 41cubs (131), , New Jersey, USA
Nov 7, 2009 Smells of deep earthy floral sweetness, lime and womens perfume. Taste is light pine and a minty butterscotch that becomes more pronounced with warmth, finishing with light bitterness. Mouthfeel goes from tiny abundant carbonation when cold to smooth and velvety as it warms. Nice beer that seems to be not as aggresive or cohesive as the 90 min. offering. Great beer. Thanks Dogfish Head. 2009 750ml.
gnoff (3559), Göteborg, Sweden
Nov 2, 2009 Bottle on October 30, 2009
Bottled on 04/16/09
Hazy dark golden to copper color, off-white head. Fruity, hoppy, citrus scent. Sweet, caramel, cream, bitter taste. Medium to smooth mouthfeel, some glue aftertaste. Rather high bitterness.
MartinT (5026), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Oct 31, 2009 My Bottom Line:
Wooden hops arbor a concentrated, tea-like leafiness before plunging into a resinous bitterness in this lightly caramelized and velvety Double IPA.
Further Personal Perceptions:
-A ring of foam surrounds the misty dark amber.
-Carbonation was a tad low to make this easily drinkable.
-I didn’t get much definition (or pleasure) from the malts in this one.
-The aroma could have been brighter, or more enticing, for what I expect of the style.
Bottle.
Ibrew2or3 (2714), Safety Harbor, Florida, USA
Oct 30, 2009 Big thanks to markwise for bringing this to the tasting. Pours clear copper with lasting off white head. The aroma is modest and smooth with pine hops mixing with roasty malts, resiny bitterness and echoes of citrus. The taste is smooth moving into pine hops then toward a thin layer of sweet citrus flavor hops. By midway and to the finish the malt sweetness and pine hops run into the after taste. This is very nice stuff.
HogTownHarry (3922), Toronto (Harbourfront), Ontario, Canada
Oct 26, 2009 (bottle ( 750ml ). shared at October 2009 WaterlooWeekend. Clear amber pour with a huge lasting fluffy beige head. Pungent, slightly catty aroma - fresh, acidic hop bitterness, balanced by slightly sweet grainy malt and a bit of orange zest. The taste followed - solid IPA, very balanced, less catnip/pee pungency. Average of body, somewhat acidic and lively on the tongue, with a medium-length bitter finish - not much sign of 9% in either aroma or flavour, for me - quite a solid IPA, and nicely lacking in the DFH propensity toward being overly sweet.
jerc (3861), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Oct 25, 2009 2009-10-24. Dark amber body with an off white to beige head. 3+ Alcohol up front in the aroma, modest sweet citrusy hops, light green hop character. 7+ Flavour is similar with modest sweet citrus character, green hoppy undertones Alcohol is more restrained than in the aroma. Quite drinkable. Smooth average to medium bodied palate. 3+ Pretty decent. Bottle shared by HogTownHarry
rds (224), USA
Oct 24, 2009 Unevenly cloudy golden brew with a thin near white head, nice sharp aroma, lovely dry hops, so nicely balanced with a little sweetness, background notes of grasses and caramel.
craftbeerdesign (731), Alpharetta, Georgia, USA
Oct 18, 2009 sample from the bottle at The Decatur Beer Festival on 10/17/09... pours a deep golden tone with a white head... deep piney caramel hop nose with some sweeter malts... well balanced overall between the malts and hops... the dry hopping comes through really well from front to back... big creamy body... more citrus hop focused finish... really nice.
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