4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20Growler. Whoa! Light amber ale. Fukn’ reeks of schticky hops. Nose is extract herbal, heavy; borderline medicinal. Burning, bubbly, coating tongue of pine, citrus, haze, and cleaning products. Malts balanced well. Still Huge. Bitter + Alcoholic
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft at Rattle ’n Hum, NYC. Deep hazy range, heavy look. Big grapefruit, big resiny hops. Juicy finish, nothing too bitter here, or particularly distinctive. Quite nice DIPA.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft. Strongly hoppy and sweet aroma, piney, citric and fresh, with notes of honey, caramel, pine, grapefruit and orange, along with some herbal, grassy tones in the background. Hazy light-medium copper color with a fine, fading head. Flavor profile is similarly quite sweet and heavily hopped, with plenty of toasty, sweet malts, more caramel, honey and nut, with copious amounts of citric, dank, resinous and piney hops, some tropical fruit, spiciness and herbal tinges as well, finishing with a huge blast of hop bitterness and resin. Slick, smooth, warming mouthfeel, some alcohol noted here, body is huge. Very flavorful and even a bit imposing. Not much in the way of subtlety here, which I guess is why this is a "Triple IPA".
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at Sam’s, Durham. Seems like every week the local is getting another killer tap-only beer from Cali, many of which are from this fine brewery. Hefty reddish pour, vaguely cloudy with a thick creamy head. Strong malts in the nose but mostly a big dose of grapefruit, resin, and pine. Fresh and potent. More sweetness to taste, but not overly sugary; rather it’s like an added dimension of the abundant fruit that is the beer’s main profile. Enjoyable.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On draught at Todd English P.U.B. Dark cloudy golden amber. Floral, citrus aroma. Heavy citrus and passion fruit flavor, pronounced hoppiness. Nice bitter finish.
3.9 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Very sweet with a strong tropical and citrus hop flavor. Has a really nice smooth body and full mouthfeel. Very good.
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3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
This poured a somewhat hazy bright orange color with a beige head. Aroma was of lots of citrus hops, light tropical notes, some dust malt too. Flavor was overly sweet, caramel, fruity stale hops. Somewhat of a disappointment.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Draught at Good Beer Faucets, Tokyo - RBJG#2. Clear golden/amber - offwhite head. Lovely fresh hoppy, light sweet malty, bitterness, piney, grape fruits, citrus, rather sweetn, fruity, nice bitter finish. Light to medium carbonation.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Awesome well balanced dipa. Clean 10 percenter. Big hoppy nose, resiny but clean throughout. Mellow finish. Not boozy.
Similar idea to Ballast Point’s Dorado and just as successful i think.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap at Capitol Beer, Sacramento. Pours clear blonde with a nice off-white head and a citrus aroma. There is a sweet caramel malt flavor with a smoothly bitter finish. Very tasty.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20
RBJG#2. Pours a cloudy amber with an off-white head and lacings. Sweet with some bitterness. Hops aromas of pine and grapefruit with hints of citrus. Malty caramel back bone. Medium bodied. Soft carbonation. Dry finish.
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