3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
From a bottle past it's prime.
Aroma has quite a bit of caramel malt character with a bit of cracker. A moderate amount of alcohol spice. The hop aroma has a touch of fruitiness but quite a bit of resin.
Pours a dark gold, almost copper with a hint of amber. A small slightly off white head with fairly pour retention. Small legs and light lacing.
Taste has caramel and quite a quick burst of an alcohol note. The caramel has a bit of a raisin and fig flavor. A touch of cracker. Some light fruitiness and low citrus notes from the hops. Moderate resin note. Lots of alcohol and assertive bitterness in the finish.
Mouthfeel is medium to medium full bodied with medium carbonation. A bit of a silkiness to the mouthfeel. Moderately high alcohol heat and a bit of low hop astringency.
Overall it's hard to judge this beer as its on the old side, but it was just sent to me so I am going to review it. I must say even if this beer had a ton of fresh hop aroma and flavors, the malt is too strong. The mouthfeel and body are too big.
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3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Label is ok. The pour is light on foam. Color is a slightly hazy brown orange. Aroma is boozy. Not too bad but you can tell this high alc. nice sweet malt with a sticky hop kick. Never harsh though. Keeps reminding me of dfh 90 Minute. Tastes great. Not bad at all.
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4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
12 oz. bottle to snifter, dated 5.25.12... So this is technically past it’s prime. 6 months right. Pours crystal amber red with a smidgen of white-ish head, lacing is nice, several concentric rings. Nose is Carmel-ey sweet with boozy tones, almost rubbing alcohol. Hops are not here for me. On the taste however there is certainly some hop character remaining, little grassy/floral thing going on. Malty bitterness is very much at the forefront, this is pretty much drinking like a barleywine and I am okay with that. I have had it fresh and it’s a hop monster, @ 6 months it’s lost it’s hop edge but it is still a delicious brew. I have let one of these go for a year it was quite similar. I would be interested to cellar one of these for a few years. I know that’s taboo with d(ipa) but I don’t give an F. Finishes long and dry and makes me feel good in my insides. Yea I am a founders slappy. You should look for the garbage island in the ocean that is a mother f’er.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Big hop bouquet. Funny the malt comes throigh first turning from that to medium biterness back to a good malt with a lingering hop oil on the bottom of the tongue. Finishes like the aggressively hopped bw’s ie: bigfoot, hog heaven. Overall a nice Double ipa. I don’t think i could consider this a triple ipa though.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
12oz bottle poured into glass. Tasted at a recent cheese pairing I decided to host. Not sure how fresh this bottle was but I was sort of expecting more hops to jump out of the bottle. It was more malt forward then anything. Hops were there, don’t get me wrong, but I suppose I was just a little let down.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
bottle from June 12, 2012. Pours hazy golden hue with a small white head, little retention. Nose of caramel, toffee, and grapefruit. Taste begins with big bitterness that disapates just enough to allow the malt profile to enter the fold. Grapefruit, tangerine, and pine on the finish. Body is big and bold. Alchohol burn comes along as this creature warms.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Old review. Bottle and Tap at Capones. Was never a huge fan of triple ipas, just too much heat and sugar. This one was decent for the style though. Pours copper golden color with a Aromas was grassy, boozey, sugary, and spicy. Taste was lots of pungent hops, spicy wood, gasoline, and pine. Medium carb. Dry finish.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
From bottle. Bottle swap. Aroma was piney and earth. Poured dark amber with small head. Great taste, warm with alcohol, rounded off with a little sweet malt and hops.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
12oz bottle to snifter. Aroma wasn’t as in your face hoppy as I was imagining it to be. Not much head to speak of.Cloudy burnt orange that glows in the light. Really nice and strong and caramely sweetness from the malt. The hops really come out in the aftertaste, and may take a few days to subside.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Highly sweet aroma and surprisingly little hop aroma for a triple IPA. Sweet caramel notes at first taste followed by a strong pine and earthy hop bite. Warming alcohol finishes smooth and cleans out the hop bite.
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