hophead75 (1631), Boonton, New Jersey, USA Jul 16, 2008 Clear orange in color with a small off white head. Aroma: floral and light citrus, with some grain, light honey and some crystal malts. Taste is mild floral and citrus hops, with grain and crystal malts/caramel. Body is alright for the 6.5 ABV but the hop character is nowhere near assertive enough. Ugh, clean, no flaws that I could pick up but not something I would revisit in a bottle. goldtwins (3672), Nesconset, New York, USA Jul 11, 2008 Poured a clear deep gold with a small white head. The aroma is fairly floral with just a little sweet almost sugary caramel malt sticking out. Some citrus under that. The hop flavor is earthy with some citrus. Cereal and caramel notes. Light bodied with a dry liight but long bitterness. blipp (599), Grand Island, New York, USA Jul 7, 2008 Bottle. Pours gold with an off white head. Grassy and floral hop aroma. Medium body. Flavor starts with a quick hint at sweet caramel, but quickly move to a grassy/floral hop bitterness that lasts for quite awhile. It’s drinkable. Pailhead (2299), Allen Park, Michigan, USA Jun 28, 2008 Bottle: Aroma is a mixture of oranges, hay, caramel, light fruit, and the slightest hint of grapefruit hops. The aromas do not mesh too well. It pours a transparent amber wtih a moderate creamy orange-tinged white head that leaves behind some nice webbing for lacing. The flavor starts with caramel and orange flavors with a very mild grapefruit hopped finish. There are more hops in the aftertaste than the actual flavor. Light-medium bodied with soft carbonation and slightly creamy mouthfeel. Not bad, but a pretty ordinary IPA. doubleipa (208), Georgia, USA Jun 26, 2008 Had this at the Harrisburg brewfest. Quite a yellow color, not much off-white head. Aroma was mostly pine resin, not much citrus. Very long finish. Was very dry and crisp mouthfeel. Overall a decent IPA, but not outstanding.
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