 MrBunn (776), Western, Pennsylvania, USA
May 11, 2008
Bottle. Pour is an orange color with a little bit of a head. Aromas are citrus dominate: graperuit and lemon peel. Hops presence in the flavor gives quite a pucker as it is twangier than most IPA’s. I think I’d like it a little better if it were a little calmer hops.
Stine (1271), St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Jul 9, 2008 Pours clean gold and patched with a thin white foam concentrated in odd concentric clusters that really resemble mold spores. Delicate floral hop aroma; some candied citrus, pale malt, dandelion, and dusty black pepper. Its perfume and fragrant meadow freshness whisper so quietly; it’s like having the cooling earthy powder of pollens and petals carried to the nose on a whimsical breeze.
Flavor is just as soft, fresh, and spring-like. Soft pale malts provide a doughy, porous canvas for that lovely floral hop bitterness. If the flavors are not starstruck with complexity or sophistication, their gorgeously tethered balance remains strikingly winsome. Malts are calm and earthy; redolent of almonds and wildflower honey. What’s most recurrent is the careful structuring of the chosen hops and the malt bill; their quiet and warm interaction and the pleasantry of its impression that’s left to linger rather thoroughly.
Medium palate is soft and smooth, calmly carbonated and clinging bitterly all around. Finishes on a refreshing, semisweet lemon and biscuit note, lengthily. Full of character, crisp, and soothingly drinkable; the clarity of its balance is consistently impressive. Thanks, Kristine!
msante79 (161), Illinois, USA
Jul 8, 2008 Bomber. Pours an orangish amber with light off-white head. Aroma is floral hops, citrus and a bit of pine. Flavor is the standard IPA with floral hops, with notes of amlt, citrus and pine. Could use some more hops but not the worst IPA I have had and far from the worst. This is your basic average IPA.
ReademNwheat (157), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 5, 2008 From 22oz bomber. Fruity, spicey hop aroma. MOre citrusy, piney, spicey hops in the taste. A small hint of caramel malt. Solid IPA
nimbleprop (540), Washington, Washington DC, USA
Jul 3, 2008 22oz bomber pours a hazy, translucent, orange with a rocky slightly off white head that both laced the glass and took a while to faded. Plenty of sediment in the bottom of the bomber. Aroma is very nice and reminded me a bit of FFF Dreadnaught. Nose has oranges, pine, tropical fruits, spice and a little bit of sweet candy. Flavor is similar with oranges, lemons, crackers, and a little bit of stale malt that detracts just a little. Mouthfeel is intense based on some heavier alcohol and high carbonation. The bomber went down smooth and easy. This IPA offering is a little more intense than others but still very nice.
17thfloor (566), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Jul 3, 2008 Updated: Jul 4, 2008Pours a hazy glowing reddish orange with nice creamy beige froth on top, some floaties. Rich malty, caramel, and huge fresh citrus hop aroma, some oxidation? mines pretty fresh though. Grapefruit and caramel flavors, light pine needles. Floral notes. Medium body that has lots of sizzling carbonation. Earthy pine/resin finish.
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