 juiceisloose (667), Windermere, Florida, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 5, 2008 This one poured a dark orange color with a thin white head that left minimal lacing behind. The aroma was of citrus and piney hops, a little bit of oak, and some sweet caramel malt. The flavor followed suit with the piney and citrus hops dominating in the forefront with a pretty soild malt backbone. There is a little bit of oak and vanilla in the taste that balances this one out nicely. The oak wasn’t as prevalent as I thought it would be, but probably because this one was fresh. The body was medium-full with a creamy texture with a bitter sweet finish. This was pretty good, and one I will revisit once it sits awhile.
keepersj12 (787), Sicklerville, New Jersey, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Apr 5, 2008 Nice amber pour with a wonderful aroma. Flavor is sweet, hops, malts, spice, I don’t know. Finish is dry and inviting. Excellent beer.
BenDover (125), Texas, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Apr 5, 2008 Pours a beautiful deep amber color, about a finger of dense off-white foam. Aroma very spicy and complex, some coriander, apple, cinnamon. Flavor is not at all what I expected, but OH SO GOOD. Strong alcohol warmth to it, but not the in-your-face hops I was expecting. Instead, a pleasant complex spiciness much like the aroma. This is a spectacular beer.
cheapdark (2015), Monacatootha, Pennsylvania, USA
| 1.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 1/10 | 2/5 | 5/20 |
Apr 5, 2008 12 oz brown bottle, not corked. Just yer everyday bottle. Atwitter fragrance of pine or grapefruit rind. Adenoidal volatility. Slight hazy orange glow. Scabrous initial flavors. Certainly not adiaphorous. Too much for this dilettante. Has a lotta nerve. This beer is videlicet IPA. Perhaps a little better than I expected. Burping spruce pine needles. Blended?
duff (5474), Surrey, Greater London, England
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Apr 4, 2008 Bottle thanks to "The Cad". Pretty heavily sweet stuff. Lots of sweet caramelly malt and sweet sappy hop notes. Some oaky flavours do come through in the flavour, which add to the complexity a little bit as it is predominantly sweet. The finish shows some bitterness and warm alcohol. Although the alcohol is fairly well masked considering it is 10%. Too much sweetness for me.
kidmartinek (975), austin, Texas, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Apr 3, 2008 Darker copper amber color with a good head, good lacing. Complex malt and hoppy, balanced aroma. Thick syrupy mouthfeel. Strong malt and hop character and flavor. A little bit, no a lot af wooden (oak) character. This beer’s got balls. Slightly bitter finish. A little burn on the backend.
vadavid (131), Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 2, 2008 Pours copper-orange with a thick off-white head. Aroma is sweet and alcoholic. Taste is sweet with a citrus hop background. I was expecting the opposite. There’s a bit of dark fruit in there. Alcohol warmth is very noticeable. More barleywine/old ale than DIPA in my opinion. Since the hops are also "background" I think I’ll sit on these for a while and let the flavors mellow.
noferc (1), Peoria, Arizona, USA
does not count  | 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Apr 2, 2008 Excellent brew. Crisp malty and sweet flavors layered with the oak smell and taste. Great sipping beer, best out of a large mouth glass. One of my favourites.
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