3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
GABF 2004. Unimpressive. The hops seemed very undeveloped in the beer, not fruity or floral but just bitter. Nice floral smell, though, and a good appearance.
5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
UPDATED: OCT 25, 2005 This was the 1st Imperial IPA I ever tried and its still one of my favorites! On tap @ my house poured a clear lovely copper with a substantial long lasting amber head. Aromas of a Colorado pine forest followed up by some citrus{mostly grapefruit} and then some fruitiness and carmel. Palate was medium bodied with a smooth resiny mouthfeel. Flavors is well balanced with carmely maltiness upfront rapidly followed by fruitiness and a big blast of grapefruit and piney hops, with a very nice savory sweet yet bitter finish! Ya gotta try this one!
4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Sampled @ Hollingshead in Orange, CA. Deep tawny. At last, a Double India Pale Ale in Southern California that actually has a substancial amount of malt activity, rather than just a substancial amount of malt with the goal of balancing the insane hops. This was awesome from start to finish. In the aroma, a sugary malty fruitiness is present along with an enormous amount of piney, resinous and grapefruit like hops. The flavor was even better, with an insane amount of hops but also a coating and full bodied malt flavor. Characterful.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
This was a whskey barrel DUIPA from the PP strong ale fest. A big golden brown color w/ orange highlights and good head and lacing. The nose and the mouth revealed the same thing, HOPS. The nose gave off a hint of oak though. Big bitter! Smooth w/ a tingle on the back of your tongue. Very nice.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap @ the San Diego Strong Ale Fest Day 2. On cask. Poured a dark, hazy amber color with an averaged sized off white head. Aromas and tastes of oranges and somewhat sweet. Whiskey comes through in the taste.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Whiskey Barrel DUIPA enjoyed at the Pizza Port Strong Ale fest. Nice copper/amber appearance with a distinct, complex nose and flavor. This brew is full of tasty hop flavors and a noticable whiskey/wood kick. Alcohol finish and hop dominated. Very complex profile from the whiskey barrel. Probably not as bitter on the palate as the standard version. Solid.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
I had this on tap at Najas Place, very awesome brew! It had a broze appearance, with a creamy head. Aroma was nice and hoppy, as well as the flavor, although pretty strong, it was hidden very well and this is a great beer!
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle 22 oz., special bottling by the brewer for a buddy of mine who then delivered to me!!! Pours georgeous rosy, deep amber color with a generous off-white head that leaves nice lacing. Aroma is full and strong, dominated by hops with lots of pine and citrus, undertones of sweet roasty malts too. Flavor is biting with grapefruit rind, juniper and caramel malts in the background with prominent alcohol as well. This is one hop monster! Full body and gentle carbonation. All this adds up to one in your face brew.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
GABF 2004: Cloudy golden bronze with a white lacey head. Fresh hoppy and caramel malty aroma. Body has some nice sweetness and hoppy balance, but could do a better job of hiding its alcohol. Overall, still an enjoyable DIPA.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
GABF2004... Poured a golden copper color with a small off white head. Aroma was sweet though also strange musty citrus. It was not as vibrant as most other IIPAs. Nice bitter hops, with less than desirable malt profile. While it was a nice beer, it did not live up to some of the other IIPAs I had this weekend.
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