3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask on handpull. Poured a hazy dark amber with a small frothy off-white head that lasted. Heavy cask hoppy aroma. Light to medium body. Good hoppy bitter flavor with a moderate cask smooth bitter finish.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle courtesy of alexsdad06. Pours rusty copper and slightly hazy with a thin white head. Smell initially is an explosion of resin and pine that steadily gives way to some subtle citrus and perfumy hints. Tastes of earthy, bitter hops, some pine, pepper, with a nice bite on the finish. Enjoyable.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bomber from Belmont Party Supply. Pours a hazy amber color with a medium frothy tan head. Decent head retention. Aroma of caramel, earthy hops, some citrus. The taste is big citrus hops with a bit of a resiny note and some caramel malts. Medium bodied. Decent IPA.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Shared pint at the brewpub. Solid IPA, straight down the American style center stripe ... nice shiny hue and a pleasant citrusy, grapefruit-dominant character. (#3802, 1/22/2010)
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
On tap at the Oliver House part of Maumee Bay on our way to RBSG. Pours a hazed golden orange with a medium sized white head. Earthy to the point of some sulfurous skunkiness, but quite hoppy beside. Skunky flavors. Definitely a bit tough to drink.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Small sample at the brewpub. Light, cloudy amber with a reasonable head; huge buttery-nutty nose at first, woody and vaguely grapefruity later; lightly bitter, buttery (in a nice way), very sweet with nice late pungent hoppiness.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
22 oz. bottle shared by STLWill- thanks, Will! Pours a cloudy orange-gold with a rocky white head. Aroma of citrusy hops, sweet malts, apricot, lots of bread dough, and a faint note of plastic. Flavor of citrus, sweet malts, apricot, booze, wood, and a hint of soap. Neither of those last notes were enough to throw it off the rails but kept it from being better. Light-medium bodied, with a bitter, bready, citrusy mouthfeel and low carbonation. Unique IPA.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle shared by a friend. Clear amber pour with a thick off-white head. Malty and grassy nose with some earthy hops. Malty flavor up front, giving way to piney hops before a grassy finish.
2.2 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
At Maumee Bay Brewing Co. No head, off-white, no lacing, uncarbonated, transparent, and a straw yellow hue. Aroma was hoppy and sweet. Flavor was malty and hoppy. Smooth, hoppy palate. Light-medium body.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
22 oz. bottle. A deep golden clear beer with an off white head. No carbonation visible. A floral and pine nose with caramel. Pungent hops are tasted. Citrus fruit, floral, bitterness. A nice vivaciousness is noted in this beer. Soon the bitterness and caramel equalize with the hop flavors. But in the end the citrus, including oranges, came back and mixed with the pine and caramel. Pretty much down the middle as an American IPA.
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