keepersj12 (788), Sicklerville, New Jersey, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Mar 25, 2009 Nice hop aroma from the bottle. Mine was hugely carbonated. Big pillow of a head that lasted throughout. Nice sweet start with a hop dry finish. Very nice. Cletus (5052), Connecticut, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 | Mar 24, 2009 Pours coppery with a thin white head. Smells earthy with sime sage and yeastiness. Tastes bitter and earthy with some nice subdued spiciness on the finish. eyesolus (64), Mill Creek, Washington, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Mar 16, 2009 Tap at Tangletown; refreshing, hoppy, and strong; slight spice in the back; nice lace. (#42) GarrettB (494), Seattle, Washington, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Mar 11, 2009 My enthusiasm for Elysian Brewery has dampened a bit since I had a string of so-so beers from them, and next in line is a beer style I’m not too keen on: Elysian’s Immortal IPA. A medium-thin ash gray head crowns a cheery fox-orange beer, buzzing with energy. In contrast the aroma is muted and heavy, threatening grains, and grapefruit in a watery, motley bouquet. With a little warmth, some peach blooms into the aroma. But by and large, an unexciting smell. The flavor is also on the blander side, but the aftertaste is much more engaging. I also appreciate that this isn’t the typical American Hop Bomb, but a much better behaved IPA. The flipside of that, I suppose, is the relatively mundane flavor profile - a moderate bitterness and scattered peach notes, making for a drinkable, sippable, acceptable IPA. Better this, I think, than having my esophagus raked with hops flavors, though. cprochak (393), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 | Mar 1, 2009 Bottle from Bottleworks. It has a (not bad) medicinal aroma. Pours with a very nice lingering head. Okay taste but a good long finish. BeerNeedy (60), Anchorage, Alaska, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Feb 27, 2009 22 oz bottle, Mildly piney aroma. Poured a hazey golden copper with a smallish white head. Spotty lacing in the glass. This IPA had a decent flavor a bit better than most in it’s class. Rests well on the palate and overall is quite drinkable. Not quite rotation worthy but OK once in a while. Acknud (772), Morganfield, Kentucky, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 | Feb 27, 2009 Golden in color with a nice frothy head. Pine on the nose. Nice subdued hop flavor which let the malt run free. swoopjones (1897), Buffalo, New York, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Feb 27, 2009 On tap @ Coles, Buffalo NY. Solid IPA. Not a Hop Bomb butvery good. Can it be a sessionable IPA @ 6.3? More english than PNW. Malts balance things out nicely. Great color, good hop filled aroma. Smooth & a nice option after a couple Nugget Nectars
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