3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Clear amber color/ off white head. Nice tropical, tooty fruity hop aromas with spicy alcohol. medium bodied with soft co2. Very fresh tropical fruity hop flavors with a candied sweet pale malt base. spicy alcohol twang to finish. Classic pnw ipa
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
July 18, 2010. 22oz bottle shared by jerc & mabel with me and blankboy. Cloudy orange with an average creamy/frothy off-white head, some visible hop flakes/chunks! Lovely citrus/mango aroma - very juicy, with increasing bold resin bitterness, and definite alcohol presence - well-balanced, if big. So good, so simple - "like a grapefruit cooler" it’s so hoppy - frankly, citrus dominates this - me like! Lively mouthfeel, a bit acidic, with a medium-long bitter finish and a grapefruit pith aftertaste - a solid drinker: ultimately seemed a tad stronger than 8.3%
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Orangish color with a foamy head. Loads of citrus and pine hops in the flavor and aroma, along with a hint of sweet fruit and malt in the back. Bitterly delicious!
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask @ Brouwers, Seattle, WA. Pours a slightly hazy pale amber color with a longlasting off-white head. Has a fruity malty hoppy grapefruit and pine needles aroma. Fruity malty hoppy bitter pine needles flavor. Has a dry hoppy bitter finish.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
[3135-20100718] 1pt6floz bottle. Citrus grapefruit pips aroma with roasted resin. Hazy, dark orange body with a long-lasting creamy off-white head and some lacing. Bitter grapefruit citrus flavour with a long bitter zesty aftertaste. Full body is very bitter and boozy throughout. Quite good.
Overheard: "Ooh, I have a hop chunk! Hey there’s another one!"
(w/ blankboy, HogTownHarry, jerc)
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Slightly hazy orange. thin head, sticky lacing. Orangey citric aroma, dusty.
Quite bitter flavor, also oily.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bomber from daknole - thanks, Dak! Really fine looking beer, for starters, a bright and lively West Coast DIPA of the sort that just looks like fresh squeezed juice, if beer was a fruit. Nose is fairly soft and floral, lightly fruity with some decidedly sweet malts in there too. Delicious and creamy mouthfeel frames everything very nicely. Hops are far more bitter than the nose would suggest, but the strong malting gives this a nice balance.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Orange pour with white head and lace. Aroma of sweet caramel malt and light resiny hops. Caramel malt sweetness, resiny bitter on a medium bodied beer with good carbonation.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
(bottle from Mike, sampled at Sean’s Unibroue tasting). Thanks Mike, for sharing! Pours dark yellow with white head. Has a hop-funk aroma and resin. Very Avery-like to me. Taste is a bitter sweetness. Medium bodied and oily. Finish is bitter. Nice DIPA
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Clear amber brew.
Malty caramel and citrus hops come easily to the nose.
Sweet, but a bit one-dimensional.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
2010-07-18. Lightly hazy dark orange body with a modest beige head and lace. 3+ Flavour is enjoyable, starts with nice citrusy hops and some resin, strong wave of alcohol diminishes the effect unfortunately. Citrus seeds, resin and alcohol in the finish. Sweet tangerine notes. 7+ Aroma is fairly alcoholic, light resin and citrus seeds, but the the booze dominates. 6+ Smooth average plus bodied palate. Pretty good amount of hops but the alcohol presences knocks it aside a bit. Okay. Bottle from Bottleworks, Portland
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