LanceUppercut (121), Sweden
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Jul 1, 2009 A fruity nose of toffee, caramel. It pours a beautifully reddish colour. Taste is sweet and malty. Finish is a bit overpowering - bitter, salty and dry. It’s a good DIPA, but the the style is a bit "over the top" for my personal taste. Hopper (295), San Antonio, Texas, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Jun 30, 2009 Pours a dark orange with decent head. Aroma is sweet, alcohol, & hoppy. Taste is sweet malt, alcohol, & nutty. Very sweet. If it didn’t say Double IPA I would have thought this was a barley wine. Definitely not for a rookie drinker. dkachur (2349), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Jun 29, 2009 12 ounce bottle from Papou’s in Sylva, NC. Pours a very hazy orange color with floaties. Thin head with fair retention and lacing. Aroma is citrus cops with lots of brown sugar and toffee. Taste is toffee, brown sugar, caramel and very earthy, resiny, citrus hops. Very slight alcohol warmth. Full bodied. Overall quite drinkable, which at 9.1% scares me a little. coyotehunter (545), , Michigan, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Jun 26, 2009 Bottle. Pours a dirty orange, with a considerable head, though this bottle isnt real cold.. Strong nose of citrus, some pine and grapefruit. Flavor is a bit disappointing compared to the nose...I expected more. That said, this is still a very good beer. Malt mixes well with the hop/pine/citrus flavor. Alcohol stays where it should...hidden. A little thick in the mouthfeel, but regardless pretty good. savnac (411), Palmer, Alaska, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Jun 26, 2009 22oz bottle. Clear amber with an off white sticky head that leaves a big lace. Resinous citrus hop aroma with caramel and a slight bit of alcohol. Big flavor starts sweet and a smooth bitterness kicks in and leaves a long bitter finish. Heavy medium body with a syrupy mouth feel and a mellow carbonation. This is a big IIPA that goes down smooth and manages to hide the alcohol well. My bottle said 10% ABV. AtlAggie (132), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 | Jun 24, 2009 Draft at the BrickStore. Hazy orange appearance, foamy two-finger head. Big hop aroma, with pineapple, citrus, grapefruit, some hay/grass undertones. Flavor was interestingly not as citrusy as the aroma, but was big on the pineapple, and had more of a grassy character than I would have guessed from the nose. Alcohol very well hidden, not a lot of lingering bitterness. Really nice IPA. curly (575), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Jun 18, 2009 Pours clear orange/amber with a frothy tan head. Caramel, pine resin, and some nut aroma. Taste is roasty and nutty which gives great balance to the massive amount of bitter hops. Very thick and creamy, a truly excellent, well-rounded beer. ChrisThomson (390), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 | Jun 17, 2009 Amazingt beer! I would like to have it head to head with the stone ruination or dogfish 90 to compare. Pours amber, with small head. Lots of citrus and piney hops.
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