3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
[At GABF 2004] A hazy orange beer with a disappearing white head. The aroma is sweet hoppy combined with some notes of grass. The flavor is sweet and very hoppy, combined with notes of caramel leading to a nice very dry end.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: AUG 1, 2009
Date: May 10, 2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party
Appearance: hazy gold, fine off white head, bits of drippy lace
Aroma: light fruity and floral hop aroma with a touch of crystal sweetness
Flavor: sweet malt flavor, nice crystal and caramel sweetness, plenty of hop flavor balances the sweetness, light citrus character, nice fruityness that blooms as it warms, light lingering bitter finish
Date: July 21, 2009
Mode: bottle
Source: brewery
more sweet fruity character in the aroma and flavor, sweet citrus brings out the orange and tangerine,
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.8/5.0
Drinkability: 9/10
Score: **4
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
From the Bottle at Indulgences Etc, Denver 23/09/2009
Big hop aroma. Golden coloured a little hazy in appearance hoppy and fruity grapefruit flavour with a little dryness in a crisp and bitter malt finish.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
RBWG@Ravenous-22oz bottle-pours an off white head that laces and hazy gold color. Aroma is resin hops, some light/medium malt. Taste is perfumy, sweet citrus/resin hops, some light/medium malt.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle… RBWG ‘10… Hazy, dirty orange ale with a small, fat-bubbled, white head. The aroma presents earthy, fruity hops (grapefruit, apricot and plum) and praline malt (buttery toffee and nuts). Medium-bodied with gentle carbonation. The hop bitterness has faded, but the hop flavor is all there along with a hefty dose of malt goodness. Thin, bittersweet finish… more sweet than bitter. Kudos to growler for providing the bottle.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: MAY 10, 2008 Bottle: Pours a transparent copper bronze with a spotty-lacing white head. Aroma of fresh piny grapefruity hops with a good sweet caramel maltiness. Starts full bodied and sweet with an assertive resiny hoppy character and good malty balance. Finishes slightly warming, crisp and full-flavored. A nice IIPA.
GABF 2004: Clear pale golden color with a pure white ring of foam. Has a bold semi-sweet, piney hoppy aroma. Rich and powerfully bitter, yet not overpowering with a nice sweet balance. Crisp hoppy finish rounds out a very enjoyable and drinkable double IPA.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Was called a double IPA at the brewery. Clear orange with medium tan head. Huge sweet cascade orange peel and fruity sugar aroma. Sweet, thick and heavy, very gummy. Soft lemons with sweet tea and sour pine. Quite good but not too complex.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
My Bottom Line:
Biscuity malts build a sturdy foundation for the potent earthy and orangey hoppiness to flourish in this quaffable and calmly bitter Double IPA.
Further Personal Perceptions:
-A veil of foam tops the hazy orange.
-The explosive hoppiness in the nose is alluring and quite different (more sandy and earthy) from the usual Amarillo I’m used to. The purported grapefruit character is quite mellow in this bottle.
-Carbonation is pillowy and serves the body quite well.
-The finishing bitterness is not very strong for the style, offering delicate wooden, resinous touches.
-Malt presence is quiet in the flavor profile, yet hops do not overthrow it.
Bottle.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Objectively speaking:
A barely average double IPA from a far above average brewpub.
I like:
Comfortable, absolutely fitting body. Quite dry for the style, certainly never syrupy and remaining quite drinkable. Never burning bitterness. Alcohol remains veiled. Very clean.
I dislike:
I had higher hopes. Not so aromatic as I anticipated. Same old citrus display with little regards for the rest. Malts do not contribute much besides body support (though that is well done indeed)
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bomber. Poured clear medium orange with a short layer of white head and some rising carbonation. The aroma was juicy with grapefruit, floral notes, and light peppery alcohol.. some light oxidadation detracted a little, but it was still quite nice. The flavor had a non-descript pale malt core with juicy grapefruit, cat pee, and floral bitterness surrounding.. warm overall complexion with some sharp boozy impact right at the finish. Syrupy and thicker on the palate with low carbonation.. spicy and complex, especially on the latter half. Tasty brew!
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