3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Clear Amber-copper pour with tight eggy head. Piney hop nose. Sharp pine taste. medium body Long resiny bitter finish. A winner for hop heads but might be so piney that it is difficult drinker for non-hop heads. Pinier than Pliney, Racer 5, 10 15.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
13 Sept 2011, bottle. honey gold, clear, no bubbles, thin lacing. nose is a sharp grassy hop with sweetness that comes from alcohol but doesn’t smell like alcohol really. just sweet malt. full/med body and a bit fizzy. tastes really good. sweet pink grapefruit and bitter grapefruit rind with lingering bitterness. alcohol is balanced well, not contributing a big or dominant flavor.
4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours translucent ruby orange, with very light tan head. Bright and fresh floral nose. Sweet herbal taste with just the right amount of hops. Mild carbonation, full mouthfeel, and a refreshing finish. Quite delicious. Taste like California.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Serving glass: Poured from bottle into Nonic Imperial Pint.
Appearance: Clear golden-amber with thin white head and little lacing.
Aroma: Pungent sweet grapefruit, with light notes of orange and pine.
Taste: Grapefruit is the highlight here as well. However, the grapefruit is a little too sweet, candy-like and almost sickly. Light toasted malts offset the hops, but only serve to keep the beer in somewhat sweet territory. Slightly more dry and bitter on the finish with light accents of pine.
Palate: Smooth body with moderate levels of carbonation. However, the finish is not as dry as I would like an IPA or DIPA to be.
Overall: Based on the candy-like sweetness, I was going to post lower scores, but after warming a little, the sweetness dies off a little, probably because the sweetness strangely resides more with the hops than the malts. After some warming, it is a nicely balanced, enjoyable beer, but still not quite what I want in a DIPA.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Good IPA. Pours amber with light tan head. Aroma of spruce, resin, some citrus and leaves. Slightly salty with bitter bite, but not overwhelming and smooth nonetheless. Lively carbonation, slick texture, astringent finish. This is a medium to full bodied beer that is very drinkable. Very flavorful IPA.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle @ Voldby beerfest. Pours golden with a white head. Aroma of malt, caramel, bread, loads of hops, grapefruit, pine. Taste is malt, caramel, bread, grassy and floral hops, grapefruit, pine. Medium body, soft carbonation, bitter finish. 270811
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Orange colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavior. Average moderate bitter finish. Creamy palate.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle from Ölbutikken, Copenhagen, Denmark. Aroma has a lot of bread and caramel from the malt and just a hint of floral notes from the hops. Pours a dark amber, almost brown, with a thick white foam. Taste is medium sweet, a little sour and slightly bitter. The bottle I had was probably too old to be enjoyed properly though. Medium carbonation and a slight oily feel on the palate.
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