doppelmeup (51), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 20/20 |
Jun 27, 2008 Reddish amber color. The glass arrived full, so there wasn’t a lot of head present, however as I drank the beer a nice coating of lacing remained all the way down.
Nicely aromatic with fresh hops and some sweetness.
Taste was a great balance between hop freshness and malty sweetness. The higher ABV was hidden very well.
Smooth and creamy going down. Reminded me very much of Terrapin’s Big Hoppy Monster.
Exceptionally drinkable and highly recommended.
 KAggie97 (2424), Ugly, Hot, and Humid Spring, Texas, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jun 27, 2008 Bottle.
Pours a rich amber with a nice head of offwhite. Aroma is malty pine with orange. Flavor is a tangy grapefruit with a sour orange offset. Nice mouthfeel. Not bad, but too malty for me.
ilovedarkbeer (1333), Dallas, Texas, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 26, 2008 Great beer. Pours a beautiful reddish brown color that looks like it is bleeding when the light hits it. Head is medium sized, off white and soapy and has green highlights and great lacing. Nose is toasted malt and lots of hops and some citrus notes. Taste is pretty sweet with lots of caramel, toast, grapefruit and malt. Tastes a bit dry too, maybe some dry hopping. Yum.
djones (116), Michigan, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 24, 2008 copper caramel coloration. medium bodied and rather sweet. perhaps a tad bit too sweet. light citrus, caramel, malt, and grapefruit flavors. dry finish with lingering grapefruit.
AmEricanbrew (1808), Doing Rogue, Louisiana, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jun 24, 2008 Fiery copper color with a light tan head, great lacing. Nice aroma is a bit boozy with caramel malt and piney hops, also a whiff of oxidation. Medium body. Decent taste mirrors the smell with sweet malts and piney hops. Not too bad.
tagz (334), USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 12/20 |
Jun 24, 2008 draft. hazy brown amber. toasty malt aroma backed by a mild hop. grains definitely dominate. the higher abv is well hidden but there is an unpleasant acidic taste on the back end. interesting to taste but nothing i would pick up again.
kyzr (1122), Belgrade, Montana, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 23, 2008 Nice rich copper color with off-white head. Nose of roasted sweet malt with a bit hops. Flavor was more hoppy and citrus than aroma let on. Kind of sneaks up on you, but it was a pleasant suprise. Good balance between the two, with full flavor until the finish.
luvcasks (178), USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 22, 2008 Deep reddish caramel - shiny a new penny.
Lovely lasting whitish head.
Nose of toast and caramel notes (not the cloying variety) woody resiny hop notes, some yeasty notes and alcohol
Taste: Big brash clash of bag base malts with some toast and crystal malt with nice resiny woody spicy hop flavors
Palate: Silky finish with prolonged battle with drying resinous hops with resurgent malt notes leaning towards caramel and toast
Overall: A strong ale in all the terms - Pitched combat in a glass between big hoppy (woddy, resiny, spicy) notes and equally sizeable base malts with some caramel qualities showing... the only off putting thing is the alcoholic notes as the beer warms. Really tasty offering. I would say taste one fresh for the hop flavors - put one away to taste in a while as the malts show their presence (oh! and be careful the 8+ alcohol can be a doozy)
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