 kp (6000), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Sep 1, 2007 Date: 12/01/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
hazy dark yellow, wispy off white head, sweet citrus malt flavor, long bitter finish, nice sweetness
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **/4
CaptainCougar (4596), Rockville, Maryland, USA
Apr 15, 2007 Bottle shared by cquiroga on 12/1/06: Lightly effervescent golden bronze color with a frothy off-white head. Fresh, grainy sweet toasty caramel malty aroma has some earthy piny hop character. Body starts sweet and with some sugar cookie doughiness and piny grapefruity hop balance toward a crisp, drier bitter finish. Needs some more big aroma hops, but otherwise a pretty nice IIPA.
goldtwins (3668), Nesconset, New York, USA
Feb 7, 2007 The beer poured a clear light copper color with a medium off-white head. Very nice hop forward aroma. Piney, earthy sweaty, yum. There was hop flavor and hop bitterness from the very start all the way through the long dry finish. There was some malt to cut the edges and give balance. this was a biggy. I wish their beers were more readily available.
ClarkVV (3545), Allston, Massachusetts, USA
Apr 26, 2007 Updated: Apr 30, 2007December ’06 bomber drunk on 4/18/07
Large, foamy white head shows moderate retention, light lacing and tops a deep golden body with some peachy tints. Fine-bubbled carbonation rising sporadically.
Deep simcoe nose shows tons of pine, though it’s not horribly acidic or bitter (there’s a punch to it though). Hop oils are quite fat and push aside much of the malt, though some moderate toasty, lightly sourdough-like malts fight back (munich maybe?). Pine sap and wintergreen sit starkly on the end, with a clean yeast and very minimal malt sugars. With warming and breathing, the carbonation lessens and the effect is to allow the hop aromas to spread out more and become a little more "fuzzy". Not as concentrated, thick and oily, though still displaying plenty of conifer and white grapefruit. Alcohol is lightly felt and the strength of the beer hangs on the end, with a bit of doughiness and dextrinous heft.
Fruitiness is immediately apparent, but it’s a light pineapple-peach flavor that gives way quickly to strong pine and very dry white grapefruit notes. Some breadiness from the malt, maybe, and definitely moderate dextrines. Carbonation is kind of a let down. For a bottle conditioned beer, it’s a bit loose and prickly. Acidity constantly and inevitably builds up, but enough brisk pine and citrus flavors hang on to keep it enjoyable all the way to the end. You know what else? This beer is about 4 months old. No doubt it has lost a lot of its hop flavor and aroma, showing more bitterness than was intended by the brewer. Still must be incredibly bitter fresh, but with that fresh simcoe that still shows through strongly even now.
beerguy101 (3409), Newark, California, USA
Jan 2, 2007 This Imperial IPA pours a medium orange color from a 22oz bottle. Small sized white foamy head. Aroma is piney and grapefruity. A medium bodied 2xIPA. Malts are caramel and fruity. Hops are grapefruity and citrusy. Nice balance between the hops and malts. Good carbonation. A medium to high bitterness IPA, but seems a little subdued in comparison to most of the other west cost IPAs. Nice carbonation. Good interpretation of the style, balls to the wall but not over the top. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is clean and crisp. Aftertaste is slightly bitter. Thanks to Chris C for sharing this gem.
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