4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20Bottle at James’ a few months ago. Thanks James. Strange, awesome brass-brown sort of color with pretty big white head and uneven bubbles. Smell/taste are both extremely fresh pine hops. Clean finish with not a lot of aftertaste.
4.7 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
Very hazy organish gold pour. The nose is super citrusy and piney. Very fresh. Spot on!
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottled 2013-04-16 so relatively fresh (Whole Foods Tribeca). Pours a veiled golden with a huge white head that you could eat with a spoon. It leaves some of the most impressive lacing I’ve seen in a while. Aroma is heavenly with intense grapefruit over a base of sweet syrup. Taste is dry with a moderate amount of bitterness. Mouthfeel is light and refreshing, quite a treat! Awesome!
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
5 ounce sample at the Freeport tasting room. Very smooth and slightly bitter. Good citrus notes.
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3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle pours a clear yellow with white head. great citrus aroma. citrus hops and orange grapfruit taste.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
12 oz draft at the Pizzeria Paradiso - Dupont Circle, Washington DC. The pour is a orange copper, hazed, with a well formed 1/2 inch white head. The aroma is grapefruit and tropical fruit citrus hoppiness, grassy, some pine notes poking through as well. There is a dry mineral malt present as well, though the hops are the main story. The taste is the bright fresh grapefruit pineapple citrus hops, some pine grass, toasted malt, and a dry mineral in the back. Nice balance of flavors. The palate is light to medium bodied, soft natural carbonation and the dry mineral finish. I preferred the Peeper slightly, though this was really tasty as well.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap 5 oz. pour at Max's in Fells Point, Baltimore, MD.
Clear, golden pale amber with an off-white head and excellent lacing.
Aroma of passion fruit, tangerine, orange, grapefruit zest and a touch of pine.
Taste of pineapple, lemon, grapefruit, tangerine, bread and grass.
Medium/light body and medium/high carbonation with a thin, but smooth and foamy mouthfeel that is rather nice.
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3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
16.9oz bottle, thanks to Mike L. Date on bottle is 01/03/13. Shared. Totally hazy bright yellow-orange color. Nice thin off-white head, with good retention. Good spread of lace. Good, floral citrusy nose. Medium body. Lighter carbonation. Dry texture. Biscuity malt. Taste is light to moderate bitter, with a little zesty sweetness. Some citrus, nice light pine snap in the finish. Really nice pale ale. 4 months old, but it hasn’t got that caramel malty sweetness that other pale and amber ales can get with the same amount of age.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
16.9 oz bottle to snifter (thanks DrSilverworm). Bottled 1/3/13. Looks goos; a cloudy orange with sticky white lacing. Smells solid; bitter hops with some citrus zest and a semi-sweet backbone. Tastes like it smells with nice balance and a pleasant mouthfeel. Fairly dry on the finish for an APA. Good beer.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
New Beer Distributors, NY 50cl ($8.25): Reviewer below me said that this was inexpensive... not anywhere in lower Manhattan (or Virginia for that matter), for sure. In any case, it pours a peachy orange with a big, fizzy, white head. Aroma is light grapefruit, ambiguous citrus, passionfruit, other tropical fruit, and some spruce-like stuff. Taste is light. Has one hit of bitterness around the middle to finish and then goes in for a lightly bitter fruity aftertaste. Very well-balanced. Proper hop content. Beers like this make APA a style worthy of existence. Completely not lazy. Except why you so expensive.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle date: April 10, 2013. Poured May 6, 2013. Fresh, per the instructions. Purchased at Foodtown in Hamilton Heights, NYC.
When I looked this up on Ratebeer, I was not expecting such a high score. Good for the style, but actually not that impressive to me. Super fizzy, huge white head, weak champagne. Inexpensive - will likely buy again and re-rate.
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