3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draught at Rattle N Hum - Shared with Mette. Clear golden/ amber - white head. Citrus. Grape fruits. Caramel. Nice hoppy. Light malty sweetness. Light candlewax.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
22 oz bottle. Clear amber/orange with a medium off white head. Aroma of biscuit dough, caramel, citrus and some herbal tea. Flavor is caramel and bready malt with a medium hop bitterness, alcohol is slightly there but not too bad. Medium body with average to low carbonation and a soft, smooth mouth feel. Nice IPA that is more on the malty side, not too sweet but the hop bitterness/flavor/aroma is pretty mild.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours a clear gold color with a small off-white head that leaves a sheet of lace in the glass. Aroma of grassy hops, citrus, caramel malts, and a bit of resinous pine. Flavor of bitter, resinous hops, with floral and citrusy character, caramel malts, and pineapple. Medium-bodied, with a resinous, bitter mouthfeel and moderate carbonation. Solid IPA.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Small off white head with fair retention and decent lace. Murky, copper amber hued brew. Nose is largely malty with a little citrusy orangey note. Body is medium, soft carbonation, lil oily. lotsa malts, caramel, fairly sweet for an IPA. Typical east coast IPA. Lightly sweet finish with a very tame bite. Meh.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft. Amber beer with a cream head. Grapefruit and summer fruit aroma. Grapefruit and light pine flavor with light tropical fruit. Medium bodied. Decent bitterness. Grapefruit and tropical fruit linger with light pine.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Dark golden copper pour with a razor thin white whisp. Way too much caramel, honey, and toffee in here. Missing the earthy, grassy, citrus filled character of an IPA. The sweetness is cloying and distracting. Not a fan.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Aroma is spruce-like hops, although slightly subdued. The flavor is resinous hops, citrus and a strong undercurrent of malts. This was decent although not as much punch in the flavor as I was expecting.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
22 oz. bottle from Grape & Gourmet. Pours dark orange with a fluffy white head. Aroma of pineapple, tangerine, and grapefruit rind mostly with hints of pine. The flavor is pine, grass, grapefruit, and pineapple that provides a juicy, citrus flavor and is balanced by a sweet malt backbone. Tasty.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
A medium copper colored brew with a light khaki head. The nose has some grapefruit and candi sugar character. There is some almond and a little bit of hay. The taste has lots of caramel and a little tobacco. There is also some sugared grapefruit. A decent IPA that is a little light on the hops and heavy on the sweet body. Decent.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
12 oz. bottle from Whole Foods in Monterey, CA. Pours amber with a 3 finger foamy/creamy beige head. Aroma is citrus/floral. Med body. Flavor is citrus/floral/earthy with perhaps even a light touch of pine. Herb aspect. Nice malt backbone which manages to lend a little sweet despite all the hop. It’s pretty delicious stuff.
Earlier Rating: 1/11/2012 Total Score: 3.9
Bomber from Malt & Vine. Pours amber with a 2 finger frothy whitish head. Lots of resin over mildly roasted caramel for aroma. Med body. Flavor is nicely resin. A little simple compare to FW XV, but an incredibly good IPA. This should go Imperial as soon as can be.
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