tennisjoel (931), Shakopee, Minnesota, USA Dec 6, 2008 Bottle. Thanks Winston for sharing. Strong aroma. Some grainy hops. Whatever kind they use is pleasing to the senses. Citrusy dry finish. Good solid beer and one of the best in the American Pale Ale category. The only thing that would deter me from purchasing in the future is the price. glennmastrange (807), hobe sound, Florida, USA Dec 4, 2008 Bottle. Moderate malt notes of roasted and caramel, orange peel and pine for the hops, light soap for the yeast, with background hints of raspberry and pepper. Head is frothy, slightly off-white with good lacing and is mostly diminishing. Color is hazy orange/tan. Flavor starts moderately sweet and acidic, then finishes lightly acidic and moderately bitter. Palate is light to medium, between dry and watery and has a lively carbonation. The berry aspect of this beer makes it a very unique example of an American Pale Ale. Tmoney99 (4655), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Nov 30, 2008 Bottle from World of Beer, Clearwater, FL.
Poured clear golden color with an average frothy white head that was mostly lasting with good lacing. Solid balanced sour citrus hoppy aroma. Medium body with slick texture and soft carbonation. Medium balanced bittersweet flavor with a medium smooth bitter finish of moderate duration.
Solid drinkable brew. jspruit (111), Dublin, Ireland Nov 30, 2008 Drank from 50cl purchased at http://www.olbutikken.dk/ in Copenhagen.
Nice slightly off-white head that is about 2 fingers high and laces down the glass nicely. Color is nice pale with a bit amber hints in it-quite nice.
Smells nice and earty with some hoppy notes and some citrus hints. Makes you eager to taste.
Flavor is APA all of the way with nice hops blends and some pine/earthy flavors. A bit bitter with some biscuit notes too, but overall well balanced.
Nicely balanced and goes down smooth with alot of flavor so that is nice. A light dry fninsh leaves you wanting more.
This is a great example of APA (my favorite style) and definitely one that I’d recommend to others and will drink it again if I can get my hands on it. Dorwart (1807), Robbinsville, New Jersey, USA Nov 29, 2008 Large frothy off-white head of fine bubbles. Reduces slowly and leaves a thick sticky sheet of lacing. Light malty and hoppy aroma with a bit of faint cat urine, oranges and toasted grains. Color is a copper brown. Medium bodied with a good roasted grain background and a bunch of bitter hoppiness up front that lingers for a while. Finishes kind of dry and bitter. A decent APA. CaryTheDude (1113), Longmont, Colorado, USA Nov 28, 2008 Crushed with Jakebra. Lots of citrus hops on the nose. Makes me anticipate the flavor, and there we go. Oh yeah. For just a pale ale, very hoppy and very yummy, but a very even balance of bitter and malt. Happy time. talon1117 (612), Bellvue, Colorado, USA Nov 27, 2008 Pour is clear and amber with a moderately full, white, creamy, and rocky head which has good longevity and some nice lace. Nose is a bit faint but nice; a malt backbone of nutty caramel and biscuity sweet bread, and hop notes of faint floral, light orage citrus, and some pine. Flavor is similar but more bitterness than I expected; a moderately high bitterness comes through with some pine, a bit of earthy resin, and some light citrus with an almost papaya note with other notes of sweet, biscuity bread as a malt backbone. Palate is nearly medium, lively, somewhat refreshing, and a bit drying. Finishes lightly dry, average length, and balanced between the bitterness and malt backbone; notes of sweet breads, resins, and hints at citrus. A nice pale from Europe with a good balance and still managed to find a moderately high bitterness. So much flavor from a 6% ABV. One of my favorite APA’s and it’s not even from the Sates. Shag (1922), Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA Nov 18, 2008 This poured an orange color. The aroma contains quite a bit of citrus, some honey, and perfume. The flavor is quite bitter with some oranges, grapefruit, lemons, and pine. The finish is bitter but has a malt presence to it as well. Overall this was a nice APA.
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