 WISEGUY572 (1099), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
May 17, 2008
A good implementation of an American classic. Slightly hazy amber, small white head. Great nose of citrus American West Coast hops. Taste of orange and grapefruit, pine, with adequate malt backbone. Dry and bitter hoppy finish. At least as nice as a Sierra Nevada Pale, which comes to mind after I remember the price of this one as more than three times higher. Nice beer. Probably deserves a 15 OA but I nailed it because of the price!
IMtheOptimator (1113), Bethel, Connecticut, USA
Aug 20, 2008 Poured an effervescent orangeish golden with a fizzy off-white head. Decent yet somewhat faint aroma of some grass and light pine, with a touch of biscuit dough malt. Flavor is better, with notes of citrusy lemon and grass and piney hops, with a touch of sweet malt, though perhaps not as much as I enjoy in my favorite APAs. Overall a good APA, especially for a non-American brewer (leave it to Mikkeller, it seems). However, not the absolute best I’ve had, and I’m not convinced quite that "all others pale". I’d drink it all the time if I lived in Denmark, but I don’t feel the immediate need to go out of my way for it again here.
jerc (3102), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Aug 19, 2008 2008-08-16. Crisp orange body, modest creamy beige head<. Grassy resiny hop aroma. Similar flavour, grassy resin, light herbal character to the hops. Average palate. Pleasant but surprisingly average. Bottle, Coles IPA Festival, Buffalo
Dogbrick (2209), Columbus, Ohio, USA
Aug 18, 2008 Thanks to Rogueone for sharing a bottle. Pours a hazy dark amber-orange color with a medium thick off-white head that diminishes slowly. Small patches of lacing. Grapefruity hops aroma with a malty undertone. Medium, crisp body with citrus hops, pine and malt flavors balanced effectively. The finish is fresh hops and citrus with a lingering bitterness left behind. Solid APA all around.
hopson (469), Williamsville, New York, USA
Aug 18, 2008 bottle- very tasty treat. drinkable, a nice floral bouquet with some pine in the forefront. a definite go-to again.
haddonsman (1189), Derby, Derbyshire, England
Aug 16, 2008 Bottled - thanks to Phil_L at beermerchants.com. I like the deep orange body. I like the disappearing foamy head that can be whipped back into frothiness with a swish of the wrist. I like that you can actually hear the beer reacting in the glass when you do that. I like the searing pine hops in the nose, I like its aggressive nature, assured balance, smooth feel, lingering bitterness, lasting hop oil feel. Damn, the only thing I don’t like is that this is my last bottle.
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