 hopscotch (4477), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
May 21, 2008 Draft… DLD’08… Cloudy amber ale with a small, creamy, white head. Great retention. The aroma is of citrusy hops and caramel malts. Medium to full-bodied and lightly creamy with middling carbonation. Big caramel sweetness and grapefruit pith bitterness… leans a hair toward the sweet side of balance. Bittersweet, caramel finish.
Cornfield (4261), Oak Forest, Illinois, USA
Mar 21, 2005 Updated: Jul 26, 2005This should be bottled. Now. It pours a bright orange red with a hefty, frothy head. The aroma is of soft sweet malts. And HOPS. Plenty of grapefruit, orange, pine, and some floral HOPS. It’s got a lively body with plenty of caramel and toffee malt flavors. And HOPS. The finish is a lingering one of bitter HOPS. Nice. <font size=-4><a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/Places/ShowPlace.asp?PlaceID=16> Goose Island Beer Company - Clybourn, Chicago, IL<font size=-1>
BBB63 (3797), La Porte, Indiana, USA
Oct 17, 2004 On tap (listed at 5.8% ABV this batch): Amber red with a small frothy head and good lace. The aroma has a piney, grapefruit overtone with additional bready and toasted malts, and just a hint of mild fruits (blackberry and banana). The taste starts very balanced with a grapefruit and sweet malt character leading a piney undertone upon the palate. The Cascade hops and Special B malts are very noticeable in the flavor and work nicely together. The finish is the standard bitter dry metallic. The feel is overall crisp and smooth enough not to offend. A solid APA with what you would expect from the genre. Yummy!
badgerben (3074), Blaine, Minnesota, USA
Apr 18, 2005 Amber color with no head. Mucho hop aroma with a surprising amount of malt supporting it. Yeah, the malt disappears after that though... Moderately spicy hop taste with a dishsoap finish.
Ughsmash (2996), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
Apr 22, 2006 Updated: Apr 17, 2007On tap at GI Clybourn. Poured a clear, medium reddish-amber with a 1/2" thick beige head. Soft grapefruit, lemongrass, and sweet malts graced the nose... very pleasant. First impression on the flavor was Alpha King (not entirely substantiated, but good nevertheless). Smooth malty middle with a big hop presence at the sides and finish... a bit too sharp and erratic with the bitter notes. Alcohol shows up toward the finish. Solid overall, but the balance was a little out of whack. 7-4-6-3-12
Re-sampled 4.17.07 - aroma was juicy and well-presented.. balance was better.. really enjoyed it!
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