2.4 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Hazy amber. Thin head. Not much hop aroma. Hop bitterness and toasty malt are not seamless, and that’s all I’m getting from this beer.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft: Poured a nice caramel brown with a creamy off white head. Aroma is sweet but hoppy. Taste was nice bitter hops but balanced just right with a malty finish.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
sample at Brewvival on 2/25/12. orange pour with a white head. caramel malt nose with bitter hops. sweet and hoppy body. very well balanced throughout.
3.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draft @ Funky Buddha. Pours clear deep redish amber with a nice cresmy beige head leaving lace. Aroma is malty piny a bit citric grassy fruity and a bit soapy. Flavor is fruity sweetish bitter piny grapefruit has good malty base; like this one. Finishes longlived dry bitter.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft at Brewvival 2012. Pours hazy amber with a medium frothy tan head. Decent head retention. Aroma of floral and citrus hops with caramel. The taste is caramel malts with leafy and herbal hops. Medium bodied.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tap. Moderate malt and hop notes of roasted and caramel, pine and orange rind, light soap for the yeast, with dried fruit and melon in the background. Head is average size, creamy, slightly off-white with excellent lacing and is mostly lasting. Color is slightly hazy light amber/orange. Flavor starts slightly sweet and lightly to moderately acidic, then finishes lightly acidic and moderately bitter. Palate is medium, watery and has a lively carbonation. This IPA hits the mark for the style, and is a good one to come back to.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
My first FB! Thank you maltzilla!!! Dark honey color, stable cap and some nice scattered lace. Aroma is very resinous with slight band-aid. Soft palate. Rustic and funky with lots of deep resinous hop character. Silky with lots of solid malt sweetness and agave. Lots of character.
---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
My Bottom Line :
Juicy hop resins abound in this robust India Pale Ale, building coniferous bitterness and impolite merriment.
Further Personal Perceptions :
-A veil of foam covers the cloudy pale amber gold.
-Citrus fruit are also developed by the generous American hop varieties.
-The soft carbonation and lean residual sugars make this quite drinkable; it almost feels like a real ale.
-There is not much malt definition, but this is not the point with this brew, I presume.
-With a better polished aroma, this would be fantastic.
On tap at the brewpub.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Growler shared by pineypower. Poured a deep dark amber body with a soapy bubbly off white head. Aroma of tropical fruits, citrus and earthy rind. Full bodied with a full mouthfeel, lots of carbonation and a dry bitter finish. Flavor is very dry with harsh citrus rind, alcohol, super dry bread crusts. You better like dry beers or else you’ll hate this one.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Nice golden appearance with hoppy aroma. Well balanced with nice
bitterness. Short finish and very drinlable.
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