3.8 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
12 oz. bottle from Beer On The Wall (Brew 1367, whatever that means). Dark orange pour with a fluffy off-white head. Aroma of pine needles, tangerines, and grapefruit. Somewhat grapefruity flavor but enough balance that this is not too bitter. Personally, I would have preferred less balance.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottled. Poured clear medium golden with a dense cap of white head. The aroma picked up bright floral and orange zest over soft caramel and pale malts.. warmth brought out some black pepper.. very nice stuff! The flavor found more of the black pepper all the way through.. sweet caramel and bready notes at the core, with the pepper and orange zest around.. spicy and warm on the finish. Medium-bodied and well-balanced on the palate.. the finish stuck around for quite a while. I’d drink more of these.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
GABF 2009. Great IPA, one of the best I had all weekend, including Judging the Alpha King @ Falling Rock. Orange colored hop deliciousness. sticky hops, wonderfully balance, great stuff
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle from JW77. Boring IPA. Pours an orange color. Aroma is resinous and some citrus. Flavor isn’t bad, citrus, caramel malt. But its boring. Just ok.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Solid IPA from El Toro. A big hop bomb coming in at 6.5%. Firm dank nose with floral notes and grapefruit. Citrus doesn’t last too long, quickly covered up by the rush of hop buds being washed down the pipes. This is a bitter-ass beer! I like it though.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle from Ledger’s. This was a month old when I got it and is still great. Fruity citric nose with light tart hops. Flavor is a bit run-of-the-mill for me but is still great. Hops could be bigger.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
12oz bottle. Thick orange-brown color. Respectable head. Bitter hoppy aroma. Rich toasty malt backbone saturated in a syrupy hop bitterness. Pretty good and tasty, quite well balanced. I almost get a touch of amber malt in there, but it could be the thick, soapy hop profile. Pretty good.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle 35,5 cl. Courtesy of KimJohansen. Very cloudy orangey golden with a small, rough off-white head. Fresh and citrusy hop aroma. Medium body, dominated by the very fresh and citrusy hop accents with a slightly unclean edge. Very bitter finish. 270509
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