 nuplastikk (1161), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Dec 29, 2008 16.9oz bottle. Thick orange brown color, definitely unfiltered. Good lasting head. Medium citrus aroma, pleasantly fresh and sweet. Well balanced beer, with a toasty malt profile coupled with a solid hop bill. Earthy, lightly fruity, and a tad bitter. This is an excellent, top notch APA, worth trying despite the high price.
minch25 (350), Columbus, Ohio, USA
Dec 29, 2008 Pours orange copper color; thick sticky head eventually settles down, leaving some nice lacing. Aromatic, grapefruit, lots of hops. Tastes great, lots of hops without being too bitter, solid pale malt base, drinks very easily. Also something of a flowery flavor in this too. The best APA that I have tried so far actually. Expensive bottle, but worth it in this case.
espenra (277), Oslo, Norway
Dec 20, 2008 50cl bottle from Barley Wine. It poured an orange colour with a big off-white head that settled down slowly in the glass. The aroma is sweet with notes of butter biscuits, hops, grapefruit and hints of malt. The flavour is slightly bitter and tastes of hops, grapefruit with hints of pepper. It has a long, lingering aftertaste.
willblake (2160), Belcamp, Maryland, USA
Dec 19, 2008 20081219 50cl bottle from Spirits RB. Lightly hazed deep amber with thick, lacing, lasting, creamy, off- white head. Aroma of lemon curd, buttermilk biscuits, graham cracker, minty nonpareils. Body is creamy but becoming unctuous, saved by even, fine eff on finish. Nice pithy bitterness, grapefruit -- but with a side of buttered white toast with honey. wtf. I dunno if this is old, weird, or if I am hallucinating, but I do not get any of what I expected out of this beer. I certainly do not find many of the colorful and delightful adjectives that previous raters have noted. It is reminding me too much of what Dales Pale Ale has become, and that is not great. At least the finishing bitterness is nice, so I can work through the rest of this very expensive bottle of pale ale.
DrDavid (957), Johnson, Vermont, USA
Dec 17, 2008 Bottle. Strong aroma of citrus and hops. Amber body, good sized off-white head. Very assertive flavor profile, with strong maltiness and much bitterness from the hops, also some mint. Lengthy robustly bitter finish. Delightful and refreshing.
BeerHawk (1175), Huntsville, Alabama, USA
Dec 14, 2008 Bottle shared by Springslicker. Poured amber with a creamy off-white head that left light lace. Nice grapefruit and caramel aroma with light pine backing. The flavor has an enjoyable citrus hop and toasted malt mix. Medium body and very decent.
Travlr (700), Washington, Washington DC, USA
Dec 10, 2008 Reddish appearance, white head. Aroma like Pillsbury dough. Malty taste with nice hops balance. Good pale ale.
malrubius (969), Valley Stream, New York, USA
Dec 7, 2008 600 ml bottle in pint glass. Copper with lasting head and lace. Nicely balanced fresh citrus hop and biscuity aroma. Very nice mild honey peach sweetness with toasty biscuit and citrusy fresh hop finish. Medium body and carbo. Nice mouthfeel. Really really an excellent complex and satisfying pale ale. Too bad it is so expensive that I will only be able to enjoy it once.
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