mahennin (16), chicago, Illinois, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Dec 10, 2008 Pours a very nice dark orange/amber color with minimal off white head, which quickly dissipates. Smells of alcohol, malt, and citrus hops. Taste of strong hops with great malt character. Some alcohol taste. Very good. A very unique IPA.
Cybercat (831), Georgia, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Jan 6, 2010 Pours a nearly opaque honey golden with a fine-bubbled yellowish beige head. Hoppy, lemony aroma is surprisingly sweet and has a hint of honey. Flavor is somewhat sweet and somewhat hop-bitter with a strong tone of citrus - equal parts lemon and orange - and a firm tone of honey, along with a sweet but not cloying undertone. Texture is silky smooth with some fizz and tingle. Barrios (926), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Jan 5, 2010 Pours a lasting beige head with a clear copper body. Aromas of spicy malt, thick sweetness, and resin. Flavor is malt, caramel, spicy, and resinous. Finish is resinous and sticky. dtborelli (10), California, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 3/5 | 18/20 | Jan 5, 2010 Shmaltz Brewing
Bittersweet Lenny’s RIPA 22oz
Pours a hazy orange brown with a small creamy head that dissipates quickly. Aroma of hops, honey, citrus, fresh baked bread, and hard butterscotch candy (Werther’s specifically). Tastes of prunes, hops, butterscotch and bread. Very well balanced with nothing overpowering in the flavor. Alcohol flavor is rather mild for a beer of this ABV. Love this stuff and added it to the rotation. Delicious and approachable.
Nalu (40), Washington, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Dec 25, 2009 Bomber from Int’l Market. Amber with tall, stiff tan head which persists and belies the light carbonation. Aroma is cheesy, but that doesn’t last long after the first taste. Rye malt adds spice to the somewhat salty body which fades into heavy grapefruit hops at the finish. Toxygen (413), Sanford, Florida, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Dec 25, 2009 (br-btl bk-lbl, "a double IPA with rye malt", "kosher certified", 10%)
lct-bronze, thin-tan-head, full-body, med-co2.
aroma: ^fresh-piney-herbal-hop §silage.
flavor: §tropical-fruit §herbal-hop §pale-malt T1, creamy-hop sticky-hop §rye §malty T2, §astringent §bitter ^resin-hop T3, §vinyl-hop Tf.
^drinkable but ^alchl. hombrepalo (789), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Dec 24, 2009 Bomber from Archer Liquors. Poured a copper amber-orange color with a nice off-white head, solid lacing. The aroma was resinous, rich malty, some alcohol. The flavor was sharply bitter, pretty good job of getting there in a dIPA with the extra malt, some caramel, some citrus rinds. shawnm213 (1035), South Bend, Indiana, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Dec 21, 2009 tap at beer engine. pours a clear copper with an offwhite head. nice lace on the glass. aroma of grapefruit, orange peel, rye, pine, and caramel. very nice. flavor is citrusy hops up front with a nice rye and caramel malt backing. nice stuff. altonbrownd (1967), Amsterdam, Netherlands
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Dec 16, 2009 Bottle in Brooklyn. Nice amber body with proud white head. Nice nose of caramel and fruits. Well-bodied. Lots of malts flavours, some caramel. Hop in there too. Nice balance. Strong ABV noticeable. Warms towards the end. Nice and sweet, like Lenny.
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