4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Served with a very nice, large, foamy and frothy, off-white head and good lace. Color is a hazy medium amber. Aroma is a little malty and lots of fresh hops. Flavor is firstly - fresh, chewy hops on top of a little caramel malt. Good beer. Not too sweet; just enough to stand up to the hops. Great carbonation and mouth. Nice finish too. Don’t notice the alcohol until the very end of the finish. Perhaps a session beer. I like this one a lot!
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours a cloudy copper color with a soapy white head. Aroma of citrus, pine, and hops. Lots of grapefruit flavor with hops, and pine.
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
(bottle). Cloudy copper color with small particles floating. Medium off white head. Average hoppy aroma. Hoppy flavor with light bitterness. Avg duration. Astringent finish. Oily texture. Moderate carbonation. Fair lacing.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Ridiculously cloudy yellowish orange, big yeast particles, huge foamy head. Smell is a nice piney hop with flowery esters and a hint of citrus; bready malt base. The flavor is more unbalanced, with woody, oaky hops, notes of heavy perfume and a bite on the swallow; surprisingly strong taste. Creamy body with a smooth finish. This is a harsh, challenging beer that is more akin to an Imperial IPA; my wish would be for more of a malt balance.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Slightly hazy dark orange coloured ale..small off white head.
Good aroma of citrusy hops, valancia oranges in particular..almost marmalade.
A tangy type IPA..orange/marmalde tang to it some dark earthy tones in the end..good malt bill carries this.
Ok on the palte average for style.
A nice British style IPA. good stuff.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Medium amber body. Frothy, off-white head that slowly diminishes. At first sniff, the aroma if citrusy with notes of grapefruit and orange and hints of resin. Some malty notes creep in, especially toasted grain with a hint of caramel. The flavor is lightly sweet and lightly bitter, but finishes lightly to moderately bitter. A bit of an off-taste of husky grain in the finish. Medium body and full, velvety mouthfeel. Lively carbonation. Though the aroma is heavily weighted with hops, the flavor is more balanced toward the malts, too much so for my taste.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
12oz bottle 7/14/09 (Siciliano’s Market-Grand Rapids)-Pours a hazy orange with a nice tight off white head. Aroma of hops, citrus, and grapefruit. Taste of the same with some bitterness thrown in. This medium bodied brew is quite good and well balanced.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Good strong IPA, welcomed the simple yet big power of this tasty orange and hoppy beer.
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