 Crosling (1595), Loveland, Colorado, USA
Feb 12, 2008
World-class Pale Ale from Mikkeller. Vibrant hops on the nose, lemony and grapefruit-like. The most impressive part of the brew is the malt character, so lush, sugary and flavorful, with hints of toffee and biscuit. Mikkeller is really stepping up.
Boutip (1704), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
Jul 8, 2008 Bottle: Poured a deep dirty beige color ale with a large foamy off-white head with good retention and some light lacing. Aroma of bitter and lightly citrus hops is interesting. Taste is a refreshing mix between a nice caramel malt base with some well balance bitter and citrus hops. Full body with great carbonation. Really well balance and very refreshing – I wouldn’t mind having access to this beer year long.
1FastSTi (2333), Glendale, Wisconsin, USA
Jul 8, 2008 Pours to a bright orange body with a tall super large bubbly milky foamy off-white head and awesome lacing. Some nice visible carbonation too. The aroma is extremely hoppy. Catty hops meets pine and grapefruit. The flavor is a nicely balanced grapefruit and catty hop with a great pale malt back. Subtle chalkiness from the hops. Hops are subtly bitter. Dry, medium body. If this was cheaper, I’d drink it fairly often.
jsquire (1835), St. Marys, Ohio, USA
Jul 4, 2008 Amber beer with a big off white head that left sheets of sticky lace on the glass. Nice nose of tangerine peel, manderine oragnes and some pine notes. Definitely a hoppy beer, with grapefruit rind, hop resin, and pine needles. Sharp, fresh hop burn on the tongue, with a long finish of green hops thatend almost grassy. Pretty nice version of a big American pale ale.
BBB63 (3672), La Porte, Indiana, USA
Jul 3, 2008 Bottle and served in my GI IPA tulip: Coppery hue with a fading frothy head but left excellent lacework upon the glass. The aroma has notes of resiny, catty, citric, and herbal hops with some notes of bready malt, some rye twang, earthy yeast esters, and a hint of clove and grains of paradise. The taste is hop driven with a snappy resin and piney tone chased by a light grapefruit note. The malt is a background player here provide a touch of balance. The finish is sharp and hop spicy with some leafy and astringent character. Quite refreshing till the aftertaste where it is a tad chalky and medicinal. Overall I nice brew that could easily pass for an common American IPA.
GRM (774), Aylmer, Quebec, Canada
Jul 3, 2008 Brown bottle, 50 cl, via Importations Privées Bièropholie, savoured on July 3 2008; eye: copper with a bronze hue, lightly hazy, good effervescence, white head that remains, a bit of lacing; nose: freshness, hops, slightly peppery grapefruit, light floral (rose maybe), light caramel, pine; mouth: a little wait, then hops, grapefruit, dryness, hops, a bit of caramel, pine, rather dry finale in slightly peppery grapefruit, slightly harsh, light astringency, lightly sweet, mildly bitter, medium-full body, rather carbonated; overall: quite likable
FRANÇAIS
Bouteille brune, 50 cl, via Importations Privées Bièropholie, savourée le 3 juillet 2008; œil : cuivrée avec une teinte de bronze, légèrement voilée, bonne effervescence, mousse blanche qui demeure, un peu de dentelle; nez : fraîcheur, houblon, pamplemousse légèrement poivré, léger floral (rose peut-être), léger caramel, pin; bouche : petite attente, puis c’est du houblon, pamplemousse, sécheresse, houblon, un peu de caramel, pin, finale plutôt sèche en pamplemousse légèrement poivrée, texture légèrement rugueuse, légère astringence, légèrement sucrée, moyennement amère, corps moyen-corsée, plutôt carbonatée; en résumé : bien aimé
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