3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
From the bottle, courtesy of Summer Secret Santa 2010, pours a translucent orange with a nice white foamy head. Aroma of citrus and grassy hops, some coriander and orange peel. Taste is initially bitter, grassy hops, floral citrus petals, robust on the tongue. Thanks Santa!
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Poured a creamy, white head to cap a clear, orange body. Aroma was fain (read: weak), but the flavour did feature some very nice hop bittering. Mouthfeel could’ve been thicker.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
[3055-20100701] Tap. Mild rose raspberry hops aroma. Clear, light orange brown body with a medium-lasting creamy white head and thick lacing. Grassy heather hops flavour has a long underlying yeast and spruce hops throughout with lemon drops. Medium body. Very interesting combination of flavours entangle this brew.
(@ brewpub, Mukilteo, WA)
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bomber. Pours a nice orange with only a few bubbles on top. Aroma of strong citrus, caramel malt, flowers, slight honey. Flavor is . . . Good, nice bitter hops with some citrus, some grass and leaves. Actually, excellenct flavor. Mouthfeel is slightly off though. Oily, with soft carbonation. The body is a bit too thin for such little carbonation. Mouthfeel is a bummer, because otherwise this would be a great IPA.
4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Best IPA anywhere. This has it all, wonderful bitterness, nice malt balance and terrific hoppy aroma. No other IPA compares.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
22oz bottle from riversideAK, thanks Alex. Rating #196. Dark golden pour with a little orange tinge and a slight haze too it, the head was pretty nice, white with lots of tiny bubbles, but not much of a lace. Piney aroma and maybe a little caramel maltiness and then some citrus in the end. Decent bitterness, almost perfect, not too much or too little, it sticks around for a bit but doesn’t abuse your taste buds. Light toast in the malt department and compliments the hops nicely, good stuff. (1263)
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
2oz courtesy of OldMrCrow. Pours a slightly hazy, dirty orange with a towering bright white head that has excellent retention and leaves some very good sticky lace around the glass. Aroma is lemon, the slightest amount of that malt vinegar, old strawberry cheesecake, old candy aroma from stale hop acids. Taste is very nutty, lots of Brazil nut, walnut, a little metallic, coppery, tinny. Goes very dry and soapy in the finish. Not bad.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
22oz bottle, no date from ajm--thanks AJ! Minimally hazy medium orange with a one finger light yellowish white head, fair retention. Citrus (orange rinds, specifically) and herbal hop nose with plenty of caramel and light saltines to back it up. Flavor follows suit with not a whole lot of sweetness, but it is there. The hops persist, but this is not a hop bomb. Semi-dry finish, bitterness peaking at a 7 that lingers, no alcohol. Light to medium carbonation with a medium kinda oily mouthfeel. Pretty good, though wish it were a little fresher and a little less bitter.
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