 bvc (227), Kenmore, Washington, USA
Apr 27, 2009 12oz bottle (06) from Ughsmash. I am going to go ahead and rate this one, but will rerate a fresh one at some point when I get another. I fully expect this one to not have much if any hop presence. Bottle opens very ’flat’ sounding, but lets give this a go. Pours a murky golden amber color with just a few protien floaties, but some head. Nose is sweat bready maltiness with hints of honey, caramel and apricots. Decent carbonation on the tongue and a smooth feel on the palate. This one is no tasting like a DIPA, but more of a malty American barleywine and I am digging it. Some resiny hop flavor on the very end, but the overall taste is consumed by sweet malt. Very smooth with some alcohol warmth as it makes its way into my belly. Thanks for sending this one Jason and I am looking forward to having a fresh one to compare.
shawnm213 (884), South Bend, Indiana, USA
Apr 16, 2009 Updated: Apr 27, 200912 oz bottle. hops. great balance of malt and hops. flowery aroma. hops, citrus, mango, a great all around beer.
bigtaster (184), Grand Rapids, USA
Apr 15, 2009 On Tap @ Hopcat. Pours a dark hazy orange\brown. Nose of a good amount of roasted malts and a little bit of alcohol. First thing I noticed is the huge malt presence that balances that equally lage hops presence. A good deep bitterness and some citrus\ piny hop presence. The malts bring some caramel and complexity that most IIPA’s don’t usually have. Very well balanced and very good!
garthicus (1216), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Mar 28, 2009 2005 bottle! With great thanks to HogTownHarry. Pours an electric-murky orange with a medium yellow head. Aroma: Wow, hops, mango juice, caramel, banana, ginger, hops again. Wonderful. Flavour: Big hoppy start, ginger, salt, caramel, citrus, thick mouthfeel, sticky, long hoppy finish. The alcohol is somewhat evident but not distracting in the slightest. A wonderful Imperial/Double IPA.
LearninBeer (194), Sterling Heights, Michigan, USA
Mar 23, 2009 Poured a cloudy orange/brown. The aroma was hops and the head was big, creamy with excellent lacing. The flavor was hope, malts and very good.
polomagnifico (532), Saginaw, Michigan, USA
Mar 15, 2009 2007 bottle from mashmaster. Aroma has notes of caramel, and citrus hops. Hazy medium orange amber hue with a small off-white head that left good lace. Flavor is sweet with a bitter finish. Palate is full bodied and oily soft. Very good and has aged quite well. Delicious.
mnurda (434), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Mar 12, 2009 extremely hoppy. on tap at the clybourn location. loved the sample i had. hope to try more of it.
jahmokie (14), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Mar 2, 2009 on tap at the map room. color is amber. aroma is dark brown sugar, caramel, and subtle notes of citrus. palate is honeyed with a spicy hop bite.
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