 porterhouse (1152), Alna, Maine, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 24, 2009 (330 ml bottle from Belfast Co-op) Pours lightly hazy light golden amber with a tall frothy off white head. Light aroma of candyish malt - little if any hops. Mouthfeel medium-full, lightly pebbly but fairly smooth. Lots of foamy, patchy lacing. Flavor is just about the sweetest, malt-forward IPA I can remember. Sugary caramel and rock candy to the point it almost seems granular. As it warms finally some hops sneak through toward the finish, perhaps lightly fruity and providing a light bitter pinch. Tasty and enjoyable but strange for an IPA.
BeerNeedy (60), Anchorage, Alaska, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 23, 2009 11.5 oz bottle - Aroma was not remarkable. Poured a hazy golden copper with a medium small head. The ale had good flavor but finished with a biting carbonation that just didn’t seem right somehow. In the Meantime I’ll be drinking something else.
bierkoning (6023), La Tropica, Netherlands
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 2/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 19, 2009 Corked bottle. Orange blonde color, pours a big head. Grassy, citric slightly perfumed aroma. Malty, grassy citric flavor. Hints of caramel and plastic. Firmly hopped with British hops which give this beer a distinct character compared with American IPA’s .Interesting beer.
Strykzone (1468), Wood River, Illinois, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 15, 2009 Almost clear honey colored with a nice off white head that is thick and long lasting. Heavy lacing. Nose is citrus and floral. First whiff is pretty big but it soon fades. A very nice feel is thick and smooth. This IPA is well balanced with sweet caramel and hops that are pine and floral. Some spice late. This beer comes across as delicate with soft features. Peach, apple, and nectarine add to that. This beer has a feminine attitude. It is soft, delicate, sassy, complex, with an understated power. Nice looking, too.
altonbrownd (1888), Amsterdam, Netherlands
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Feb 14, 2009 Bottle in London. Rich orange body with medium head. Hoppy nose. Sweet hoppy and fruity flavour. Some malt in the taste too. Nice sweet finish.
faroeviking (6023), Republica Vikingo de las, Faroe Islands
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 10, 2009 Botella, bought at Spisekrogen, Birkerød. Hazy orange colour with a medium white head. Soft hoppy and malty bit herbal aroma. Sweet malty and nicely hoppy flavour. Soft well lasting hoppy bit sweet finish. Different IPA with the goldings hops.
plovmand (1603), Helsinge, Denmark
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 8, 2009 Bottle shared by faroeviking. Dusty deep golden colour with a big thick creamy off-white head. Very malty aroma with the typical british hoppy notes. More hopier than usual British IPA’s. Flavour is pine, caramel, malt, fresh fruit, grapefruit and some peach. Long hoppy finish.
Pinball (2779), Allerød, Denmark
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 7, 2009 bottle shared by faroeviking.
cloudy dark orange, thick offwhite head.
nice strong hpooy aroma
flavor of pine, sweet, bitter hoppy.
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