3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at The Gamble Mill. Great hoppy nose. Citrus, pine, orange, resin, and light ozone. Light sweetness. Medium golden clear with thin white lacing head. Medium body with medium carbonation. Starts sweet with caramel, pale malt, and honey. Big hop flavor from start to finish - getting stronger at the end. Dry after with big hop flavor.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft. Pours clear gold with average, fizzy white head; short retention and spare lacing. Aroma is caramel malt, wheat, floral hops, and light citrus. Flavor is average sweet malt, average grassy and floral hops, and average citrus fruit esters; well balanced with a dry grapefruit finish, slightly bitter. Medium body, carbonation, and warmth.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Tap. Pours clear golden orange with a medium, fizzy white head, medium retention with good lacing. Aroma is fragrant floral, fruity and pine hops, biscuit and straw malt with fruity esters. Flavor is moderate hops and bitterness, supporting malt, fruity esters and a dry finish. Medium body, warmth and carbonation.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap at brewpub. Clear gold with thin white head. Aroma is citrus and pine. Pine dominates the flavor but citrus also noticeable. Could use more malt to balance the bitterness.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pours dark golden with a thin head and leaves no lacing. Nice citrus notes on the nose. Nice hop explosion on the swallow but finishes a little thin.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Aroma is a nice floral hop aroma with some lacing. Flavor is a nice dank hop. Resiny and floral. Great rich body. Lasting bitterness. Good offering.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours yellow with slight amber hues. White head, fizzy. Piny, citrus nose with some litter box. Light caramel backbone, lots of bitter, citrus, grass, resin, clinging through the after. Solid. Very solid.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: AUG 6, 2011 Sampled on draft at the brewpub this beer poured a bright orange color with a small beige head that faded quickly but left some lacing. The aroma was sweetish grapefruit and lemon. The flavor was bitter, surprisingly dry and a bit tart with strong grapefruit and hints of pine and lemon. The finish was long and dry with lingering grapefruit. Medium body. Pleasant but a bit too dry for my taste.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap at the brewpub. I had an entire pint of this, as I was impressed by the hop work in the pale ale that I tried in the sampler and was rewarded for my choice. Big blossomy strong citrus aroma, super on the zesty side. Fresh delightful hop characters, edging towards the pale base, with a texture, body and build that reminded me very much of the two Plinys. Fresh grapefruit, meyer lemon, and pine. Big, zesty, fresh and delightfully well carbonated. Definitely a winner at the brewpub for me.
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