4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20 VTHopHead (1387) - Barre, Vermont, USA - JUN 12, 2011
Draft at Three Penny Tap Room - HF’s first and staple brew. Lots of hops, but not overwhelming. Plenty of fruit... citrus and or mango. Really good.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 MrChopin (2213) - Baltimore, Maryland, USA - JUN 11, 2011
Tap at Capones. Hazy amber-gold, thing white ring head, light lacing. Lots of sugar and orange, light celery and citrus, bit of mango sweetness at short, oily finish.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 TURDFERGUSON (2759) - Carrboro, North Carolina, USA - JUN 9, 2011
RBSG, Capones and later a pint at Tria with Shaun. Big cloudy orange with small white head. Big citrus, tropical fruits, some fruity sweetness.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20 Capa (1641) - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - JUN 7, 2011
Yellow with a white head. Strong hop aroma with a very light malt sweetness. Flavor has a powerful citrus hop flavor, light sweet malts. Finish, while rather bitter, is very short. A good summer beer.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20 decaturstevo (3669) - decatur, Tennessee, USA - JUN 6, 2011
Hazed orange pour with white head and lace. A large citrus aroma. Sweet caramel malt followed by bread and a nice citrus bitter. Medium bodied but just a tad fizzy.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20 GT2 (4016) - Washington DC, USA - JUN 6, 2011
Tap at Capone’s for RBSG Philly 2011. The pour is a glowing hazy to opaque orange with a thin, white head. Scant lace. Actually laces quite well despite the pour. The nose is celery and resiny hops, fresh citrus and melons. Taste is drier, lighter, soapy, nutty bitter with melon rind and fermented jackfruit. Interesting with lots of rich tropical fruitiness. On style for APA.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 Pwn3d (1911) - Manhattan, New York, USA - JUN 4, 2011
On tap at hawthrones. Basically a single citra.. Flavors just work. Overall excellent but definately an ipa.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20 TheEpeeist (2489) - Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA - JUN 4, 2011
On tap at Capones. Hazy orange with residual foam. Nose is oregano, toffee and grass. Medium body with a tingle. Taste is peach, toffee, pine and citrus pith. Nice sessionable APA.
4.6 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20 Jesterdeal (571) - Marlton, New Jersey, USA - JUN 4, 2011
Aroma of pure grapefruit and apricot. Pours bright orange and hazy. Tastes of all the cascade citrus but that quickly disappears into a clean yeast. Fantastic IPA. Gulpable.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20 Jblauvs (1265) - Dover, New Hampshire, USA - MAY 31, 2011
Sienna pour, with a frothy white head. Aroma is juicy hop, light citrus, light maltiness, flowery honeysuckle. Very fresh and aromatic. Flavor is bursting with juicy citrus, pineaple, grass, bitter grapefruit. A transcendent APA.
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