 wingman333 (160), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Mar 28, 2008
Reddish and clear in color...a very good smelling beer, too, with a peachy-type aroma. The taste was not very overwhelming, slightly on the thin side, in fact. I expected more bitterness and flavors of the wood intermingled. This was not bad, just not what I expected.
Bigmmartin (137), Dayton, Ohio, USA
Jul 21, 2008 Bottle. Hazy dark orange with a off white head. The aroma is intense, but a little too much alcohol present. There’s lots of sweet fruit and oak in there as well though. Flavor is very sweet for an IPA, with fruit and woody flavors coming through. Also has quite a bit of caramel. Alcohol is present throughout, but not overly so. Has a somewhat bitter finish, but still falls in the shadow of the sweet malty oak flavors the dominate the beer. Medium to full bodied. Maybe more of an American Strong Ale? Still, a complex IPA that offers something different and thus intrigues me.
thooper41 (205), USA
Jul 20, 2008 12oz bottle: pours amber brown with minimal head, aroma is strong in hops with hints of malt, flavor starts off like a hoppy IPA with a good malt backing it but after a few sips the oak comes through more and more. doesnt taste much like the 90min IPA but still pretty good.
LearninBeer (118), Sterling Heights, Michigan, USA
Jul 20, 2008 The aroma is hoppy with hints of malt. The head is huge, off-white and creamy with good lacing. The body is a cloudy copper. The initial flavor is a creamy hoppy taste on the back of the tongue with hints of a roasted caramel/molasses, very refreshing. The finish is good and long. The body is medium, the texture creamy and the carbonation soft. This bottle is from February 2008. Just opened a second bottle dated 1/08/07. The head is still huge but is diminishing faster with good lacing. The body is a clear copper. The aroma is malts, a touch of hoppiness. The head is lighter, more white.The flavor hits big and then a sourness, hits the roof of the mouth and more on the front of the tongue. Sweetness, caramel/molasses dominate the finish. Probably shouldn’t be aged more than a year. Still drinkable and not too bad.
estoppel (964), Buffalo, New York, USA
Jul 14, 2008 Bottle. Rich amber body, medium white head, fruity nose. Fruity flavor, without the ridiculous level of bitterness that any double IPAs carry. Dangerously drinkable.
Mes_and_Sim (3967), London, Greater London, England
Jul 12, 2008 A Mes rate: bottle from American Beer Distributors.
Clear amber brown with a thin white foamy head. Liquorice and dark fruit aroma with a bit of barley, decent malt and hops but spoiled a little by a strong flowery perfume note. The flavour is thankfully devoid of the perfume and is actually really good. Lovely balance of malt and hops. Big and resinous, nice sugary alcohol, good bready malt and a big finish with everything all wrapped up together at once. Lingering hop bitterness kicks ass. Good stuff that could be better without the flowers.
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