3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bomber. Pours a coppery color, thick white head. Seriously carbonated and leaves thick lace to the bottom of the glass. Plenty o’ hop in the nose - citrusy and floral. Flavor is spicy and seriously bitter hops. Not citrusy, but a spicy bitter. Finish is more spicy hops and a bit of citrus, with some medium maltiness finally working it’s way through.
3.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
22oz. pours clear orangish amber with big fluffy head. big citrus hops... tangerine, grapefruit. mouthful is zesty with hop the citrus hops dominating. this is not bad, but seems to be lacking a malt backbone...
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pours a copper color with a white head. Aroma is malt, caramel, and juicy resinous grapefruit hops. Flavor is caramel, a hint of soap, and a bitter juicy grapefruit hop finish.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Thanks to Immy for grabbing this one! Poured a copper color, to medium orange. Nose was of mild floral. Flavor was much of the same, or lack of the same to be exact. Not much going on, except for a lot of bitter. Ehh.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
HWOH. Not many people liked this one, as it was pretty much loaded with diacetyl. Hoppy aroma but overshadowed by the butterscotch/buttered popcorn aspect. Flavor is more diacetyl along with a fair amount of citrus pine and apricots. Sweet malts throughout, with a finish that is dry and moderately bitter. Would probably be good if not for the diacetyl.
3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Deep amber coloured body with a short tan head and trillions of bubbles. Aroma of pure hops, malt, caramel and raisins. Light-bodied; Fresh hops up front with no backbone at all. More of straight citrus and herbal characteristics noticeable in the taste. Aftertaste very bitter and very light - no harsh characteristics at all. A nice IPA - clean and simple beer. Pure to the style as well. I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased from Whole Foods in Clarendon (Arlington), Virginia on 10-March-2007.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Yeah, I get too much diacetyl in this one too. Really detracts at this level from what could be a quite tasty beer.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Date: 02/01/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
Appearance: hazy dark copper, wispy off white head,
Aroma: sweet caramel malt aroma with floral and earthy hops,
Flavor: sweet dark crystal flavor, lots of hop flavor with an astrengent bitterness,
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Date: 02/23/2008
Mode: bottle
Source: cellar tasting
Aroma: huge fruity character in the hop aroma,
Overall: house buttery character adds to the sweetness, astrengency has faded to a great balancing floral and citrus character, lasting bitter finish,
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 2.9/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle shared by puddintane: Pours a copper color with a white head, holy floaties batman. Aroma, earthy notes, citrus, caramel, metallic. Flavor, caramel, spices, metallic, sweet malts, an earthy and chunky finish.
2.1 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
Sampled a draft @ Capital City Ale House (Richmond, VA) - Pretty slightly reddish light brown. Tiny, vanishing head. Very dry aftertaste. I sense that infamous "Generic Microbrew Flavor" that I absolutely HATE in this brew. Extremely filling. Smooth on the tongue & throat, but gives me the weighed down feeling in my gut. I might try again, but I found nothing noteworthy in this beer except for the baffling name of which is basically imperceptible upon drinking: hops.
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