Date: 08/23/08, draft at Front Street Brewing in Wilmington, NC. <br /> <br />Aroma - Caramel, some floral notes, and citrus<br /> <br />Appearance - Clear orange/gold, medium head.<br /> <br />Flavor - Sweet malty entry of caramel, slowly building grapefruit bitterness in to a nice dry finish<br /> <br />Palate - Medium body and carbonation, clean, dry palate<br /> <br />Overall - A solid IPA with some good flavor and balance

Pours light brown color with foamy whitish film. Aroma lots of citrus hops. Flavor very nice malt-hop balance with medium mouthfeel. Bit piney and citric bitterness. Overall a good ipa.

Draft at brewpub, pours a hazy yellow with a soapy hoppy aroma. Body was thin, flavor was similar to a Longhammer IPA, a little bit too soapy for my taste, good, nothing special.

The aroma was estery and fruity with a light caramel and citrus with a lightly bready and woodsy character. A light bit of carboard was notable. The beer arrived cloudy amber golden with and off-white lasting head which laced the glass. The flavor contained more cardboard &#40;oxidation&#41; with caramel and citrus. The citrus was grapefruit and the flavors were a bit muddled. The body was medium with a moderate carbonation and a creamy texture on the palate. The finish was nice and dry with lasting bittering and citrus into the aftertaste. A good beer which would be better if it wasn’t oxidized. Pint at the brewpub.

<b>Name:</b> India Pale Ale<br /> <b>Date:</b> 12/17/2006<br /> <b>Mode:</b> Draft<br /> <b>Source:</b> Brewpub<br /> <br /> clear golden, creamy white head, solid lace, sweet grapefruit aroma, creamy body, rich malt flavor, lots of grapefruit balanced with caramel sweetness, a bit of butterscotch reinforces the sweetness, sweet and creamy hop delivery vehicle, best beer on the Carolina coast<br /> <br /> <b>Aroma:</b> 6/10; <b>Appearance:</b> 7/10; <b>Flavor:</b> 7/10; <b>Palate:</b> 8/10; <b>Overall:</b> 15/20<br /> <b>Rating:</b> 3.6/5.0<br /><b>Drinkability:</b> 8/10<br /> <b>Score:</b> **4<br /> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /> <b>Date:</b> 04/12/2008<br /> <b>Mode:</b> Draft<br /> <b>Source:</b> Brewfest, Hickory Hops<br /> <br /> <b>Appearance:</b> hazy orange, bif creamy off white head, drippy lace, <br /> <b>Aroma:</b> big sweet crystal malt aroma with lots of floral and citrus hops plus a touch of earthyness, <br /> <b>Flavor:</b> sweet caramel and crystal malt flavor, lots of balancing hops, nice citrus character with lots of earthyness, nice long bitter finish, <br /> <br /> <b>Aroma:</b> 7/10; <b>Appearance:</b> 7/10; <b>Flavor:</b> 7/10; <b>Palate:</b> 7/10; <b>Overall:</b> 14/20<br /> <b>Rating:</b> 3.6/5.0<br /><b>Drinkability:</b> 7/10<br /> <b>Score:</b> **4<br />