2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Sample at brewpub. Comes clear gold with an average white head. Aroma of citrus, grain and florals. Taste is malt, citrus, pine and florals. Decent bitterness. Pretty good.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
GABF 2011
Appearance: Clear golden with a medium sized white head
Aroma: Caramel and citrus
Taste: Caramel and pine
OK
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at GABF. Pours a mostly clear golden color with a medium white head. The aroma is lemons, some grains, a bit of crystal I guess. The flavor is toasted malts, lemon and oranges, light bitterness. Decent.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Appearance: Hazy, light copper-hued body with a whitish head.
Smell: Smells of pale malts, faint sweet-scented caramel, as well as floral and pith notes, though not particularly robust or aromatic.
Taste: Pale malts, a bit of modestly sweet caramel with a hint of toasted French bread. White grapefruit, lemon, and some slight florals, though, as with the aroma, it’s not quite bold, more ho-hum, really. Medium-plus bitterness. Very faintly resinous on the back end closing out with a flat, bitterish, lightly pithy finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium-light body. Medium-low carbonation.
Overall: An acceptable albeit very average IPA. Again with the low carbonation here.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Hazy darker blond coloured beer with some light carbonation and a very small white head. Strong hoppy nose with some flower fruity hints. Medium palate. Finish is balanced, bitter hoppy sweet hint with a dry hoppy ending.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft @ the brewpub. Pours a pale amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty hoppy aroma. Sweetish malty hoppy citrus flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter citrus finish.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
From the Jug at the GABF, Colorado Convention Center Denver 16/09/2010
Big hop aroma. White head. Golden coloured and very hoppy with a bitter and slightly creamy malt finish.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at the brewpub. A clean, dry, unostentatious but quite satisfying IPA. Bright orange pour with a billowy head. Fairly pungent nose, dry citrus rind and a kiss of flowers. Mouthfeel is - as per usual with ML’s beers, I came to realize - a bit insubstantial. But the beer is flavorful and refreshing and went down well on several occasions over a warm Halloween weekend.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: AUG 15, 2010 On cask (gravity pour) at the brewery. Golden with very minimal carbonation, no head. Lightly floral and hints of caramel/candy sweetness. Hoppy. Spicy and floral hops on a still but reasonably malty body. Light bodied and dry. Good.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Nice clear amber with plentiful head. The hops in the aroma are a little sappy with a nicely spicy note balancing it out. Slightly ragged bitterness is balanced by sweetness of the malt. Excellent IPA.
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