frylock (952), Buffalo, New York, USA Apr 9, 2008 Orange-brown color with a small white head. Aroma full of pine and spruce accompanied by apricot and citrus notes. Sharp bracing bitterness, full of pine needles and grapefruit zest. A light malty backbone is present, but the hops definitely take center stage. Orange peel and juniper berries linger after the spicy/bitter hop finish.
xpimptastikx (24), Austin, Texas, USA Oct 9, 2008 Pour - a light amber, yellow when put up to light. Smell - Floral, piney, and lightly of oranges. Taste - Bitter, creamy, and slightly of oranges. I’ll be trying more of Green Flash’s line-up. CapFlu (3340), Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Oct 8, 2008 (650ml bottle) Purchased at The Strath in Victoria for $5.95. Pours a quick dissipating, frothy white head atop a light orange body. Nose is great... Reminds me of Big Star’s IPAs. Very floral and bitter - and most importantly FRESH! It smells late-hopped. Flavour is so overly hoppy, creamy malt finish mashes the tart orange and pine flavours. Very good. 8/4/8/5/17 tjthresh (1321), Greenfield, Indiana, USA Oct 7, 2008 Pours a hazy yellow with some amber hues. Foamy off white head. Looks real nice. Super nose of sweat onion (typical from Sumimit hops and light pine background. really that’s about it, but it is surely enough. The flavor is not quite where I’d like it. The oniony Summit hops are there and taste very good, but I prefer things a bit more on the aggressive side. Medium body with and oily mouthfeel. Average carbonation with a sweet malt finish and a cutting bitterness. Really a fine beer. robinvboyer (1054), Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, Canada Oct 5, 2008 beautiful yellow/amber pour with a HUGE sticky frothy white head. Aroma of grassy hops, with some big notes of citrus, and grapefruit. Flavor is very nice, some great hops in here, lovely citrus, and some really nice malt, this is one of the most balanced DIPA i’ve had, very very nice. But not as big and bitter as i was expecting. I found their west coast IPA to be hoppier. DougShoemaker (2614), Toronto, Ontario, Canada Oct 2, 2008 Aroma is piney, light copper, small tan head. Taste is quite citrusy, a decent malt underpinning as well. Medium bodied, quite bitter. Very good example. Thank You Torontoblue
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