 PWalk (332), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 26, 2006
Draught at Wayne: Citrus notes at the nose with a nice malty character. Piney flavor with just enough hops. Not overly hoppy and that’s a good thing. On the palate I found the beer to be extremely smooth. Was really surprised by it. Took some home with me in a bottle for $25.
kp (6000), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Sep 1, 2007 Name: Kings Hop Kick
Date: 08/27/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Wayne, PA
clear amber, whispy head, grassy hop aroma, thin body, big hop flavor on a slightly sweet malt base, long bitter finish,
Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **/4
5000 (2400), Hardened Liver, Washington, USA
May 5, 2007 Hand Bottled: Amber in color, very soft haze, moderate frothy off-white head, fairly nice lacing. Somewhat strong tea leaf and
hop aroma. Minor citrus peel. Sweet hop tea with an underlying citrus flavor. This to me seems more of an IPA than an
IIPA. Soft malt base, but nothing that brings it up to the IIPA category. Moderate to full body and mouthfeel. As it wamrs
it picks up more citrus based rind. Low hop bitterness overall, with citrus rind and tea leaves being the dominant flavors. Not
what I would consider a IIPA, but still fairly tasty. Thanks Paul for the bottle!
TURDFERGUSON (1099), Carrboro, North Carolina, USA
Oct 22, 2006 Hand-bottled via trade with Dickinsonbeer. Thanks Paul. Pour is amberish orange with a small white head. Well carbonated, strong floral and citrus hop aromas with sweet malt backbone. Very well balanced and incredbily quaffable. Almost drank this one in two sips it just went down so easy. Very sticky resinous hops stand out in this one. And the balance which is just so vital to the palate of IIpa’s in my opinion.
goldtwins (3683), Nesconset, New York, USA
Sep 10, 2006 Special treat brought to The Fest of The 26 by Paul. Big hop foward aroma with floral, citrus and piney notes. Caramel malt is found underneath the hops. Hop flavor with a good malt backbone. Moderately bitter semi-dry finish.
Dickinsonbeer (2510), Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
Aug 6, 2006 Had a pint at John Harvards in Wayne, PA labelled as King’s Hop Kick IPA. This is a phenomenal double IPA. Pours a clear amber with a thin off white head with streaky lacing and low carbonation. Aroma is piney with mango and citrus with a sticky thick sweet caramel malt background. Flavor is only slightly dominated by Hops with a nice sticky (somewhat syrupy) yet clean caramel malts. Awesomely smooth mouthfeel and great bitter aftertaste.
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