 KnN (720), Greenbelt, Maryland, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 17, 2009 Poured a really nice deep copper color with a thin off white head. Aroma is huge floral hops, big juicy citrus and just a hint of pine. Some nice malt backbone there too. Flavor is more of the same. A good juicy hop character on the forefront and some nice malt balance, some barely there vanilla notes from the oak, but it adds a nice layer of depth. Really tasty Imperial.
CheersMate1 (787), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 17, 2009 Nice floral hop aroma. Very nice malt/hop aroma. DEEP copper color. Very nice thin head sitting on top. A very aromatic beer indeed. Nice smooth flavor. Very nice for an imperial/double IPA. There is a bit of an alcohol burn. Nice focus on the bitter flavor(s). Nice deep bittering hop taste. Overall, damn good beer, but too much presence of alcohol. I wouldn’t say that the oak had much of a presence.
HonkeyBra (1320), Lemont, Illinois, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Apr 17, 2009 Deep amber pour with sticky white head. Big hoppy aroma with light oak and and earth notes. Caramel, some perfume. Flavor is spruce, pine, citrus. Definitely not overwhelmingly sweet, in fact the oak subdues the sweetness and it balances well with the hops. I liked this a lot more than I thought I would. Pretty nice.
HOPSHUNTER (376), Tampa, Florida, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 14, 2009 Bottle. Poured a deep copper color with a light beige head. Aroma is very earthy, lots of hops, pine. Flavor is hoppy but not aggressive, sweet caramel and malt are also present. Finish is a little sweet. Very nice.
NDbeerdrinker (164), Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 13, 2009 Aroma is big hops, bitter grapefruit, earthy. Taste is those same hops, a little nutty and earthy which is probably from the oak. Liked this one.
zizzybalubba (358), Elizabeth City, North Carolina, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Apr 12, 2009 12 oz. bottle from Grape and Gourmet. Big grapefruit aroma and smells much like the 90 Minute IPA. Color is darker than most IIPAs. Flavor is even more balanced than the 90 Minute and more complex. Grapefruit and oak dominate. Very sticky mouthfeel. Outstanding beer.
andersand (308), Malmö, Sweden
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Apr 11, 2009 Looks very inviting with a deep amber colour and a decent off-white head. Very nice aroma of sweet malt and vanilla, caramell and some fudge. The bottle was obviously too old wich made it taste like a oak aged barleywine without any extraordinary complexity, still drinkable and pretty nice with a big caramell, vanilla/oak flavour alongside a pretty good hop bitterness and light lingering alcohol sweetness.
beergod (100), Austin, Texas, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Apr 9, 2009 Updated: May 6, 2009All in all pretty good.16 dollars a 4pk good? The nose is very nice. Citrus,light grain, but mostly clean hops. The brew pours a nice dark,crisp, very nice copper. Taste is of nice hops and i can’t really taste the barrel conditioning. Great beer if you don’t mind paying for it.
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