4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
11.2oz brown glass pry-top. Label reads "LOT:A...3...BB09."
Appearance: Poured into my BrewDog chalice, turning instantly to all head. Slowed down, pouring down the glass, but still ended up with 2+fingers of tan sudsy creamy head that bubbles and brews down slowly. Color is a rich cherry brown with tiny bubbles.
Nose: The aroma of hops filled the room the second I uncapped. Lots or orange oil, wet hop notes. A slight note of spice from the yeast, but mostly smells like West Coast US hops.
Palate: Wow! Where is this from? Oregon, Cali? Lots of boozy sweet orange infused pine hop flavors. Lots of bitterness right up front. The underpinnings of this beer are like slightly old Belgian pale ale, some light biscuit being tromped by candi sugar. Medium- to light-bodied and crisp with some hop acid. Long bitter, drying finish.
Notes: This is the Hop-heads Belgian beer. Very well done, but not balanced by any means. Nice to see some more experimentation from Belgian brewers.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
330ml. bottle conditioned from Bitter Virtue, Southampton.
Pours a reddy brown with a large head and nice lacing. Aroma is faint toffee and banana. Taste is very bitter throughout.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
May 28, 2012 bottle from Blue Max. Opaque light brown pour with huge head and lacing. Aroma was caramel, light hops and alcohol. Taste starts sweet and finishes slight bitter, some alcohol in there and wood. Medium to full body and creamy smooth feel.
4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Pours a buckwheat honey deep copper color with a big taffy colored head that clings to the glass. Aromas; Bready malts, pine, grass and a bit of burnt sugar. On the palate it follows suit with a rich hop flavors; grapefruit, pine, grass and a touch of black pepper that balances out a nice wheaty caramel base that gives this medium bodied DIPA a solid lingering finish !
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tap at CBC. Pours amber with medium head. Aroma is tropical fruits, candied fruits, sugar. Taste is like aroma. Sweet.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle. Color hazy amber with big white head. Aroma sweet, spicy, hop, citrus, yeast. Taste sweet, spicy, coriander, hop, citrus, alcohol.
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle from Coppers in Newcastle. A dark brown beer with hints of sourness and candy sugar, red fruity flavours and a warming bitter grapefruit, woody and burnt toffee finish.
3.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
330ml bottle. Pours a very dark, reddy brown with a large head. Aroma is very faint, some toffee, chocolate and banana. Taste is very bitter throughout. Some banana and a little mango on the finish. Just brutally bitter.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 14/20
vintage 2011 (sm #12) "216 ibu" bottle from trembling madness, york
Pours a lively dark amber with pillowy off-white head. candy sugar and earthy spice nose, gentle carbonation, dry bitter malt and very bitter finish.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Almost clear amber orange with a strong one-finger head, bright white head and outstanding lace. Candy sugar, pale malts and earthy hops on the nose. Flavors are similar, and include some pineyhops in the finish. Medium to full body, lively carbonation, creamy/sticky mouthfeel, and a crisp bitter finish.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Syruppy pour, thick. Then the alcohol hits with the taste heavy. Too heavy, little disguise.
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