 StompBrockmore (300), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Nov 26, 2007
341ml bottle, courtesy VeloVampire - pours deep amberish orange with a big white head. Aroma is very American, tonnes of Pacific Northwest style hopping, big grapefruit pine aroma, but soft. Flavour is similar, huge on hops, but with a defined malt character that keeps this from being entirely one-dimensional, the problem of so many IPA’s in this style. There’s a caramel nuttiness at the front of the swallow which then gives way to a blast of incredibly juicy, citrusy hops into a bitter finish. Sprucey as well. A very good IPA.
LilBeerDoctor (642), East Setauket, New York, USA
Oct 12, 2008 Bottle. Pours a murky light brown with a huge, thick foamy tan head that subsides fairly quickly. Aroma of rich caramel malt, bitter hops, light citrus, and coffee grounds. Flavor of sweet caramel malt, iced tea, and slightly hoppy finish. Nice malty IPA.
fredandboboflo (633), East Setauket, New York, USA
Oct 12, 2008 Bottle. Aroma of earthy malt with nearly-burnt bread, coffee, toffee, dried fig. Tropical fruits poke through from time to time. Flavor a complex blend of bitter notes (grapefruit, pine) with distinctly sweet notes (passion fruit and other sweet fruits) along with that rich, earthy malt that dominates the nose for me. Very nice brew.
Defreni (519), Frederiksberg, Denmark
Oct 12, 2008 Flaske. Mørk orange øl, med et fint skumhoved. Ikke helt frisk men selvom den havde været frisk er humlen ikke helt i balance. Ikke en af de bedre IPA men bestemt drikbar.
ATLBeerDog (233), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Oct 11, 2008 From a 11.5oz brown bottle - Pours a slightly cloudy brownish/red. Average carbonation, very light lacing . Smells of strong bourbon. First sip is tangy bitter hops supported by a fine malty backbone. Great bitter finish. A fine showing from a great brewery.
harrisoni (5359), Ashford, Kent, England
Oct 11, 2008 Bottle at Orsted Olbarog. Cloudy brown, lasting beige. Hoppy, bit of acidity. It’s ok, good hop on finish. Hot hop not a lot of good malts. not a great DIPA. Not enough malts to underpin the hops.
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