4.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20Bottle from 12.27.12. Consumed 1-13-13.
A; Clear golden yellow with champagne bubbles. Nicely carbonated head. A quick swirl leaves a treacly cascade.
N: Blend of citrus and pine. Medicinal, grapefruit, pineapple, mango, and earth. Grass and minor levels of biscuit.
T: So incredibly balanced and tasty. Pine and earth. Pineapple, mango, grapefruit. Has a lush deep fragrance of hops backed by a hint of malt sweetness. Peppercorn and more spruce. Quite bitter, but deliciously so.
M: Dry, sticky, and refined. No alcohol. This is sublime.
O: Still the standard DIPA. As the hops arm race continues, it’s a good reminder to us that we still need the all around complete version that doesn’t succumb to over hopping or exotic varietals. Drink it, enjoy it, love it.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Hazy orange-gold with a moderate white head. Subtle blend of grapefruit, citrus, peach, and pale malt in the aroma. Hoppy, mild bitterness, and medium-bodied. A clean, crisp finish with little alcohol presence.
5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
Finally got to try the legend, and boy did it live up to the hype.Amazing aroma of fresh cut grass, light hay and pine on the nose. Taste is sweet at first then builds in complexity with multiple taste layers on the back end. Awesome!
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
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5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
Perfected IPA. What can you say. Super complex while being very accessible. Thank you Vinny! You have never done me wrong.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Golden pour. Huge tropical fruit and citrus aroma. Medium bodied, actually surprisingly light given the alcohol. Quite impressive. A looong lingering piney bitterness. Great depth and complexity.
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
Bottle from big johns market. Pours a very clear golden, light orange color with a quickly dissipating off white head. Aroma is a beautifully pungent blast of piney, citrusy, tropical fruit hops with a mild caramel malt background and a hint of alcohol. Taste is quite bitter with strong citrusy hop character and a mild fruity sweetness. Bitterness lasts long into the finish, leaving behind fruity notes. Top 50 beer for a reason. Spot on. Always a good day to be drinking a Pliny.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle. Pours a clear bright gold. Medium white head with decent retention and lacing. Smells of strong pine and grapefruit, medium pineapple, subtle malt and yeast, boozey but very tangy. Taste is explosive, pine, grapefruit, pineapple, a balance of malt but hop heavy. Insanely smooth finish. High carbonation but slightly silky. Incredible.
4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
I guess I’m officially not a big IPA guy. The citrus aroma is awesome! The pour is very cool orange w/ a thin white head that leaves some lacing. The taste is a good balance between citrus & hops. The beer is quite smooth at 100 IBUs. It’s very, very good!
4.8 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 20/20
Lots of grapefruit, citrus and tropical fruity hops in the nose. Pours a nice light copper with a good clarity and a hefty head that leaves after a minute. The taste is a hop explosion of citrus and pine with a dry malt back bone that is not very sweet allowing the hops to assault you up front. Very smooth bitterness with a dry mouth feel. Overall this beer lives up to the hype. Taste great every time, never get tired of my pliny!
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