asmithbeer (42), USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 12, 2007 Amber color with nice head for an IPA. Strong hoppy aroma. Flavor is hoppy but also sweet. Decent.
 mgermani (867), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 4, 2009 Pours a clear amber with a moderate and lasting head and minimal lace. Aroma is sweet - maple syrup, yum! Malty, sweet and woodsy flavour - hops backgrounded. Piny, and woodsy. Good carbonation, creamy body. Very tasty, but also very strong. A sipper for sure - yum!
graham515 (437), Houston, Texas, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Apr 17, 2007 Updated: Nov 16, 2009Pours a nice ruby color with a small white head. The aroma is overwhelmingly piney and amazing! It’s got some real sweet malt aromas with a nice hoppy zest to it. There’s a malty sweetness with some residual sugar taste. Very sweet with a quick snap of bitterness. The mouth feel is really nice, its medium bodied in your mouth but feels like it almost expands. An amazing beer that is great for sipping.
CheersMate1 (868), 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.
mbrandon2w (109), Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 28, 2007 I really liked this beer once I got paste the initial few sips. I say that because I expected it to taste like an imperial ipa, but instead it tasted like an old ale or a barleywine. It was good, and very enjoyable, but if I hadn’t seen the label, I wouldn’t have thought it was an ipa.
elmatador00 (518), j-action-ville, North Carolina, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Apr 22, 2008 12oz. Pours a dark reddish color with a off white head. Aroma is mostly citrus. Tastes of candied sugar, caramel, spice, wood, and some citrus. Finishes with a thick sweet taste on the palate. Very enjoyable.
SuzyGreenberg (1411), Seattle, Washington, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
May 16, 2008 12 oz. bottle - clear and dark, reddish amber; thick, soapy cream colored head settles to the edges; aromas of soapy hops, wood and sweet malts; slightly hot as it drinks creamy and mostly smooth; bitterness is nicely muted by the malts; flavors of vanilla and oak; malty sweet over the bitterness; pretty nice
bdigital (593), Ft Wayne, Indiana, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
May 14, 2008 ’05 Bottle: Courtesy of the man himself, mgumby10...thanks! As soon as I popped the top on this I received a rush of exquisite aromatics. Murky brown/orange with no head. Sweet malts hit the nose immediately with a strong oak tinge...caramel notes, dark fruits (raisins, etc.) and amazingly enough finishes with a smoothed out blast of hops. Very smooth mouth feel...starts off slightly sweet leading to an oaked malt base with a dry, hopped up finish. I’m astounded that this is still holding some hop essence in it after 2.5 years. Very good stuff...now I just need to try it fresh.
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