 stefanje (479), (Santee) San Diego, California, USA
Apr 23, 2008
12 oz bottle from kmweaver. Pours a murky amber color with a small white head. The aroma is loaded with citrus and a touch of rubbing alcohol. The flavor is very sweet and citrusy with moderate biter hops, wow where did all that alcohol go. Mouthfeel is smooth and malty. The finish is short and sweet. Overall: A very addictive concoction, but too strong to drink every day. Good stuff, recommended.
MuttyD (38), Cambridge, USA
Jul 15, 2008 Beautiful hay/straw color with nice thick white head. Massive hoppy/floral aroma. Alcohol is very present as it moves across the palate. Very syrupy and sugary. Not as enjoyable as the 90 minute, but a must try for IPA fans.
Pawola22 (31), Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Jul 12, 2008 12 oz bottle from Binny’s.
Aroma: Sweet, citrusy, complex hops, strong alcohol. Not really a lot going on though, surprising.
Appearance: Hazy, auburn-orange, very cloudy. Small, light, highly carbonated head.
Flavor: Initially sweet, then alcohol in the middle, finishes sweet. Lots of alcohol in the throat. Complex hop taste.
Palate: Slight burn from alcohol. Light body, smooth, light carbonation.
Overall: Very strong, has quite the kick! Very alcoholic aftertaste. Its worth trying a beer this high in ABV, but not really a repeatable one.
jjuf1853 (175), Land O Lakes, Florida, USA
Jul 11, 2008 2008 bottle purchased at Willow Bend Liquors (Lutz, FL) pours a hazy, apricot amber color with an extemely thin white head. Very unique and unusual aroma. There are sweet, simple syrup notes mixed with an almost shoe polish-like oily resin aroma, and a mixture of citrus and piney hops. The flavor is unlike any I’ve had before and difficult to describe. Initially it is very sweet and syrupy, with some caramel/toffee malts, dried fruit followed by the hop bitterness and warming alcohol in the aftertaste. I was expecting the 21% to completely overpower everything else, but it was fairly well disguised considering the extremely high percentage. I’m a big fan of their 60 and 90 min. varieties so I was glad to to find this one and give it a try.
Sandman2222 (11), Florida, USA
Jul 10, 2008 The price assaults your wallet while the beer assaults your senses. Top notch all the way! Hops, big citrusy, oily hops. Some malt but, did I mention the hops? Must have to say that you’ve gone to the extreme if you like hops.
AndrewKScott (237), Lemont, Illinois, USA
Jul 9, 2008 Ok. I remember discovering this beer about a year ago and scoffed at the price, but I knew, someday, I would buy this beer. I finally gave in today because dudebra was bragging about it. Yeah, it’s ridiculous. The 21% isn’t all that detectable, until you stand up. This smells like hops, and tastes like hops. Crazy hops, huge hops. Like eating raw hops. Oh, and a lot of sweet malt. This ale is so unique, it’s definitely something you have to try at least once.
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