3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
12 oz. bottle in a four pack from Grays Beverage. Over-carbonated. Had to pour extremely slow and wait as the head died to pour the other 6 oz. of beer from the bottle. Well, the retention last for a good while. Hazy copper in color. Aroma has sweet citrus, caramel and honey. Lots of malt at the back end, not finding much in the way of hops or bitterness. Lots of biscuit, bread malts. The body is medium with a smooth texture. Very sweet and more like a Pale Ale then an IPA or I had some old stuff. Either way it is much better than I thought it would be.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Now named "Maine's Best IPA," this IPA doesn't disappoint. Very rich hoppiness with good malt balance. Flavor is really good. One of the best IPAs out there.
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3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Labelled as "Maine’s Best IPA". Meh. I haven’t had them all but I doubt this is true. Aroma of pine hops and dry light toffee malts. Taste has a definite pine hop bitterness kick that dries out the palate. Some sweetness and biscuity from the malts balances it nicely. Standard solid IPA
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
4th August 2009
Cask at GBBF. Clear brown beer. Semi dry and semi soft palate. Rich hops. Not too bitter. Well balanced with some rich malt. Tasty and full of flavour but not in your face.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Brown bottle, 12 ounces, best before Fev 2010, with Luc Bourbonnière, savoured January 11 2012; eye: dirty brown, semi-opaque, beige head; nose: resinous hops, light orange, light pine, light caramel, grapefruit; mouth: resinous hops, light orange, light pine, light caramel, grapefruit, finale in resinous hops with presence of caramel, medium body, below-average carbonation, mildly bitter, lightly sweet, lightly harsh texture; overall: fine
FRANÇAIS
Bouteille brune, 12 onces, meilleure avant Fev 2010, avec Luc Bourbonnière, savourée le 11 janvier 2012; œil : brune sale, semi-opaque, mousse beige; nez : houblon résineux, léger orange, léger pin, léger caramel, pamplemousse; bouche : houblon résineux, léger orange, léger pin, léger caramel, pamplemousse, finale en houblon résineux avec légère présence de caramel, corps moyen, carbonatation sous la moyenne, moyennement amère, légèrement sucrée, texture légèrement rugueuse; en résumé : bien
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
A mahoganny amber IPA with a thick lacing mocha head. In aroma, smooth floral hops with clover field, biscuit malt, and light honey notes. In mouth, a smooth biscuit malt with vinous notes, nice floral hops with grapefruit notes, very classic. Shared with GRM. BB March 2010.
2.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 6/20
Coppery color with a tannish white head. Aroma is floral, hoppy, but sweet. A bit thin, especially in the finish. The hops is there, but it’s tame. A lackluster IPA.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
tap at Portland location - Pours lightly hazy copper and has a citrus hop aroma. The flavor features good bitterness and sweet malt along with a bit of herbal character. Good IPA.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Light amber in color with a thin white head. Fresh hop aroma, grapefruit. Flavor starts with sweetness up front and medium bitterness on the back end. Good but unremarkable.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Drinking from the bottle so no appearance. Hint of malt in nose. Hop flavor, slightly cloying with caramel malt. Bitterness of an IPA. A straight down the middle IPA
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