2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 Nik925 (639) - USA - AUG 14, 2010
Something is not right about this one. The malt is quite nutty, and the hops are questionable. Far more bitterness than hoppyness, this is pretty rough. There is something good to the hop aroma as you drink it, but that is about it.
3.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20 Tree777 (10) - Florida, USA - MAY 31, 2012
Had a nice citrus aroma pretty lively palate but did not enjoy the taste too much for this IPA. I do not think I will purchase this one again though.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20 craig220 (42) - Crofton, Maryland, USA - MAY 28, 2012
Smell is quite interesting considering this is an IPA. Smells quite malty sweet with a very faint pine hops aroma. Poured a clear copper color with a decent white head. Taste is immediately malty sweet but then followed up quickly with some nice citrus and pine hops flavor. Feels medium bodied with a slick texture.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 Evolutionary (50) - Ohio, USA - MAY 25, 2012
Bottle from brew emporium. Hop smell and good clean pour. Mild head. Bright citrus overtones and thick sweet malt finish.
---Rated via my mouth
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20 rdixon77 (97) - Georgia, USA - MAY 24, 2012
Wow, great balanced IPA. Dark orange color with little head. The aroma is wonderful...very sharply piney with just a nice mix of hops and a hint of the malts. The balance continues in the taste. Great flavorful citrus and pine resin that leads to a crisp and mellow maltiness in the back of the mouth. There is a touch of bitterness and even alcohol, but it all works. Good carbonation and mouthfeel. Just a very solid and tasty IPA all around.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 Ron (1696) - Rochester, New York, USA - MAY 24, 2012
Bottle. Honey gold with a great head that leaves some sticky lacing down the glass. Aroma is pine needles and grapefruit. Taste is thick, semi-sweet and very dry with the bitter hops. Moderate bodied.
4.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20 rangerred (340) - Johnson City, Tennessee, USA - MAY 21, 2012
12oz bottle into a pint glass.
Pours a slightly hazy medium copper with a 1.5 finger off-white head. Awesome lacing and head retention.
Aroma of pine and earth along with a fairly strong nuttiness that I was not expecting. Also a little bit of fruit thrown in there.
The flavor is an almost perfect balance between malt and hops. Plenty of piny hop flavor up front that is quickly followed by some nuttiness along with toasted malt. A little sweet grain followed by a moderate bitterness lasting through the finish. Mouthfeel is quite thick and full.
This is really an excellent brew! A wonderful balance of flavors and a nice mouthfeel make this extremely drinkable. Will definitely have to pick up again.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 RedSox2004 (804) - Pacific Palisades, California, USA - MAY 18, 2012
Almost clear copper orange with a bright white head and wonderful lacing. Strong pine aromas with ample grapefruit as well as floral notes. Strong crisp hops bitterness hits hard up front and maintains its strength throughout. Rich yet subtle bready malts ease in but don’t can’t displace the hops. Medium body, lively carbonation, smooth creamy mouthfeel, and a wonderfully balanced lingering finish.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20 BeerChaser0078 (886) - Melbourne, AUSTRALIA - MAY 15, 2012
Bottle. Hazy golden orange pour with a creamy off-white head that lasts a while. Aroma is sweet and hoppy with notes of grapefruit, passionfruit, apricot, orange, biscuit and caramel. Flavour is very much like the aroma, if anything it is even more fruity but still balanced nicely by the sweet malt. Mouthfeel is slick with moderate carbonation and a lingering bitter finish that is tempered by some substantial sweetness. Very nice brew that smells and tastes a little like a IIPA, and is almost as rich, but without the kick from the alcohol.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 KajII (465) - Macon, North Carolina, USA - MAY 14, 2012
Bottle. The pour was a cloudy medium burnt orange with an average sized (1-2 finger) white rocky head that had good retention, reducing to a medium cap and having some good streaky lacing.
The aroma was of a caramel malt, pine and floral hops and a mild moldy yeast with notes of caramel and citrus (orange peel).
The taste was a nice bitter hoppy with a touch of citrus throughout, and had a light malty sweetness and a hint of caramel towards the end. The flavor lasted an average amount of time after the swallow with a hoppy slightly sweet malty taste settling nicely on the taste buds.
Mouthfeel was a bit beyond light in body and dry in texture with a lively carbonation.
Overall a nice refreshing twist on an IPA, the slight malty sweet finish was surprisingly enjoyable...
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20 edgallow (601) - nashville, Tennessee, USA - MAY 11, 2012
12 oz bottle pours amber with an off white head. Aroma of malt and citrus. Taste of malt with nice citrus hops.
---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
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