 ClarkVV (3547), Allston, Massachusetts, USA
Jan 17, 2008
Draught pint at Sunset Grill on 11/17/07
Bright peach-golden body is full of carbonation, leading to a two-finger white head that is well-retained and laces quite well.
Attractive fruity nose showcases cherries and nectarines up front which quickly evolve in to a more profoundly bitter tangerine-grapefruit sharpness. Pale and caramel malts impart an appropriate backbone of sweetness, with a touch of sweaty/catty wet-hop notes on the finish and some lingering toastiness from the medium malts. Alcohol is well-concealed and I detect no flaws. Pine emerges, drying things (maybe a touch too much) on the finish, with breathing/warming. Medium to medium-high strength of aroma.
The flavor is where this one really shines, with a fantastic array of vibrant fruits, deep ruby red grapefruit sweetness and crisp, lemony-orange bitterness that helps curtail the sweet malts. Carbonation is rich and soothing, imparting an almost creamy, tight texture and further helping to disperse any unwanted malt sweetness. Some sweet/sour toastiness develops from the malts and there is some, rather inevitable, cattiness from the hops, but other than that, this is really well done and not overdone in bitterness at all. Quite complex hop flavors (grapefruit, pine, floral notes, nectarine, lemon, orange). Alcohol well concealed in flavor, no flaws noted.
Ughsmash (2996), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
Aug 31, 2008 Bomber. Poured translucent medium orange with a short, well-retained whitish head and sticky lacing. The aroma picked up slightly-oxidzed grapefruit meat over floral notes and a toffee-inspired sweet base.. maybe a hair past its prime, but well-composed. The flavor found pale malts and toffee supporting floral, pine, and juicy grapefruit bitterness.. finished with stronger fruity and boozy warmth. Medium-bodied on the palate with scratchy bitterness throughout.. thicker feel on the finish.. quite solid overall.
ucusty (1062), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
Aug 28, 2008 Amber pour, hazy, fluffy white head, and decent lace. Hoppy aroma. Big hoppy flavor not enough sweet malts to balance the IBUs
MiP (5011), Flensburg, Germany
Aug 12, 2008 Bottle, 6.6%. Quite malty aroma, some caramelly hops. Hazy dark amber colour. Quite caramelly hop flavour, teaish. Some alcohol. The hops are quite rough on my throat but still nice.
T2Tool (264), Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA
Aug 9, 2008 Poured from a 22-oz bottle a copper color with a nice foamy head. Lacing was really strong on this beer. Aroma of citrus and piney hops. Nice hop taste, as expected, but thought it also had a nice biscuit malt taste in the back that really balanced the beer.
dkachur (771), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Aug 8, 2008 22 oz, bottle from Greenwood Gourmet Grocery near Crozet, VA. Label states 6.6% abv. Reddish brown pour with a 2-finger head. Decent retention and good lacing. Aroma is brown-sugary malts with citrus and leafy hops. Taste is toffee, raisings and a very wet hop taste. This is nice.
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