4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Poured from a bomber into a goblet, a thick foamy head, one finger high, atop an amber beer with excellent clarity.
Aroma is dominated by piney, citrusy hops with a subtle edge of vanilla and oak. Alcohol begins to drop in the background as the beer warms. Flavor are intensely complex: hoppy - resinous, citrus -and bourbon oak barrel. Full body, nicely carbonated (medium).
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4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
22 oz. bottle, bottled on march 20, 2012, so it’s nice and fresh.- Pours a orangish amber with a nice frothy off white head and good lacing. The aroma is strong cherry notes probably form the wood, and also wood, sweet malt, almost candy like, the hops are there, but not in your face at all. Taste starts out oaky and cherry flavors, but then turns hoppy, not too bitter, but a nice resinous flavor, vanilla is there more than I was expecting, I guess a touch goes a long way. Body is big, carbonation is low. Overall this is one of the most complex IPA’s I have ever had, usually In my IPA’s I want it to be all about the hops, but this tells me that there can be more to the style, unique and am very glad I had a chance to try this.
4.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
This double IPA aged on oak chips was an outstanding example. I really enjoyed the cloudy appearance and the balance to this beer.
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Amber color medium head. Sweet aroma. Very sweet taste with hot Finnish. Very easy drinking beer for double ipa. Great.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Poured a nice dark brown with very little head. Good hop profile and aroma. I was shocked at how prominent the vanilla flavor was. More interesting than good.
3.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Citrus aroma, thick off white tan head with substantial duration. Dark gold to amber in color. Great complex flavor, typical ipa with citrus and malt, but undertones of smoked oak really compliment the hops.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
This is a decent beer. Based on the description I had very high hopes. It fell somewhat short of my expectations. A wood aged Double IPA should simply have more complexity and a somewhat smoother mouthfeel. This seems to have lost some of the floral notes that are normally present in the base beer.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Dark red copper pour with a nice off white head that leaves great lacing. Aroma is peach, grapefruit, pine, and some wood. Taste is pine, grapefruit, caramel, and vanilla with some hints of alcohol in the finish. Nice bitterness. Silky texture. Very good.
2.9 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
18th bomber. Nice aroma at first but nothing later. Thick foamy head in top of dark copper color beer. Super bitter up front but doesn't last. Creamy texture medium body. Not worth it.
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3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft at abraxas. Deep ruby red with decorative lacing . Aroma of toasted wood candy. Tastes like oak chips. Lingering pine oils. For being so high gravity it's not bad.
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