3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: AUG 21, 2004 Tap. A hazy copper color. Fresh hop biting flavor with some in the aroma bust less intense as the flavor. Extremely bitter on the palate. Tap @ Bistro 7th IPA Festival (7 3 8 4 17). A golden color with a creamy off-white head. A solid strong hop aroma and flavor with a sharp full-bodied pine and floral intensity. Bitter with a long aftertaste.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at Magnolia. Pours clear copperish amber with white head. Aromas of tropical fruit and citrus with some caramel malts. Flavors of pineapple, citrus, caramel malts, and some hops. Nice citrusy IPA.
3.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Draught at brewpub. Pours a clear amber with a thin white head. Smells of grapefruit, citrus and a hint of caramel. Tastes initially flowery, then a medium bitterness, followed by sweetness, finishing with a dry bitterness. Medium bodied. Oily texture.
Not bad, but the sweetness and bitterness aren’t a perfect marriage.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
This, personally, is my favorite thing in Magnolia’s line up. Certainly a decent beer.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
A - Served a fairly clear copper-amber color with a finger of frothy white head. The head faded fairly quickly leaving behind some nice lacing.
S - Aroma is full of citrus hops and to a lesser extent some pine hops. There is also some sweet caramel malts in the background.
T - Starts off with a nice kick of citrus hops and some bitterness. There is also a bit of sweet caramel malts in the background to balance. Through the middle, the bitterness grows a bit more and some piney/grassy hops come through. The finish is a mix of citrus hops and bitterness and some sweet caramel/bready malts that linger.
M - Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Feels smooth with a nice dryness from the hops and bitterness.
D - Very drinkable. Nice citrus hops profile. Could have used a bit more complexity, but still a very solid IPA.
3.9 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Draft... Clear dark gold, a hue or orange, light white head... smells outstanding, what a west coast ipa is, lots of fresh dank, with a bit of pineapple... The taste is a bit of a letdown, still good just not as great as the nose, light dank, pine resin a touch of alcohol on the finish, loses malt balance but still very good
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at the brewpub. Deep golden colour. Potent passion fruit and grapefruity hop flavours. A refreshing IPA.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at Giordano Bros. in North Beach. Clear amber color with no head. Aroma is very pleasant and fruity. Lots of grapefruit and pine. Flavor is bitter with a bit of lemon. Astringent mouthfeel. A good quality IPA.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask. An amber beer with a thin beige head. The aroma has notes of malt, spicy hops, and grapefruit. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of grass and grapefruits, as well as medium notes of malt and hops, leading to a dry and very bitter finish, where the grapefruit note lingers.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at the brewpub. Pours with a small white head and a clear orange body. Aroma of fennel, citrus, coriander. Flavors are citrusy, coriander, tropical fruit (columbus). Lasting fruitiness with a dry finish and assertive carbonation. Nice.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
A: The pour is a light copper sort of color with a nice layer of off-white foam forming on top.
S: A moderate citrus aroma from the hops along with some floral notes coming through. There is a sharp note of alcohol at times, which is never really appealing. A bit of toasted malt hits the nose which is a bit more reminiscent of an English style IPA.
T: Mostly oranges in terms of the citrus but there’s a bit of grapefruit peel in there as well. More floral hops are present, too, as are some pine notes. It seems this is just a bit watery, too.
M: The body is just about at medium with a low to moderate level of carbonation.
D: Not overly hoppy or bitter, which I can deal with, but they advertise this beer as having 100 IBUs, which is just so far from the case. A mediocre IPA.
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