3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle with a 3.19.2009 best by date. Clear light amber with a viscous white head. Spicy smoky aromas with burnt rubber. Medium body. Lightly dry bready malts with spicy hops. Not too bad.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
bottle from my buddy Steve. Pours a light copper with a thick white head. Earthy Citrus hop aroma with a hint of malt. Thick malty body with a resiny hop earthy taste. Standard IPA and much better in the bottle IMO.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: OCT 6, 2009 On tap at Pat O’Briens in NYC. Meh. This guys sort of missed the boat on the whole IPA thing like someone who showed up at 11:07 to catch an 11:00 ferry (please take a second to marvel at the cleverness of that comparison - I really need to get a stand-up gig). Golden appearance with medium white head. Floral aroma. Hops are weak and not of the best quality and the bitterness just isn’t there. A little light on the palate. Will do when your other options are adjunked-up shit beers.
UPDATE: Tried this again on tap at a hotel in DC. Flavor is actually decent. Upping the rating from 3.0 to 3.3.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle.A deep golden straw color with a thick off white head that makes nice lace on the glass. Aroma of floral hops,and a hint of bread and maybe a note of sweet peaches . Flavor is piny faintly citrus over a light toasted and biscuity malt taste. The palate is medium bodied with good carbonation and a hopy bitterness that lingers on the tongue. A very sessionable and enjoyable beer that was fun to try.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Reviewed 1/23/2009 (Tap @ Flying Saucer, Houston, TX):
Pours a clear light amber colored body, with a mall frothy white head, lastingish. Very bitter piney aroma, ome malts but mostly hops. Piney taste, but not very hoppy or bitter. Almost an off taste, like chemicals or something. Almost a hoppy aftertaste. Pretty decent beer.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: APR 6, 2010 Clear amber-gold with big, foamy white head / Floral, candied nose of dry hops and honey / Light body, a hint of sweetness, crisp, with some good bitterness on the finish / Simple flavors of dry hops, grain, and honey / Lacks the complexity and fruit of good ipas, but a very enjoyable crisp and clean quaffer. A good Japanese food beer.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
If I can’t decide on a beer I will grab a Harpoon IPA.It’s a classic could drink it everyday.I think it is better then Dogfish 60 minute not saying I don’t like dogfish it’s a wonderful IPA Harpoon just has the classic snappy IPA taste.
3.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Thank you Justin, been wanting to try this since i head it hit the houston market ... pours a golden tan colour, with a big ole pimia head .. very clean stuff .. a good sessionable ipa, nice english style stuff, cask anyone?
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