 Vertical Bacon Strips (874), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Jul 15, 2009 Poured out a brew that is more orange than brown and pretty clear with some light floating sediment and a light, off white cap and minor lacing. Decent wafts of ample grapefruit that mix well with the malts. Very appealing. Melon as well. Good spice in the background. Tasty stuff overall. A bit too much of noticable alcohol, some yeast, some pepper, very nice malts and barely average hops. Fairly smooth mouth feel, light medium bodied, spicy finish that overtakes the bitterness. Malts in the middle. Decent burn. Ok but forgettable.
tarheels86 (703), Washington DC, USA
Jul 13, 2009 Updated: Jul 21, 2009Bottle. Pours a clear copper with a one to two finger creamy, tan, rocky head that leaves very good lacing. Aroma is herbal (fresh, wet) hops, white pepper, strawberry cheesecake, Grand Marnier. Taste is same as above plus some spicy alcohol. Has a syrupy, medicinal quality like Grand Marnier or orange liquor. Cardboardy, dry, Brazil nut finish. I gave it sub par scores because this is much closer to a well-hopped barleywine like SN Bigfoot instead of an IIPA.
alebrewer (121), Mentor, Ohio, USA
Jul 7, 2009 Bottle.
Quite possibly one of the best Imperial IPA’s I’ve ever had. Wonderfull aroma and flavor of hops. Lots of malt and more hops. I keep stirring the glass to get the aroma, instead of drinking it.
Strykzone (1459), Wood River, Illinois, USA
Jul 7, 2009 This beer pours a copper color with a thick one finger gold head. A delicious nose of sweet fruit, floral notes, and caramel. Flavor offers a quite complex hop profile. Some nice spice notes, as well. Caramel is very much in the background. This beer bumps up against the Barleywine category.
PhatB420 (126), Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Jul 7, 2009 This is the best IPA I have yet to have! The aroma is just sweet, tantalizing, goodness that embodies all the an IPA should offer, The hop presence is strong, but not too strong, and it hits the pallate like a gentle rolling cascade of goodness. I could swim in this beer.
noncaloric (601), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Jul 6, 2009 Clear amber pour, medium white head that leaves abundant lace. Floral, slightly citric hops very present in the nose, also some sweet, honeyed malt elements. Aroma does rapidly attenuate after a couple sniffs. Flavor hops grapefruit-hops aromatic and bitterness very well balanced with lightly caramelized malts. Very smooth, pleasant drinking. Understated for the style but I like it. Only flaw is that it the bitters turn a bit metallic on the linger.
jesperhammer (260), Copenhagen, Denmark
Jul 6, 2009 05-JUN-2009.
Bottle @home.
It runs out of the bottle on opening.
Nice orangy look with off-white head. Hops are very present on the nose, especially when it is still very cold. When it warms up the malt becomes more noticable, and it also changes somewhat from an IPA to something more barley wine like. Actually it reminds me a lot of the Olde Gnarley Wine, just not quite as sweet and strong.
Very delicious beer. Maybe a bit to sweet for an IPA, but I like that.
Not overly bitter, just very creamy and pleasant.
daleharshman (181), San Diego, California, USA
Jun 29, 2009 Updated: Jun 30, 200912 ounce bottle from local liquor shop. This was marked down to $1.39 and still says "Limited Release" -- it might be old?? Pours a golden orange with thin white head. Hoppy aroma includes pineapple and a fair amount of booze. Flavor has some citrusy/pineapple-type hops. It’s bitter, but the booze taste dominates. Yeah, this does not taste as fresh as I would expect. It’s probably just old -- will try to re-rate with a fresh bottle.
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