aracauna (2357), Georgia, USA Jul 1, 2008 Pours a fairly clear copper. The aroma is nicely hoppy, but the flavor is really more malty (nicely toasty) than hoppy. This is a pretty darn tasty APA. harrisoni (6704), Ashford, Kent, England Jul 1, 2008 Bottle at Chris o birthday bash 08. My beer of the day. Gold with slight haze, thin beige head. God that is such a good aroma. The peppery grapefruit. The fruit is just lovely. Jellied grapefruit. Then in the mouth is juicy malt and lovely hops which go on and on. Lovely and definitely beer of the day. sersdf (1000), chicago, Illinois, USA Jun 29, 2008 bottle, thanks to zeswaft. this was actually pretty similar to the amnesiac DIPA i had right before it. probably a little better balanced, more malt, overall a good amount more palatable as well. nothing particularly noteworthy. madsberg (4875), Søborg, Denmark Jun 27, 2008 Bottled. Orange/amber coloured. Unclear. Huge off white head. Fruity and flowery aroma with a citric and piney touch. Flavour as well is floral and citric. Has some fruity notes. Is quite thin bodied. Very dry. Floral medium bitterness in the ned. Quite refreshing and crisp. beerinmarch (2781), Alabama, USA Jun 26, 2008 Very good pale, very floral fruity hops, apricot and citrus, crisp and dry finish. Finish was bitter, but not sharp, more of the floralness of the hops leaves the finish refreshing and a touch tangy from the grapefruit and citrus hops. thedm (3833), Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA Jun 26, 2008 This bottled brew form Indianapolis, IN poured a large sized head of foamy finely sized tan colored mostly lasting bubbles that left behind a hazy orange brown colored typically carbonated body. The aroma was mild malty and had a noticible lack of hops. The mouth feel was tingly and crisp. It was hoppy yet thin on flavor. Disapppinting. jhumphries69 (718), Tyrone, Georgia, USA Jun 23, 2008 375ml bottle. Pours a deep copper with a slight haze. The head pours thick and light tan in color and leaves large swaths of lace on the glass. The aroma is thick and sticky - like a big ol’, nasty, hoppy American Barleywine: green with resiny, bitter grapefruit rind hops and with a subtle, sticky, molasses syrup sweet note underneath. The flavor is much more approachable than the aroma would imply: not at all thick and sticky and titanic. It is still quite a powerful tasting brew for only 6% abv, full of resiny, fresh, citrus hops and thick waves of bready malts that have a well-balanced dose of caramel malts to give just enough sweetness to counteract the huge wads of hops. At mid-palate, the bitterness gets so big that you’d sweat it was a Double IPA - it’s nearly astringent. The malt backbone tries to keep pace through most of the finish, but finally gives up - hops win this race. The finish is bitter with grapefruit rind citrus bitterness and a touch of earthy and leafy/grassy bitterness, too. The mouthfeel is medium-full in body but is greatly lightened by the presence of many, many bubbles - almost too many bubbles, heightening the bitterness with the harsh touch of carbonic acid. Overall, an interesting beer and truly packed with flavor. But a bit too bitter and unbalanced to be drinkable. Like the Jackie Brown, the beer is very tasty and scores high marks but, in the end, is too damned bitter to be quaffable. And quaffability is a trait I enjoy in my American Pale Ales... Capa (955), Yokosuka, Japan Jun 23, 2008 Nice hazy orange with a mammoth, fluffy head. Intense citrus and pine hops, grapefruit, light pineapple, and some hidden caramel malt. Smooth bodied, though the hop bite makes you second guess that. Flavor is grapefruit, pine, light malt, and fairly oily. Not a flavor explosion like the aroma would make you believe but tasty none the less. The bitterness comes on as it finishes then recedes to a soft, lingering sting on the tongue. Very nice.
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