3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20 BeerViking (1424) - Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, GERMANY - MAY 1, 2013
Cloudy amber brown with a piney very hoppy nose, sharply and acrid bitter, more pine plus a touch of tropical fruit. Yeasty and a bit fruity, reminiscent of a Weizen.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20 rarbring (654) - Linköping, SWEDEN - APR 24, 2013
Aroma: Smelling of bread, tropical fruits, mango, pine resin and hay. Appearance: A clear brass colored beer. A fluffy white head with good lacing and good curtains. Taste: Tasting brown bread, grape-fruit, mango marmalade and grape-fruit peel. Palate: Medium high carbonation, a soft and oily texture. A big body with a very dry finish. Overall: A good solid IPA, much hops. And still fresh after 6 months. Note: Bottle 330 ml, bought at Høkerens. Reviewed 2013-04-24.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20 madmitch76 (9867) - , Essex, ENGLAND - APR 14, 2013
1st September 2012 Hazy amber beer, tidy white head. Palate is light and semi dry. Little yeast. Good fresh grapefruit hops with traces of peach and orange. Good bitterness. Dry finish with a bitter linger. Very drinkable if a tad dry.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 oh6gdx (18575) - Vasa, FINLAND - FEB 26, 2013
Bottled (thanks Papsoe!). Hazy deep orange colour with a small white head. Aroma is toffee, quite big fruityness as well as some floral hoppyness along with some mild caramel. Flavour is toffee, fruits, caramel, mild alcohol and it gets rather big floral and fruity bitterness in the finish.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 Ratman197 (7610) - Arvada, Colorado, USA - FEB 5, 2013
Bottle poured a hazy gold with a small lasting off white head. Aromas of biscuit, earthiness, grapefruit zest, lemon zest and light pine. Palate wasmedium bodied and smooth with a dry finish. Flavors of biscuit, earthiness,grapefruit, light lemon zest and a hint of pine with a smooth dry moderatly bitter lingering earthy finish.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20 ClubGonzo (2695) - Bergen, NORWAY - DEC 25, 2012
Bottle from Høkeren in Ravnsborgsgade, Copenhagen (appropriately enough). :-) Pours a clear deep golden body with a medium creamy white head. Nose is syrupy caramel, pine, apricot, hints of wet grass. Fresh. Taste is piney hops, grass, caramel, hints of resin, grapefruit and hints of apricot. Bitter, resinous finish with a medium body and carbonation. Straightforward and drinkable. Nice IPA.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20 ngeunit1 (1539) - San Francisco, California, USA - DEC 21, 2012
A - Hazy golden-orange with a finger of frothy white head. Fades medium good lace.
S - Grapefruit, citrus, pine, grassy, floral hops, sweet caramel and biscuit malts, lemon and orange peel.
T - Grapefruit, citrus, orange, pine, and grassy hops, some lightly resiny bitterness, sweet caramel and biscuit malts, and some citrus peels.
M - Medium bodied moderate carbonation. Smooth with a dry, bitter, and lightly sweet finish.
D - Nicely balanced IPA. Good hop profile and hop and malt balance.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20 Skinnyviking (5949) - Copenhagen, DENMARK - NOV 17, 2012
Bottle. High fluffy lasting white head. Hazy orange milky body. Sweet and dusty oranges lemon grass aroma plus something I cannot figure out. Pretty hoppy and bitter flavor on a solid malt base. Grass and pine notes. High carbonation. Long bitter finish. Alcohol level seems just right.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20 KingCecil (1806) - DENMARK - OCT 31, 2012
Bottle @ home.... It pours hazy orange with a small white head....The aroma is hops, pine and flowers.....The flavor is piney, hoppy, apricot and caramel..... nice fresh...
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20 swoopjones (4213) - Buffalo, New York, USA - SEP 3, 2012
Bottle. Golden orange pour. Citrusy forward aroma, grapefruity and touch of caramel maltiness. Orange pith, semi aged hops, caramel maltiness. Pretty balanced. Good
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