 steview (746), Oceanside, California, USA
Apr 25, 2008
hazy golden copper ale, nice frothy head that likes to linger for awhile; floral, low acidity citrus aroma; somewhat chunky palate that doesn’t cloy, but knows it has a lot; the flavor is alright, with a dirty mineral water quality--not bad, actually quite good, but not what i want in my West Coast IPA :o)
tarjei (1154), Bryne, Norway
Aug 29, 2008 75 cl bottle. Hopheads´ tasting 22. august. Bought at Sainsbury in Newhaven. Clear amber color, moderate white head. Aroma is floral and hoppy. Flavor is sweet and hoppy, floral. Sweet finish with some bitterness. Fine carbonation.
ucusty (1016), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
Aug 28, 2008 Hazy orange pour with fluffy head and beautiful lace. This is a nice looking beer! Soapy aroma combined with hops. Thin bodied I have to question the freshness factor. Very malty, with not enough bitterness to balance it out
JCB (1002), Durham, North Carolina, USA
Aug 24, 2008 750ml from Total Wine, North Raleigh. A pour that’s pretty handsome, much like the bottle this beer comes in. Clear and bright golden, with a fairly rich head. Very understated nose, some fruity notes, clean hops. The mouthfeel is a bit thin for such a relatively heavy IPA, not nearly as aggressively hopped as other descriptions suggest, at least to me. More caramel and malt than I’m looking for, though the somewhat dry finish redeems the brew at the end. Decent, but at this price there are several other English IPAs I’ll hit first.
gotohelunc (356), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Aug 15, 2008 750 corked bottle. Bottle definitely looks awesome, like all the meantime beers. Lovely pour...big soapy white head, hazy orange/rust color, small bubbles. Peppery bitterness on the nose mixes with some sweet malts and oranges. Interesting malt forward flavor, some dough and breadiness, similar to a Belgian style. I’d never have called this an IPA in a blind taste test, but more like an average dubbel.
stefanje (544), (Santee) San Diego, California, USA
Aug 14, 2008 750 ml bottle from Bevmo. Pours a translucent copper color with a big clumpy off-white head that has good retention and leaves some lacing. The aroma is light with dust, sweet grasses, and sweet malts. The flavor is sweet caramel and sweet musty hops (which are not particularly biter). The mouthfeel is full and a bit greasy. The finish is medium in duration with a lingering saccharine sweetness. Overall: A drinkable ale, but not up to California IPA standards(My personal benchmark). Perhaps I got an older bottle, I’ll have to be on the look-out for a fresh bottle and re-rate.
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