3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
22 oz bomber. Deep orange colour, thich off-white head. Fruity hop aroma, citrus, grapefruit, some mango, apple, and sweet light crystal malts. A bit of oragne peel and light pine as well. Flavour is quite piny/resiny with loads of sweet fruity hop flavour. Nice malty flavour balanced the hops quite well. Would do well with some more bittering hops. More tropical fruits come forward as the beer warms. Tasty brew.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Tap at Hood River Hops Fest. A pretty nice IPA. Medium amber in color with a slight haze. Decent off-white head and some lacing. Big citrusy nose. Medium bodied. Decent balance is attained with a big big grapefuit flavor and semi-sweet malt. Nicely done.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Clear coppery appearance, fairly lively pour. Strong grapefruit hop aroma with mellow seet fruitiness. Dryish well hopped palate, especially bitter, fairly agressive grapefruit. Balances very well with some sweet tropical fruitiness and mild biscuity undertone. An American IPA that lends well from the UK version.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle: Dark straw, hazy, large off-white foamy head, superb lacing, little to no carbonation. Standard hop nose, touch of charred wood. Enjoyable start, hoppy, but it is followed by a smidgen of bandaid. Towards the end a bit of citrus peel emerges and lingers well past the finish. Moderate body and mouthfeel. Finishes lighter than anticipated, clean, but not very crisp. This left me wanting a Snoqualmie Wildcat IPA.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
A hazy orange beer with a huge orange head. The aroma is sweet and OK hoppy - without being extreme. The flavor is sweet and only somewhat hoppy, with a dry hoppy end and a thin body. An OK beer - but I’d expected more.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
As much as I liked the porter, I am surprised that this is not floating my biscuit. Mild hop aroma with malty sweetness. Nice head on top amber body. Flavor is dominated by caramel malt and overwhelms the hoppiness. Not stellar.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
I might disagree with the description of "intensely hopped," particularly among other PNW IPAs. But it was a solid, if somewhat boring, IPA. Citrusy, light carbonation.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours a murky copper with only a few bubbles.Nose is perfumey,grapefruity
hops and a little syrupy malts.Taste is a little bit of a let down as when I get a nice nose of a brew,I expect the same in the taste.Has a nice bitter finish tho’.It still is a good brew.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
(22oz bottle) Pours a medium, almond head with a deep amber body. The nose was sweet and hoppy. Flavours of mild malt first hit the palate followed by the bitter hops. A very enjoyable IPA.
3.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 14/20
I spoke with the brewer at Bellingham’s bi-monthly "Brewer’s Night" at the Rogue Hero, and he says the secret ingredient to all the Far West brews is ass-loads of Simcoe hops. This beer perhaps more than any other Far West beer exploits these hops to their fullest - big and perfumey...wait...VERY perfumey. In fact, the aroma on all of these Far West brews is great: big and robust with sweet and tangy notes, all rounded off with a cutting citrus aspect. If anyone wasn’t sure exactly what Simcoe hops are like, this is a great example. My biggest qualm with these Far West beers is the inherent lack in the finish - they all just seem to kind of peter out, leaving you wondering what happened. The flavor however is good...while it lasts.
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