3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Growler from Whole Foods Market, Glen Allen, VA. Pours a clear amber color with a large frothy white head. Decent head retention and nice lacing. Aroma of citrus, tropical, floral and slightly woody hop notes, with some toffeeish malts. The taste is citrus and resiny hops with an earthy finish. Some faint malty notes in the background without much character but they do leave this decently balanced. High bitterness that lingers. Medium-full bodied. Decent but a growler of this may be tough to get through (not counting the ABV).
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
12 ounce bottle purchased at Best Damn Beer Shop ($2.39). Pours a golden orange hue with lots of small suspended particles. The two fingers of off-white head leaves some decent lacing. Aroma is somewhat faint but includes notes of watery grapefruit, rainy pine forest, and semi-sweet caramel. Flavor of tropical fruit (pineapple, passionfruit) and pine resin with some caramel and slightly metallic notes. The significantly amped up malt profile provides a nice balance here that might otherwise be overly bitter from the Simcoe. Slightly bitter finish. The high alcohol is fairly well hidden. (61, 690)
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Hazy golden with a medium white head. A medium malty DIPA with a lot of fruit, mainly pineapple,orange and grapefruit. The alcohol shines through more than I would like to. The flavors are all there, but not just tuned up as much as wanted. Altogether, a good but not extraordinary DIPA.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Las IPAS a mí siempre me parecen cervezas extrañas; esta tiene un regustillo amargo que la hace muy personal y solo para paladares especializados.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottled @ UDRM. The aroma has tropical fruits, grapefruits. Clear, golden coloured beer with a nice, off-white head. Looks quite good. The taste is moderate bitter, quite fruity, citric/grapefruity, little malty. Quite full.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Ar: sweet fruit. Candy, grapefruit, pineapple, passIonfruit, sweet malts, citrus, warming finish.
Ap: Amber colour, medium off-white head, lacing.
F: sweet malt backbone, big bite passionfruit, grapefruit, pine, perfume, alcohol, Not as much tropical fruit as I’m used to find from my favourite hop, but still pretty darn good.
M: Smooth and fresh.
T: really good, more tropical fruits and it would have gotten an even higher mark.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
At Christian Firtal a while ago. Golden with a small white head. Mild peachy hop aroma with malt in the background. Sweetish malty and alcoholic flavour with a hoppy and bitter finish
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Another Flying Dog ale from a friend. This Imperial IPA is subtle. The IPA poured a hazy golen orange with a frothy head about one inch with nice lacing down the glass. The high alcohol of 10% is disguised very well. There is an alcohol warmth that is very appealing. The Simcoe hops offers the citrus flavors and bitterness. This medium body IPA has a soft carbonation and long finish. The malt provide some sweetness to the beverage.
3.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Clear amber gold colour, white head. Very hoppy aroma, floral, passion fruit and citrus, malty background. Bitter hop flavour, citrus, some malts. Bitter finish.
(From 35cL bottle @ DRBM 2011, courtesy of erickok)
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle@Home. Light malty and typical Simcoe aroma. Golden color, white head, good lace. Sweet, Simcoe flavour as well, bitter. Very nice aroma but flavours are a bit boring.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Golden, clear and white head. Floral, rich and citrus. Smooth, low carbonation. A lot of character. Bit of character.
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