3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pretty clear, bright orange pour, a little head. Grassy hops and apricots in the aroma. Taste is the same. Very refreshing. I really like this beer. It’s nothing special but it doesn’t need to be. Nice way to bring in the summer.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle from Scott's stash. I've had this one on some trip...houseboat I think, but never rated it. Aroma and flavor consistent with light notes of apricot with blending hops, not too much separate hop flavors popping up here. Palate is great. Very good beer.
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3 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
Bottle poured, deep caramel complexion, non existent head, floral piney nose with light hints of apricot, I have to be honest I am not a fan of apricot and the hints kind of ruin it for me, trying to be fair and objective, slightly bitter up front then gets fruity and sweet the apricots shine on the end and cling to the palette... This is a good beer its just not for me
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 14/20
Appearance is a light brown. Very little "hop" taste. Very smooth! Not my favorite but a great beer to change up things for spring.
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3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Originally reviewed: 3/20/09. Pours a deep amber with a good-sized frothy white head. Retention is firm, lacing is superb. Smells of apple juice, floral hops, sugar cane, and...apricots. Mouthfeel is nice and crisp. Decent carbonation. Well done.
Taste is of tart apples, some hints of sweetness, and a nice hop kick in the finish. Bitterness is where I’d like it. Nothing really about the taste tells me this is an IPA though. More like a fruit beer. Decent, but I wouldn’t drink more than 1 at a time.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
12 oz bottle from Samp01. Pours reddish amber with a short- lived white head and lively carbonation. Aroma is of citrus hops followed by caramel malt and some fruit. Body is medium and crisp. A lot of citrusy hops, caramel and ripe fruit combine on the palate. The finish is long, dry, and grapefruity. Delicious IPA, it was perfect with Moroccan stew.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Appearance was clear golden with creamy diminishing 1 finger white head, no lacing. Aromas where friuts, apricot, citrusy hops and slight sweet malts. Taste was an IPA lemony hops and smooth sweet malt backbone with touch of apricots for flavour. Palate was smooth creamy carbonation with medium body hoppy finish. Mmmm good...poured@GVFB vegas.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Is it a fruit beer, is it an IPA? Probably a little bit of both. It pours a nice amber color on tap, darker than you might expect, but probably due to the fruity malts. The apricot flavor and the IPA hops don’t exactly balance well, but it does come off better than a lot of other fruit beers; not too overtly sweet.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Little apprehensive going into this one as I am not a bit fan of apricots. Poured a lot darker than expected and it a nice rich amber colour. Found the sweetness of the apricots did not balance well the bitterness of the hops.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
A - pours amber with high white head. S - simple citrus hops smell up front, apricot and caramel malts. M - lighter bodied, drinkable ipa, the apricots gives it a slightly sour feel. Bitter and drier. T - grassy, citrus hops up front. Caramel malts and sour apricots on the palate. O - simple drinkable ipa with apricot. 6
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