Hoptagon (57), Arlington, Virginia, USA
Jun 20, 2008
22oz. Bottle. Appearance is ruby reddish with a medium white head. Aroma shows floral citrus characteristics with very little pine. The hop bite comes early and is followed by some crystal malt and doughy sweetness. The hop flavor is fruity with no grassy flavors and a bit of orange peel taste. The hops are assertive, but the malt profile holds up nicely. Finish is sticky and long lasting on the tongue. Solid beer that goes down well on a hot summer day.
 Skinnyviking (2596), Copenhagen, Denmark
Aug 19, 2008 Bottle. High creamy and long lasting off-white head. Clear amber body. Lovely hoppy aroma. Fruity hoppy flavor with a good deal of carbonation and a long bitter aftertaste.
TheGent (26), , Massachusetts, USA
Aug 3, 2008 Had not had IPA in awhile so this was nice to come by. Hazy brownish orange color and a light citrus oder on first wiff. Fluffy head had nice tecture as well. Taste was sharp with the first sip getting lots of crabination. Hoppiness was light citress and the bitterness was in the end. A good middle of the road IPA
Bockyhorsey (1951), Mesa, Arizona, USA
Jul 23, 2008 Bomber courtesy of crizay. Good mellow citrus orange aroma. Amber/ Copper body with off white head. Plenty of lacing and on second pour lot of floaters moving around like cool someone finally got me out of this bottle. Good citrus hop ipa flavor with sweet malts and dry bitter blended together. Sluge shiot on bottom of glass. Good refreshing brew on the palate, thanks Chris.
johntreeter (86), Greenwood, Indiana, USA
Jul 10, 2008 22oz bomber. Pours a hazy apple cider color with a two finger light tan head that lasts and laces. Spicy and fruity aroma with a sweet note in the background. The taste leans on the spicy side with sweet malt and grapefruit popping in and a nice dry bitter finish. Med to big body, lively carb, dry texture and feel. A solid IPA that has a slightly different hop profile than I’m use to, but not bad and certainly worth a try.
Stine (1320), 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!
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