Sparky27 (1559), Phoenix, Arizona, USA Apr 3, 2009 12oz bottle shared by BOLTZ7555 – thanks J! Pours slightly hazy amber with a half finger light tan head. The nose is sweet caramel and floral hops. The taste is toffee and earthy hops with some sweet citrus in the finish. Medium bodied – an OK IPA. A bit subdued. malrubius (969), Valley Stream, New York, USA Mar 26, 2009 12 ounce bottle in pint glass. Clear red with lasting head and lace. Fresh hoppy aroma with some caramel biscuit. Toasted carmel brown sugar with fresh hoppy floral mildly bitter finish. Fairly assertive medium body. Not bad. Too bad I just ruined my palate with their Oaked Nut Brown or I might enjoy this even more. Gabler (86), , New York, USA Mar 23, 2009 On tap. Nice orange pour/off white head...good lacing. Huge hop aroma, very piney! Flavor was super hoppy, a hint of malt. Body was light medium. Dry finish. crazyvin (1246), New York, USA Mar 15, 2009 On tap at gingerman. Amber body,off white head great lace. and retention Aroma was of big pine notes and some soap and citrus notes, but pine was heavy and great. Flavor had a good hop profile and malts were present and balanced the beer out apporipately. Finish was dry. good ips. dagimp (108), Philly, Pennsylvania, USA Mar 11, 2009 From a bottle into a pint glass. Nice red color. Minor head with some really cool lacing! Smells of citrusy hops. Taste is of citrus hops with a tiny bit of pine, but barely noticeable. The hop taste is mildly balanced out by the malt from the red ale but this is certainly one hoppy beer. It reminded me of a Nugget Nectar but not quite as full bodied. The only thing taking away from this beer is its lack of body. I expected it to be a little heavier with some more malt flavor. Otherwise, it’s really very good and worth a shot. I’d drink this again in a second. garthicus (1216), Toronto, Ontario, Canada Mar 5, 2009 Rating #800. Bottle thanks to Blankboy. Dark red with zero visible carbonation and a thick pancake batter coloured head. Aroma: Pineapple and sweet hops, caramel and a little pine and some floral notes too. Flavour: Bitter (yet not too bitter) hops, malt definitely coming through, grapefruit hiding in there also with a nice long dry and sweet finish. Enjoyable. Thanks Paul :-) rds (224), USA Mar 5, 2009 A darh amber body with a short near-white head and good lacing. Very crisp, exceptionally smooth, easy drinking IPA. A great IPA. Birdiebeagle (778), Perkasie, Pennsylvania, USA Mar 3, 2009 Bottle Pours a good reddish amber with a small off white head. The head produces nice lacing. It is a very good looking beer. The first hit of the aroma is of crisp hops. Then the sweetness starts to hit the nose. Has a strong carbination but its good. A nice moutheel. Taste is a nice hoppy bitterness, but not too bitter. Has a good blend and hides the alcohol very well. A light to medium body. Has a good finish. It not the strongest IPA but its good.
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