4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Well balanced with the hops and malts. Impressive but not quite my favorite imperial IPA.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Poured a very nice amber color with a smaller white head, left some lacing on the glass. Aroma was caramel, citrus, and spruce. Malty backbone with a hop aftertaste. More well balanced IPA. Good though.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle at Wachi. Big, fruity, earthy aroma with caramel and great hops. Bright, shiny, amber color. Sweet caramel flavor, very fruity with cherry, plus nice grass and citrus hops. Strong bitterness. Rather high carbonation. A bit too sweet, though bitterness in the finish balances well. A pedestrian, but very well done IPA.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Clear amber with an off-white head. Aroma has kumquat, peach, caramel, a little cheese. Taste has caramel, stone fruits, bread and again a little cheese. Not that much bitterness apparent at the rather muddled finish. A nice enough fruity ale, but needed either more finishing bitterness or aromatics. I was expecting that this would be what I liked about the Hop Stoopid and the normal IPA, but it’s lesser than either despite the more charming malt side. Maybe the aromatic hops didn’t make the journey. A tad disappointing.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Clear lite amber with 1 finger off-white head. leaves nice sparse lacing. Smell is floral sweet hops Hops, fruit and citrus. Taste is Hops up front, mild fruit and citrus sweet notes and nice mildly creamy malts. Hits your tongue with hop bite and dryness, moderate zesty carbonation, feels clean and refreshing. A good brew...Hops up front but not overdone, a pretty nice balance. I’d buy again, and again!
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
(12oz bottle thanks to mar) clear golden orange with a film of white bubbles. Nose of weed, dank, orange, spicy marmalade. Taste of weed, bong water, citrus, and candied fruit.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
355 ml bottle. From København, Denmark.
Hazy amber colour with small white head.
Fruity and floral hoppy aroma with some caramel notes.
Flavour is tropical fruity hoppy with bitterness but not that extensive. Maltiness and citrus in this delicious and highly drinkable beer.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottled at Stockholm Beer Festival 2010. Copper color. Strong hop aroma and flavor with mango, lemon and toffee. Strong yet smooth bitterness. Good smooth and firm IPA.
|
