 General_Gao (2579), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Feb 14, 2008
Hand bottled yesterday from a growler by iowaherkeye. Thanks Joey. Poured a slightly hazy orange-amber color. The head was light tan and left some lace behind at the end. Very attractive aroma. I love that mix of clove and grapefruity hop smells you get from some of these Belgian-ish IPA’s. There was also some malty toffee and it sometimes reminded me of how new black rubber tires smell. Delicate sugars were kept in check by a mild to moderate hop bitterness that peaked at 4-5 out of 10. The alcohol flavor and warmth reflected every bit of the billed 8.5% AbV. The alcohol blended well with light candy/flower blossom sweetness, citrsuy hop, toffee, and clove flavors. Grapefruit and clove. Mmmm. This is a good one.
Mr_Stitch (138), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Sep 4, 2008 Bottle. Pours a dark rich brown with a one finger bubbly eggshell colored head. Aroma was roasted and warm with notes of pine, citrus, and dark fruits playing through out it. Taste was sweet with all of the malts and a dark chocolate covered orange taste fading nicely into a slightly bitter clean after taste. Mouthfeel was creamy. A good beer... I liked it.
HogTownHarry (3286), Toronto (Harbourfront), Ontario, Canada
Aug 12, 2008 Bottle (12oz). Shared with blankboy and garthicus via trade with Glouglouburp. Deep clear mahogany pour with an average frothy off-white head. Dry, resiny aroma, slightly sweet and fruity - appealing. The taste was also lightly fruity (garthicus got woody dry strawberry, for me it was pineapple) - with a light grapefruit presence and virtually no alcohol at all. Average-to-light bodied, slightly slick and astringent, only weakly carbonated and a quick finish to the malt body. Odd - like a malty weeak IPA blended with an ESB - perhaps a tad oxidized? - there was a hint of paper in the finish.
blankboy (2627), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Aug 9, 2008 Bottle (12oz) shared with HogTownHarry & garthicus -- courtesy of HogTownHarry. Pours a clear deep ruby with an average size diminishing foamy off-white head. Pretty nice aroma of piney hops and plenty of fruit along with sweet malt and some light mustiness. Flavour’s maltier then I expected, not as hoppy as I thought it would be based on the aroma -- there’s still a good amount of piney hops though and it’s a bit spicy too. Average bitter finish. Pretty good, not as "Imperial" as I’d like it to be though.
garthicus (559), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jul 29, 2008 HogTownHarrys bottle, shared with Harry and Blankboy. App: Ruby body with an off white head. Aroma: Strawberries and cream. Flavour: ’juicy’ fruity, pineapple with some hoppy bitterness.
notalush (2078), Rawn-kawn-kohma, New York, USA
Jun 2, 2008 Thanks to hailsquishface for this - medium amber beer - aroma of floral hops and biscuity british and rye malts - spicy hop flavor, with some tangy citrus - I’m not really getting any belgian yeast character - a lot of warming alcohol in the finish, and fairly strong grapefruit flesh and citrus rind - the alcohol becomes very apparent as it warms - pretty strong sweetness in the finish, too - a bit brash and lacking balance, but fairly tasty.
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