3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
650 ml bottle from Bevmo. Pours a cloudy orange-gold color with a sudsy white head that soon dissipated to a thin film. Plenty of lacing involved. The aroma is big with grapefruit and pine. The flavor is hops forward with more citrus ( mostly grapefruit), sugar and a touch of biscuit. The mouthfeel is silky smooth on the palate. The finish is short with lingering biter walnuts. Overall: This is a much better than average IPA. Recommended.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pours a somewhat hazy yellow orange color with a thick, somewhat frothy and sticky head. Laces the glass a bit. I don’t get much smell from this brew, just a hint of grassy hops maybe. Pretty hoppy and bitter, not bad at all. A bit of grapefruit in there. Mouthfeel is kind of lacking. The brew is very tasty but the mouthfeel is too thin and somewhat unsatisfying. Good IPA at a good price.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle - Orange haze colour; small but consistent white head. Grapefruit hop candyfloss aroma, nice! A dry yet somehow mouthwatering flavour with pepper-cinnamon in there too. Very enjoyable.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle (22oz). Shared with blankboy and garthicus, my bottle. Hazy light orange pour, average white head. Standard citrus/light resin hop aroma, sweet malt and a hint of leafy dryness. Taste follows, perhaps a little more citrus zest and crispness, light alcohol sting in the finish. Average, moderately lively body, slightly dry and astringent, crisp finish. Nice middle of the road west coast drinkin’ IPA.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle, sampled at stevo’s. Pours gold with tall sticky white head. The aroma is grapefruit, other citrus, and a touch of orange-blossom honey. The flavor is smooth hoppiness with light honeyish malts. Maybe a touch of woody bitterness in there. Refreshing.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Sampled at Stevofest. Orange, with a thin white head. Very mild aroma of hops, mostly. Nice citrusy hop pretty much dominates throughout, with just a tou of malt. Body seems a bit on the thin side, which works here. I have a weakness for this type of IPA. Yhanks to Stevo for this one!
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Sampled at Stevofest 08, courtesy of Decaturstevo. Pours a hazy golden amber with white head. Aroma of butterscotch syrup and citrusy hops, which may have faded some. Medium bodied with average to prickly carbonation. There are some pale toffee and caramelized malts in the background, but the hops really dominate this one, which are citrusy with a touch of dry leafiness. Not much residual sweetness. Medium and semi-dry finish. Not bad, but I would love to try this fresh on tap.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: NOV 29, 2007 Bottle... O-Town Throwdown Part Tres... Murky golden ale with a small, creamy, white head. Earthy, piney, evergreen bark aroma with additional toffee and caramel notes. Perfectly balanced flavor offers rich, caramel sweetness and citric hop bitterness. Medium-bodied and spritzy. Lightly sweet, medium bitter, and then bone-dry finish.
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