 drowland (1380), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 6, 2009 Bomber courtesy of Cavie poured into a snifter. Pours clear red with a nice thick white head. Aroma is all hops... Some pine and a bit cat pee. Also a hint of alcohol. The flavor is big malt sweet up front and follows with a cascade of hops, some flavor and a good dose of bitter. Big sticky body and medium carbonation.
Elwood (677), Leesburg, Virginia, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 1, 2009 Serving: 22 oz. bottle.
Appearance: Deep opaque amber with a small, creamy, off-white head. Good head retention and lacing.
Aroma: You can smell this one as soon as you pop the top. Ripe fruit, grass, herbal notes, citrus, a little alcohol, and light brown sugar. It smells great!
Taste: Hop forward with lots of citrus and herbal notes. Aggressive bitterness that is a little on the acrid side. Honey, brown sugar, and a slight hint of toasted malt try to balance things out, but this one still leans to the hops. Floral and perfume notes emerge as the beer warms. The flavor isn’t quite as harmonious as the nose, but is still worthwhile.
Palate: Medium-low, very fine carbonation with a medium, slightly dry mouthfeel. Medium-long, bitter finish.
Overall: A pretty good strong ale. The nose creates high expectations that the taste falls just short of. Still, it’s not bad, just not great. If you are a fan of DIPAs, this is a welcome change of scenery.
Rebuy: Worth trying once, but I probably won’t go back to it.
CUJO (339), Brooklyn, New York, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 31, 2009 Sample @ RNH: nice hoppy feel, unfortunately some metallic tastes coming up... Some caramel, nice carbonation and esters... Unexpected grassy finish.
harbuck76 (128), El Cajon, California, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 28, 2009 Pours a Dark Brown with reddish hue Aroma is perfect mix of citrus hops and carmel malts. Flavor is hoppy. alcohol is well hidden .well done
satan165 (562), River Grove, Illinois, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 27, 2009 aroma is of snapping, brittle crunching brown toffee. appearance is dark amber morphing to ruby. flavor is of a perfect balance of aforementioned toffee and bittering hops that do their occupation without overt aromatic notes of their own. some fruits come to the table in flashes, like a dream...plums and cherries; dancing. wonderful example of the US’s own style of ’BIG beers’, aka ASA
topherh (899), Kearney, Missouri, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 26, 2009 Pours a deep brownish red with an inch off white head. Aroma is big citrus hops with a little malt trying to shine through. Flavor is again the hops with a good bit of caramel malt.
j12601 (1215), Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 22, 2009 Bottle. Pours a ruby tinged clear brown with a medium to large lightly tanned beige head. Big pine and light citrus with a lot of malt behind it and some toasted biscuit. A bit thin, malty and almost a touch acrid, though this may be an older bottle as it’s picked up a bit of old malt and plum/prune sort of flavors. Finishes with a big strong bitter that’s worth some of the other little flaws.
JaBier (1200), Capital City, Ohio, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 22, 2009 Bottle sample. Clear amber pour with a medium beige head. Orangy hop aroma with some malt. Bitter citrus hop flavor with a nice malt balance.
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