 bdigi66 (461), Ft Wayne, Indiana, USA
May 26, 2008
Bottle: Pours a cloudy orange/amber color with a medium-sized white head. Massive hop notes on the front line with a bit of a citrus malt following. Medium bodied mouth feel...flavor hints at a fine malt base with a dry, bitter hop presence throughout.
scoth (22), Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
Oct 9, 2008 Bottle. Pours clear golden, with a medium long-lasting soapy beige head. Smells like pine and hay. Crisp and medium bodied. Nicely bitter upfront, tastes of pine resin, with sublte malt, balanced, has an interesting slightly wheat flavor, dry finish.
Taktik_MTL (1983), Montréal-Nord, Quebec, Canada
Oct 7, 2008 Bouteille de 500 ml obtenue via Importations Privées Bièropholie. Arôme: Odeur de pins et d’agrumes avec une pointe céréales. Apparence: La couleur est ambrée voilée avec une très faible densité de bulle. Présence d’un mince col mousseux et d’une large dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût de résineux avec une pointe de pamplemousse. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Présence d’agrumes en arrière goût. (Rating #1979)
adm (3), Alfold Crossways, Surrey, England
does not count  Oct 4, 2008 Aroma is resinous, gum and retsina - definite green hop versus many Mikkeler citrussy blasts. Appearance is great - clear darm amber colour, nice lacing. Great head, but little staying power. Nice balance of astringent hops and underlying sweetness on the palate with a clean, fresh lingering aftertaste.
Very good.
500ml bottle from www.beermerchants.com £3.45 (equiv $6.00)
rederic (1444), montréal, Quebec, Canada
Oct 2, 2008 Hazy amber-orangeish hue, with a beige head, mild toasted malt, fruity nose of candied peaches, apricots and orange peels, with a nice floral hop pineyness, with some coniferous, cedary aromas follow through on a medium-bodied palate with a toasty, biscuity malt, fruity orange, resinous flowery hop character, with some good, piney, coniferous, cedary, leafy bitter accents, with a hint of mintiness too, and some lime, lemon zestiness,leading towards an intense leafy, coniferous, hop bittering finish.
radiomgb (1776), Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Sep 28, 2008 Golden-orange in colour with a long lasting creamy off-white coloured head, some light lacing. The aroma is quite hoppy, very fresh, some pine, citrus and grapefruit. The flavour is juicy, plenty of hops, lightly acidic at times, moderate bitterness. Hoppy mouthfeel, medium body, medium/light carbonation. Finishes lingering, with a citrus bitterness, dry.
Quite refreshing, an excellent summer pale ale. Not over done with excellent balance.
500ml bottle from the Premier Gourmet in Buffalo, New York.
Opened on May 9, 2008.
No date.
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