4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Location: 22 oz bottle from Whole Foods - Bowery, 10/22/09
Aroma: The aroma is pretty powerful, lots of grapefruit, some malts, some wet grass, and resin too
Appearance: Pours a cloudy amber-orange color with a thin, somewhat bubbly head
Flavor: Really tasty sweet and bitter beer, nice hoppy, resiny-citrus flavor, some sweet caramel as well
Palate: This beer has lots of body and a nice long finish, drinks nicely, almost no booze burn
Overall Impression:
I thought this was a pretty interesting beer, I’m not sure my description of the nose does it justice, but it was the best I could come up with. There was some in there that I wasn’t quite able to describe exactly. It was kind of like wet grass and resin, but something else too. Anyway, overall this beer is really quite tasty. A really well made brew that I enjoyed quite a bit. A wonderful example of the style.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pretty delicious double IPA. Fruity, but balanced with bitterness. Deep color, GREAT aroma. Very hoppy.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
650ml bottle. Piney & citrus aromas. Pours hazy golden, with nice thick and creamy white head, some persistance and lacing. Medium body, average carbonation and oily texture. Taste is a bit fruity, smooth, moderate bitterness, well balanced. Quite enjoyable.
3.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Flowery summer eve aroma, plus a slightly yeasty undertone. Nice pour. There seems to be a little rye in here (maybe that is just the hops?), and a good amount of sharp hoppy flavor balanced by a malty sweetness. There are orange oil and pith flavors too. Fairly bitter overall, and leaves a residual bitterness on the palate. A good IIPA.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Tap @ Copenhagen Beer Celebration. Pours hazy orange with a white head. Aroma of malt, sweet fruit, grapefruit, pine. Taste is malt, light caramel, tropical fruit, citrusly hops, pine. Medium body, soft carbonation, light alcoholic finish. 120512
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
amber/coper color, aroma is very tropical, pineapple, grapefruit, caramel, bread, flavors of tropical fruits, pineapple, grapefruit, orange, apricots, pine, caramel, bread, toffee, high bitterness but not harsh at all, med body
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours clear amber with a low head. Aroma is malts, fruits and alcohol. Flavor is malts, dark fruits, alcohol and a buttload of hops. Nice!
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
A copperbrown beer with a medium and blond head. Aroma is tropical fruity, peaches, fructose, sweet but balanced aroma. Taste is balanced, tropical fruits, lots of piney bitterness, nice sweetness. Medium bodied, balanced carbonation. Nice and balanced beer.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
15 cl. Draft sample @ Delirium Hoppy Loft // lighter half clear amber with a white head // smell is bitter pine & lots of bitter American grapefruit hops // slight yeast upfront, caramel, light touch of malt & hint of herbs, finish is reasonably harsh bitterness, getting close to a touch too much, raw grapefruit & pine hops // quite oily body, getting to soft carb. // Manalishi
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at Beer Temple. Dark amber body with medium head. Nose is really hoppy. Taste is quite strong and malty. Nice and smooth texture, really good. Heavy hops and full on. Lots of power in here.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Tap @ Beer Temple. Clear copper color. White head, not much. Aroma’s: citrus, pine, malty sweet (more so than the Hoppin To Heaven), some alcohol. Flavor is medium bitter, with some acidity. Medium body. Bitter finish, but not harsh.
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