4.8 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Dull hazy orange body; full sticky head of foam that quickly settles. Soft powdery texture (reminds of nelson sauvin, or mt hood?). Moderate earthy herbal bitterness. Very drinkable, very tasty. About as good as IPA gets, right up there with Sculpin IPA.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Pours amber, white head, about a finger. Smell is citrus. Taste is somewhat piney. Scarlet Fire is better IMO.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Ok, very caramelly and a little flat. Any hop flavors only come out on the finish. Possibly a lit past its prime. Bomber from the brewery.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Sample at the brewpub. Clear copper color with a medium thick and fluffy white head that evaporates slowly. Sticky rings of lacing on the glass. The aroma consists of citrus fruits and sweet caramel. Medium body with a citrusy hops character and notes of caramel malt and toffee. The finish is hoppy with a grapefruit aftertaste. Above average overall.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
A smooth and decently pine and grapefruit bitter hop ipa. Bottle from a recent trade. Clear golden color. Sticky sweet and resiny sort of mouthfeel. Aroma is a little bubblegum. Flavor comes in with a mostly caramel malt and nice body. Finish is citrus, a lot of pine and long lasting pine cone lingering taste.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle from a trade with 5000. Pours cloudy orangish color with off white head. Aromas of biscuit malts and earthy hops. Bready and caramel malt flavors with some earthy hops with moderate bitterness. Medium body with moderate carbonation. Thanks Andre.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
on tap at brouwers in Freemont. golden pour with a white head that disappeared pretty quick though. not a slap in the face strong hop but had some pine taste. overall pretty good, drinks with buff and todd
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at the brewery. Aroma: Fruity peach dominates.
Flavor: Medium sweet peach, turns to dry peach and lingering resinous hop finish.
Comment: This used to be their hoppiest IPA but now is the least hoppy one. It has also the lightest body.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Hmm...the flavor is actually quite bitter - more so than the Scarlet Fire, but not in a better way. Still pretty good. Just mostly bittering hops.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Tap @ Big Time. Hazy, oarnage-gold pour with a white head which fades quickly to leave a coarse lace. Toast and pine nose. Medium body with pine, grapefruit and light toast flavors. Very pleasant, nicely balanced with a solid mouth feel. Not the hop-forward IPA typical of the Left Coast, but a good example of the more common American IPA.
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