 GAManiac (1124), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Mar 17, 2009 22oz bottle poured into a tulip.
Pours a deep, deep clear amber with a big creamy off-white head that lingers as a cap for ages and leaves really good lacing.
Aroma is dominated by a huge citrus hop presence up front with lots of mangos, oranges and pineapples. There is a definite sweet malt base though not much sugar in the nose. Fantastic smell on this one.
The taste has some citrus burn up front but has a much bigger sugary malt base than the aroma suggests. The floral hops come back with a big bitterness that lingers in the finish. Definitely more malt base in the taste to balance the aggressive hop profile.
The mouthfeel is medium bodied with good carbonation and sticky with hop juice.
Another good brew from Midnight Sun though the aroma is the standout with tons of citrus fruit and pine hops with a decent malt backbone. Tasty.
Beardface (977), Eugene, Oregon, USA
Mar 11, 2009 22 oz bottle from Market of Choice. Deep amber pour with a big white head and solid lacing. Very nice smelling brew with brown sugar, juniper berry and some spicy hop aroma. Equally nice flavor with some big honey and juniper tastes, almost tastes like gin at some points. Also a huge hop backdrop with some potent grapefruit. Could use to pick up another one of these actually.
danielcurtis81 (879), San Diego, California, USA
Feb 22, 2009 Bottle. Pours a deep copper with a nice off white to tan head. Loads of tight bubbles too. Nose is sweet and hoppy with some berry tone to it. Flavors of honey predominate (with the initial thickness of honey feel too) as well as the juniper berries. Hop flavors build as you drink and a nice grapefruit flavor comes out that blends nicely with juniper. Mouth is fairly full with a nice bite at the end that leads to a long medium bitter finish.
blutt59 (2045), Dallas, Texas, USA
Feb 13, 2009 bottle, chestnut colored with strong tan foam, aroma is piney with good caramel and hoppy grapefruit
miketd (679), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Feb 9, 2009 Bonus bottle from AmErican brew. Thanks Eric! Pours auburn with a big, foamy off white head. Aroma is big pine and grapefruit...very nice. Very bitter with a nice touch of malt on the finish. Very smooth and easy to drink. Dry finish.
lakersfan16 (53), Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Feb 8, 2009 Growler filled at the brewery.
Pours a nice amber with an off-white head. Great aroma of floral hops. Flavor of caramel malts, pine, and floral hops. Very nice finish.
drfabulous (1213), Columbia, Missouri, USA
Feb 2, 2009 lots of malt and caramel in this double IPA. I expected more of a hop kick but instead was pleasantly surprised by the barley-wineish taste to this beer, a taste that was very casual and mellow. Very nice all around.
Snojerk321 (1919), San Diego, California, USA
Jan 30, 2009 22oz bottle via trade with blutt59. Pours much darker than expected, a very deep ruby with a 2 finger off white head that left some nice lacing. Nose was slightly sweet with big pine and citrus influences. Flavor was bitter sweet and quite malty. I thought this was a very underrated brew, a nice change of pace from your run of the mill IIPA’s.
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