4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20Bottle. Pours a cloudy orange-amber with a white head. Aroma is tropical fruits, orange rind, citrus, and caramel malt. Flavor is big tropical and citrus fruits, oranges, pineapple, mango, lemon, and then a buttery caramel finish. On the palate the beer is medium bodied, crisp carbonation, finishes clean and semi dry.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle: Soft hazy amber, moderate sudsy white head, sparce lacing. Soft sweet and citrusy tea leaf like
hop presense. Has a citrus sweetness to it that is stronger than the hop presense. Its like a sweet hop tea
without any of the bitterness. Body and mouthfeel are moderate. Finishes quick, a little flat, with a tea leafy
like flavor, sweet, a bit citrusy, but without much bite. Pretty much what I expected I guess. Seems decent
enough, for an English IPA. Not dank either, which seems to occur on the voyage over here.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
22oz bottle.
Amber brew with a fluffy white head. Amazing tropical fruit aroma - like ripe and juicy fruit. I really enjoy the mix of deep English malts and American hops in this. Extremely balanced.
3.8 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle - Orange, grapefruit and sweet hops. Clear amber with a rich head. A sweet grapefruit, maybe more like a pomelo. Lots of citrus with only a mild bitterness. Very refreshing , but so much grapefruit flavour that it is a little distracting.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bomber, super carbonated, massive head, maybe a bad bottling. Great grassy, hoppy, citrus nose. Clean short dry grass and citrus attack. Smooth finish.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours a rusty golden color with a small head. Nose is citrus and pine, and quite pleasant. Taste is hoppey and bitter with a myriad of citrus. Finish is bitter sweet and ends on a citrusy long note. Nice EPA ! Quaff Score 7 / 10
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours a hazy orange with aroma of hops and floral notes. Taste is well balanced and light, of hops, malt, floral, and citrus notes with a bitter finish. Very drinkable, tasty beer.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Orange pour, wisp of a head. Orange marmalade heavy aroma, English hops, touch of cigarette, big orange driven citrus notes, fruit heavy. Decent bitterness. Good EPA
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Good, but not great IPA. Pours a cloudy, golden yellow with minimal head. Strong citrus aroma, with a combination of citrus flavors and hop bite. Fairly smooth finish. While I certainly enjoyed it, I guess I was expecting something more--something of a disappointment, really.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Wow. What a huge tropical aroma. I could smell it from across the kitchen. Pineapple and mango. Thick and viscous. This golden orange brew might be my favorite of 2012. I did not expect this from Gigantic and the Floyd’s.
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