 el_caballo (101), Beverly Hills, California, USA
May 8, 2008
A solid IIPA a very nice amount of bitterness highlights the beer. Not a bad representation of the ’san diego’ style IPA but not quite the complexity of flavors of something like ruination
mgermani (596), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Sep 4, 2008 Pours a lovely but slightly hazy golden-orange with a thin but lasting ring of foam and minimal lacing. Aroma is very, very sweet and pleasantly hoppy. Tastes decadent - a dessert of an IIPA. Hops crisp up the high-gravity malty sweetness just enough to balance but not enough to make it particularly bitter. Body is thick with a nice crisp finish, minimal to moderate carbonation. Very tasty sipper of an IIPA!
theisti (1044), Leawood, Kansas, USA
Sep 2, 2008 22 oz bottle courtesy of Thaichile. Pour is cheddar cheese orange, hazy, with a pretty off white 2 inch head. Thick lacing, coats the glass from top to bottom. Beautiful in my tulip; I am such a sucker for beers that look like this. Aroma of thick sweet resin, grain and citrus. Bittersweet. Taste is sharply bitter, with resin pine and orange peel. Pretty harsh, but does hide the heat decently. Palate is medium - quite mouth coating, with a lingering bitterness. This is a bitter beer, to be certain. Something about this beer reminded me of fresh Old Crusty. Thanks for sending this one my way, Mark!
tiggmtl (4181), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Sep 1, 2008 Pungent resinous citrus hops blend well with sweet underlying malts. Opaque golden-orange coloured body is topped by a decent white head that recedes to a lasting cover with nice lacing. Hop flavour is very resinous with underlying sweet malts. Bitterness is pronounced but never overwhelming. Hop flavour comes across a bit like burnt rubber especially in the aftertaste. Medium full body with medium carbonation. Mild alcohol warming. Tulip glass. Allowed to warm from fridge temperature. Bottle (Brewery Creek, Aug-08).
Furseth (1141), Kungälv, Sweden
Sep 1, 2008 Bottle: Clear yellow colour, with a nice creamy head. Aroma of lots of hops,citrus,flowers and a malty nose in the end. Flavor is a malty,hopy mic, with werry nice dry bitternes in the end. Nice balanced impy here.Medium body, and a medium hopy fnish.
beergod! (14), Houston, Texas, USA
Aug 31, 2008 This beer pours a light amber with a nice head, already i can smell the hops! They smell of a dry, grassy ,earthy maybe even a tad bit herbaceous! Now this is not your bright citrus hop bomb. This is earthy, dry, and dirty and lacking a bit of a malt backbone, but if you’re a hophead this beer is a must! There is a light malt flavor, but the hop presence is dominant.
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