bu11zeye (3572), Frisco, Texas, USA Jun 28, 2008 (Draught) Pours a lightly hazy amber body with a small white head. Aroma of herbs, floral, toasted bread, and citrus. Flavor of mild hops (herbal, floral, grassy) with a bitter finish. Ungstrup (10863), Frederiksberg, Denmark Dec 14, 2007 Cask at GBBF 2007. A hazy copper colored beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet with strong notes of hops and grass. The flavor is sweet and very grassy, but also with notes of grapefruit, leaiding to a very bitter finish. Nice. Rastacouere (5202), Montréal, Quebec, Canada Oct 2, 2007 Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body:   Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 4     Pale Yellow(1)->Dark brown(5) : 3     Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 2
Head:   None(1)->Large(5) : 2   White(1)->Tan(5) : 2   Lasting: 3   Lacing : 2
Aroma:
Intensity : 4  
Yeast : 2   Bread : 1   Apple : XX   Tropical Fruits : XX   Soap : 1   DMS : XX   Diacetyl : XX Sulfur : XX  
Malt : 4   Biscuity : 2   Hay : XX   Toasty : 1   Caramel : 3   Nuts : XX   Honey : XX   Cereals : 2   Grainy : XX
Hops : 3   Noble(1)->American(5) : 5   Leafy : 2   Spicy : 1   Floral : 3   Lemon/Lime : XX   Grapefruit : 1   Orange : 3   Herbal : XX   Grassy : XX   Pine/Spruce/Resin : XX  
Notes :   Peach/Apricot : XX   Earth : XX   Mint : XX   Butterscotch : XX   Smoke : XX
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3   Sourness : XX   Bitterness : 3   Complex : XX   Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 2   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 1   Clean : XX   Sharp : XX   Watery : XX   Oily : XX   Chalk : XX   Astringent : XX   Alcohol : XX   Mineral : 2   Oxidation : XX   Metallic : XX
Comments: Highly aromatic American IPA with a solid malt background.
anders37 (2506), Malmö, Sweden Sep 21, 2007 Cask @ GBBF 2007. Pours a hazy golden color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter aroma with hints of grapefruit and pine needles. Sweet malty hoppy bitter flavor with hints of pine needles. Long bitter hoppy finish. Svesse (1499), Hässelby, Sweden Sep 8, 2007 (Cask at GBBF, London, 8 Aug) Amber colour, slightly hazy, with brief off-white head. Fruity, hoppy nose with pine needles, grapefruit and orange peel. Fruity, hoppy taste with notes of grapefruit and pine needles. Lovely hop character. A bit too sweet, but overall a very nice beer.
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