 Oakes (6823), Miami Beach, Florida, USA
Feb 5, 2005 Updated: Feb 22, 2006Bright copper colour (hazy when from the bottle). Fresh fruity-hoppy aroma with pears, plums and salmonberries. Light body carries woody, grapefruity bitterness and a hint of toasty malts. Served with low carbonation that renders it a little syrupy.
tiggmtl (4169), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Jan 31, 2007 Mild butterscotch, toasty malts and citrus hops in the aroma. Clear golden orange body is topped by a low white head that recedes to a patchy cover with very nice lacing that coats the sides of the glass. Assertive bitterness is never overwhelming. Nice supporting malt body. Citrus-floral hops and toasty malts are complemented by mild butterscotch. Diacetyl is not nearly as overwhelming in the flavour as the aroma. Silky smooth texture is somewhat slick but has lovely soft bubbled carbonation. Improves immensely as it warms. Snifter. Cellar temperature. Bottle (Brewery Creek, Dec-06).
JoeMcPhee (3671), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
Jan 4, 2006 Called Devil’s Elbow in a 1L flip-top bottle. Slightly hazy, golden-orange beer, with a thin white head. Nice sweet caramel aroma, bready, orange and grapefruit citrusy hops. Quite fresh smelling, low carbonation. Flavour shows nice balance, bready/crackery malts, a little bit of raw yeastiness as well. Hop flavour is well-developed, orange citrus and light pininess. Bitterness is moderate. Finishes perfectly dry. Quite tasty.
Radek Kliber (3284), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jan 17, 2008 Bottle 1000ml
Appearance: Slightly hazed dark gold brew with hint of copper , bright yet smallish top 3-
Nose : Refreshing hop nose , west coast in style but not over the top. Sweet honey malts sitting at bottom.
Flavor/Palate : Citric i.e. grape , lighter aromatic hop on side . Rougher more hop pronounced at finish with hints of green raw leaf.
CapFlu (3254), Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Feb 24, 2007 (1 litre swing-top) I was so lucky when I headed up to the brewpub on December 9th because they had 8 or 9 beers on tap. Only one identifiably missing was the IPA. Luckily, I found this sweet bottle at 6 Mile Liquors for $8.95. It seems to be a good price as I remember paying $8-9 for the ESB that I sent for Luc. Pours a thin, quick dissipating white head and a cloudy orange body. Nose of very citrus hops and evenly balanced malt. The hops have some definite bite on the tongue, piney and a smoked caramel malt finish. Nice stuff. I only had a pint of Lighthouse Beacon IPA last night and I’m tasting a lot of similarities.
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