3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: AUG 17, 2005 Had at Horse Brass, July 2005. Murky yellow color, odd appearance for an IPA or double IPA, but still appealing. Very earthy and gritty hop leaf nose, fresh and strong hop perfume, like sticking your nose in a big bag of hops, literally. Oily texture, and a little thin compared to most IIPAs, but still light and crisp... very leafy and crisp hop flavor, without much else evident... hops hops hops. I love them, but this beer is ALL hops, but at least not in a harsh or aggressive way, such as Hercules. Palate is surprisingly smooth, while still having that gritty, earthy hop cone texture and flavor.
4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap to a 3oz taster
Wonderful flowery aroma, my favorite. The taste is good, but disappointing compared to the aroma.
4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Poured from a 22 ounce bottle. A great DIPA. Huge hop presence, citrus, floral. Not much in the way of grassy or pine/resin characters. One of three best DIPAs I have had.
4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Local for me, and available seasonally on the shelves, this is one of my favorite DIPAs hands down. Intensely aromatic with citrus, grapefruit, pine, hop resin and just straight up juiciness. Lots of malt flavor with a bit of spice and hop bitterness. This is deliciously mouth watering and quenching. Drinks very easily. Great mouthfeel and aftertaste. Can’t stop drinking this!
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Light amber to orangish cloudy pour. Aromas of a citrus, with some rye notes. Very nice flavor with the rye prominent and the citrus popping through. Overall, this is a damn good beer with tons of flavor and well balanced.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap @ Horse Brass.
Amber orange pour with lots of lasting white head. Big time hop aromas - citrus and pine. Flavor has a good amount of malt making this quite balanced - bready malt and more citrus.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Tap at Soirée des Grands Crus, Siboire (Sherbrooke). Appearance: Hazy golden, almost no head but a small white lacing. Aroma: Hops, citrus and floral/herbal notes. Taste: Hops and strong fruit notes (grapefruits and pinapple). Heavy bitterness. Dry the palate. Overall: Nice balance and high drinkability. Great refreshing beer.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle, cloudy golden pour, big hop nose, resiny. & piney. big aggressive hop flavor. Shows its 10% proudly. Big yet. Alanced. Good DIPA
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle shared in Seattle. Strong hop aroma, smooth sip, very bitter end game.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours murky orange/brown, small head. Aroma of grapefruit, pine resin, pineapple, dark fruit, toffee. Taste is fairly malty, pine, dark fruit. I was expecting a little more.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
22oz bottle from HotD brewpub. Pours a hazy amber color with a white head and nice lacing. Aroma is hoppy, citrus, grapefruit. Medium on the palate with average carbonation. Flavor is sweet, malty, the rye is very noticeable, hoppy, citrus, grapefruit, with a crisp, hoppy finish. Very tasty.
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