4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20On tap @ Stumbling Monk. I’ve tasted this before but never a full glass. Here we go... Pours golden amber with medium head that thins into steady laciness. Aroma is sweet caramel malt and big citrusy hop notes. Taste is thick syrupy caramel malt, balanced by sizable hop backbone - bitter pine, floral, and citrus notes. Heavy, thick mouthfeel. Kinda obvious, but the step from 90 minute to this is huge. Big, big beer. Really more of a barleywine. Quite big, but surprisingly well balanced for this abv... in fact I can’t remember anything much over 12% that was this balanced. Calling this an IPA may set expectations incorrectly...at any rate, a truly world class beer and worth seeking out.
4.8 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
This is an amazing beer that has alk the bests...but it is very very intense. That’s the only downside, soo intense you have to share it, but thats the fun!
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. The pour is a hazy bright golden orange. The aroma is pretty interesting, lots of hops as expected, pine, a combustion of hops really. The taste is huge upfront. Super super boozy. The pine carries through the taste, very earthy. Everything I thought it would be.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Pours amber with small with head. Strong aroma of hops. Extremely hoppy taste yet has a smooth finish. You can definitely taste the alcohol! Excellent beer!
---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap at city beer. Pours copper with white head. Aroma is booze and hops. Taste is sweet and booze. Good hop finish.
4.5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Looks like an IPA with a golden appearance. Tastes like a Barleywine...this will put you on your ass.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Huge, hot boozy aroma. Syrupy malts, pine and citrus hops. Flavor follows. Tons of booze to this one, tons of hops. Very sweet malt profile. Mouthfeel is viscous and slick and the finish is long and packs more heat to it. Balance is hard to achieve with a beer like this, I get that - but this definitely falls short of the marks left by it’s younger siblings. There’s a lot of hype to this one, and availability definitely plays a part. Keep that in mind when you go hunting/trading for it. A 12 oz pour is particularly difficult to finish, so share or expect to re-cap and throw it back in the fridge like I did.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
WOW. Definitely a powerful beverage. Initially tastes like the 90 minute IPA, but goes down like whiskey. Very hoppy, slight citrus. But still less intense than I expected (probably a good thing)... Much easier to drink than other beers I’ve had with a lower alcohol content and IBU (Flying Dog Double Dog comes to mind). Very good, but definitely not an everyday beer.
4.8 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
This is my favorite IPA. It has such a full interesting palate that you can really savor every sip. At over 15%ABV, you have to take your time with it and enjoy it.
---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Amber with foamy thick beige head; aroma of hops; Flava of hops; feels thick; finishes long and licorice yen
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours a clear golden orange with a small white head. Aroma of alcohol, malts, and light citrus. Flavor of malts, dark fruit, citrus and piney hops. Flavor lingers in the mouth for a while after drinking. So well balanced.
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