4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Perfect double IPA...great nose of floral hops and citrus...finish is bitter without being unbalanced...dry
4.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle. Pours amber with nice head retention. Pine and citrus in the nose. Medium full mouth-feel, lots of floral and citrus notes in the palate. Finishes with a pleasant slight-bitterness. Incredibly well balanced
4.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
16.9 oz bottle poured into a tulip. Pours a nice golden amber with a creamy 1 finger head. Taste is grapefruit, pine, citrus with a tad bit of bitterness at the end. Excellent mouth feel, so smooth. No trace of the 8%, awesome brew, wish it was easier to find.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours a deep gold with real good carbonation, the head fizzles out pretty quick though. The nose is heavy hops, citrus, floral, earthy, lemon, orange and some bananas. Very crisp, and refreshing, a dry finish. Flavors of immediate banana, then lemon. I am not a hop head, but the hops are not overwhelming although they are noticed. Not my favorite style of beer, but this was good for it’s style. I do have to say considering all the hype, I was expecting this to blow my mind, but it was an average drinkable beer, which is good for it’s style.
4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Aroma- big tropical fruits, pineapple, nice hop profile
Appearance- pale yellow with a fantastic white head and superb lacing
Taste- big ripe tropical fruits, massive hop bite, more fruit juices, cleansing hops on the backend
Palate- nice body with a crisp, refreshing mouthfeel
Overall- Maybe the best DIPA that I’ve ever had. It is certainly the most well-blended DIPA that I’ve encountered. Everything right, nothing wrong. Fantastic brew.
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle (11 days old). Pours a slightly hazy, golden straw color. Aroma of heavy pine and fresh-mown hay. The taste is so clear and crisp from the start with a perfect hop balance (not overboard like so many other double IPAs) and a lovely, lingering finish. It doesn’t drink like a DIPA, which is what makes it awesome. I’ve tried Pliny twice before and was never terribly impresses, but this fairly fresh bottle comes a lot closer to living up to the massive hype.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle. Pours a becoming clear golden, with a big, thick, lightly coloured head. The aroma is very nice fruity, almost perfectly balanced with the sweetness of tropical fruits and honey, yet at the same time the bitterness of lemon and orange peel. A full, fairly thick body, with average carbonation. Flavour has a good hoppy bitterness with notes of orange peel, excellently balanced by a nice, almost fruity toffee. Long bitter finish.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
resin, floral, spruce, bread, golden, hazy, minimal head, white foam, medium sweetness, very bitter, medium body, creamy, soft carbonation. Quite light coloured compared to other DIPA’s. Some nice bitterness, but quite balanced. Not as in your face as some other DIPA’s. Good, but maybe I expected too much because of the rage. Maybe it is because it is a couple months old as you can’t get this fresh in the Netherlands.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draught @ Hamilton’s, San Diego. Nice golden hue. Grapefruit, pineapple, malts, lemon, bitter hops. Some spices towards the end. Decent body, bitterness carries around the palate. To be honest, many of the other West Coast IPAs do much, much more than this one, which I find constrained by tradition, not bold.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
The smell is average. The look is average. The taste is sensational. The after taste is an average IPA. Don’t get me wrong its a great brew & slightly refreshing. A must have beverage.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Poured into a ccb pint glass. Golden and translucent, two finger head with lots of lacing. Aromas of citrus and pine in the hops with malt in the background. Taste follows the nose, very hoppy, some malt bitterness is high. it doesn’t seem as complex as the hype around this beer, it’s a great dipa just not as great as all the hype.
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