 pete4999 (125), Buffalo, New York, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 29, 2009 Bottle thanks to DA from Fever...thanks! Pours a deep brown. I finally see what all the fuss is about. WOW. It’s got a sweet scent...I don’t sense the hops at all. But then the taste....malty and sweet, slightly citrus fruity...and very bitter. The aftertaste is quite sharp. I love it.
evergreen0199 (259), London, Greater London, England
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 28, 2009 Bottle. Copper coloured pour with off white head. Great sweet, hoppy aroma. Tastes hoppy, sweet, fruity, malty really smooth and boozy. A rich tasting delicious DIPA. Definitely my kind of beer!
Snojerk321 (1937), San Diego, California, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 26, 2009 12oz bottle. Pours a mostly clear deep reddish color with a billowing beige head that left behind some spotty lacing. Nose of pine and grapefruit peel, also a ton of caramel and sweet malts. Big flavor starting off with some bittersweet citrus. Mid palate was mostly sweet malts, toffee and caramel. Finishes sweet with medium-high hop bitterness and warming booze.
HOPSHUNTER (376), Tampa, Florida, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 25, 2009 Bottle courtesy of bulldogp04. Poured a dark amber color with a thin egg shell head. HUGE hops in the nose lots of pine, grass, and orange but also a good dose of caramel. Full body with a creamy mouth feel and ample carbonation. Flavor is dominated by big citrus, pine hops but surprisingly enough caramel malt sweetness to balance it out, ok maybe not exactly balance. Over hopped, unbalanced, I love it!!! Great bitter finish.
mkade8883 (52), Goleta, California, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 24, 2009 Aroma is of caramel, seems to be missing the intense hop aroma I expect from a Imperial IPA. The beer is a beautiful copper/amber color. Flavor is nice, but just not intense enough to cover up the alcohol, which is very present in the finish. It’s OK.
dand645 (90), Bayonne, New Jersey, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 24, 2009 thick amber pour, decent amount of head...great hop/malt balance, pleasant finish
guyinchicago (526), marengo, Illinois, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Sep 23, 2009 12 oz. bottle pours amber very minimal tan head,bottle conditioned lots of sedement at bottom armas of caramel malts and flroal hops taste is sweet from the malts and biter from the hops but the malts win out by taming this one out,very well balenced with an ABV of 12 hardly noticeable damn good beer from a damn good brewer, it just doesn’t matter what thier are making they always shine
beerater (16), Dayton, Ohio, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Sep 23, 2009 Pours a deep rich amber hue and served cold and coupled with the high alcohol content, will excite your senses with a refreshing yet warming effect. I think Founders, by classifying this beer as a triple IPA is accurate as it dances on the edges of becoming a barleywine. Don’t waste a bottle on a novice beer drinker....save it for yourself after a fine meal with a great cigar.
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