 Darkover (1318), Columbus, Ohio, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 9, 2006 Ruby red color with a big reddish beige head and heavy lacing. Aroma of caramel malt and hops. Flavor of caramel malt, hops and some chocolate and dark fruit. Alcohol is well hidden.
herbjones (742), Orange, California, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Jul 27, 2004 Reddish brown brew with no head. Toffeeish nose. Thick heavy body. Huge malty brew that is barely balanced by an outrageous amount of hops. This beer is a monster.Thanks to hopsrus for the oppurtunity to try this!
Dogbrick (2925), Columbus, Ohio, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 18, 2005 Is it just me or does the number preceding "IPA" seem to be loosely following the number of blades on Gillette razors? I anxiously wait to find out if we will see a quadruple IPA before a 4-bladed razor. As for the beer, it is a simmering reddish orange color with a thin and compact light beige head. Very little lacing. The aroma is peppery, with hops, citrus and a baby’s breath of malt. Very rich-bodied. I like to drink even the hoppiest IPA normally but this is definitely a sipper. Citrusy hops and alcohol dominate but do not overpower. Surprising amount of sweet malt to balance, which lends to the Barley Wine characteristic this beer has. The finish is long and hot. Thoroughly enjoyable.
DougShoemaker (2856), Toronto, Canada
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 2, 2005 Huge orange/grapefruit nose, some malt, deep amber, little tan head. Powerful west coast hops smack-in-the-head taste. For an unbalanced beer, extra hoppy bitterness zing, it is a pleasureable mouthfeel. Fantastic! Thanks mds.
Drew (2410), Kent, Ohio, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 5/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 16, 2004 Updated: Jan 2, 2005Deep red brown body, medium head, good lacing. Aroma is big - piney citrusy hops and sweet malt. Body is thick and smooth - almost syrupy and later almost cloying. Sweet caramel toast malts - a lot more malt here than I thought there would be. I guess with 200 ibu, I was hoping for straight hop juice! The finish and aftertaste are where all the hop action is tho - long lingering grapefruit and pine along with a bit of roasty malt sweetness. This seems to be right in the middle of IPA and Barleywine.
Rockinout (946), Kent, Ohio, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 1, 2005 Bottle. Very red with little tan head. Huge bitter grapefruit notes on this one. Chewy malts in the body with the citrus hops finishing this dance out. Alcohol is hidden in this devil. Lookout!
howie (549), DeForest, Wisconsin, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 28, 2005 Big orange liqeur aroma. Darkish brown-amber color, decent head that settles quickly. Gingery spicy bitterness, huge malty sweetness. Bitterness is apparently well past the point of maximum perception. Massive toasty, toffeeish specialty malts keep it in "balance". Huge, enjoyable.
Ungstrup (15483), Frederiksberg, Denmark
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jun 10, 2005 A hazy amber beer with a small disappearing orange head. The aroma is super hoppy - with lots of alfa acid - lovely but overpowers any other aromas. The flavor is like chewing on fresh hops giving the impression of lots of alfa acids, hop oil, and a bitter end. Nice one.
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