 vadavid (131), Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA
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  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.
Magicdave6 (5400), London, Greater London, England
Apr 2, 2008 Bottle thanks to degarth at home with the duff. Aroma is very sweet, grainy sugar syrup pritty much, peachy apricot and tangarine but immencly sweet. Taste is again very sweet though not cloying, citrusness and wood. Iv got to wonder what defines an iipa over a barley wine after this, as most american barley wines are far hoppier and less sweet.
jayhopkins23 (27), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Mar 31, 2008 Another fine beer from the boys in Milton. Deep mahogany/ruby in color, great aroma of strong citrusy hops and think sweet malt. First sip is strong but not overwhelming in flavor. The complexity of this beer staves off the alcohol. Very smooth and clean. This beer has good balance, and would age very well. I was impressed again by Sam and the guys at Dogfish Head
garretjax (103), Colorado, USA
Mar 30, 2008 Clear deep redwood hue with a grainy off white thin head. A sweet wood aroma with a tinge of orange citrus. Full bodied and lower carbonation. Dried fruit flavors, carmel and the dusty bite of the oak. It has a wide range of levels of flavor. From high to low to high again. Big bold sticky warming finish of sweet alcohol.
Skeegle (476), Maryland, USA
Mar 29, 2008 Updated: May 10, 2009This is what I would expect from the makers of 90 min and 120 min. This IPA is BRUTAL. But it’s so balanced . So incredibly flavorful your cheeks tingle and spit with every sip. Just one hell of an IIPA that I will absolutely buy again.
malrubius (969), Valley Stream, New York, USA
Mar 29, 2008 12 ounce glass in pint glass. Amber with lasting ring and lace. Citrus hop aroma with slight alcohol and overipe fruit. Pretty decent fruity flavor peach apricot golden raisin with pronouced sweetness and hoppy very piney finish, faint alcohol. Like drinking a snowy spruce forest. Full body and medium-low carbo. I’m not a big fan of the style, but there’s nothing wrong with this one. I’m enjoying it slowly.
oldno7 (135), Spokane, Washington, USA
Mar 29, 2008 Bottled 12\29\05: Poured a dark cloudy orange with a thin tan head. Aroma is very pleasant, it has hints of maple, oak, brown sugar, hops and dark fruit.
The flavor was extremely complex and had a unique sweet flavor to it, with notes of caramel, malt, hops, butterscotch, wine and a vanilla finish. I thought this beer was different from most I2PA’s and reminded me of a ASA or a BW. Very Easy drinking and smooth for 10%.
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