent hops, but nothing that stood out. Finish is wierd.
TheSponge (282), Lynnwood, Washington, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 8, 2009 12 oz. bottle purchased at Safeway in Lynnwood, WA. Pours cloudy copper/amber color. Flavor: Orange peel, pine, and sweet malt.
asteele8 (270), Mukilteo, Washington, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 13, 2007 Bottle. Pours a copper color with a white head on top. Aroma is cut right down the middle with grapefruit and citrus hops teamed against caramel malts. Flavor is citrusy with sweet caramel malts coming in to balance it out. On the palate the high alcohol content is fairly hidden, the beer finishes bittersweet. Another good beer from Deschutes. I would love to visit the brewery sometime in the near future.
franksnbeans (265), Columbus, Maryland, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 29, 2007 Pours a dark hazy copper with a huge head that dies slowly and laces all over the place throughout. Smells of citrus, rind, hops and sweet malt. Smells great and a little different from a traditional IPA. Tastes the same as it smells along with a lot of bitter grapefruit. Feels creamy and full in the mouth and is extremely drinkable. Deschutes has blown me away during this visit to Oregon and are churning out some great brews.
Jvittorio4187 (255), Boardman, Ohio, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 4, 2007 Pours a light amber. Massive sweet citrus on the nose. Taste of sweet malt swept by light hops. Finish is very nice with mild hops.
killjoy966 (231), Washington, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 19, 2008 Pretty sweet IPA from the folks at Deschutes. While there are plenty of hops, they don’t kill your palate or completely mask the malt-iness. I like almost everything I’ve tried by these guys and this is no exception.
Berley31 (230), New Brunswick, Canada
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Nov 13, 2009 A: Poured with a beautiful large, white head, that exhibited excellent lacing in clumps and spiderweb patterns on the sides of the glass. Body is hazy and a perfect orange/red color... beautiful to look at.
S: Very nice aroma of heavy hops with pine, lemon and lime throughout. There’s also a hint of sweetness in the form of the malt (caramel, maybe?) that offers a slight tilt away from all hops.
T: Wow... a perfect balance of sweetness and hoppiness for an IPA, meaning that it is slightly sweet at the beginning, but ends with a high amount of hops and citrus for a nice, long duration.
M: Great on the palate as well, with a medium-full body, creamy texture, and average-soft carbonation.
D: One of my favorite IPAs... after doing a taste-test of 6-7 IPAs in a row, this was a perfect one to finish off with. Makes me ashamed to think of how it was only months ago that I avoided hoppy beers whenever possible, but extremely happy that I’ve finally turned around.
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