Huge fresh hop nose, crisp and high res, just heavenly. Dark amber color. Full toffee malt body, hint of grapefruit, then a big stinging hop bitter on the back of the upper roof of the mouth. Huge, aggressive beer. Am I in California? I LOVE this type of beer and this is a great example of the style. Superturboaffentittengeil!

In love with this! Dark hazy brown color with a fluffy medium tan head. Nice nose, unbelievable intense floral hoppiness. A bit biting hoppy taste, greapefruit with a peppery finish and still the malt and caramel come through big time - Awesome brew!

Best before Oct 2006 bottle, generously provided by Duff and consumed on 8/12/06.
Copious amounts of thick, white head pile up in the glass and recede VERY slowly, never falling below one-finger in height. Rocky/fluffy and coating the glass, it’s as well-formed/retained a head as the best bottle conditioned Belgians. Bright canteloupe-orange colored body has highlights of honey, amber and brilliant gold. Very fine sediment is left for the yeast shot, leaving the beer with a sparkling clarity, but still a subtle, unfiltered glassiness.
Strong aroma of centennial hops, surprisingly enough, boasting lush, green, hop-bud juiciness, light, oily hop resins, subtle melon and then a drying dose of moderate grapefruit and a light touch of fuzzy, almost leaf-like astringency on the end. Caramel malt expertly weaves its way in the aroma, inconspicuously, but leaving the hop bitterness well-balanced, though certainly allowing the hops to be showcased. Pretty much what I expected after reading all of the raves; JUICY, AROMATIC, BITTER, but importantly, balanced and not over-the-top.
The hop level in the flavor is immediately noted as well-balanced, though growing acidity challenges the malt, there is ample residual sweetness here to fend off the IBUs. Canteloupe and grapefruit again, with a sticky, chewy, resinous quality that, in concert with the tight, engaging carbonation, produces a magnificently full, yet not-sweet/syrupy effect. Some definite yeast blandness is noted, but no doubt only further exemplifies the lack of pasteurization and the very low filtration. Malt complexity builds as the beer breathes and I find myself really enjoying it more and more with every sip. Notes of honey-covered peaches, very light barley grains and pale sugars, with no trace of alcohol and manageable acidity that does not seem to overload the palate, even towards the end. To be constructive, I could see it being just a bit more dry/attenuated, but I seem to be saying that about everything anymore, and that’s just personal preference. While it certainly is no slouch on bitterness, I’m very glad that it goes the route of providing more hop flavor/juiciness than it does bitterness.

I’ve been drinking a fair amount of Founders Centennial IPA on draught lately and it’s amazing to see that this bottled IPA from Denmark, greatly outshines in pure fresh aroma, flavor and mouthfeel, a domestic draught IPA.

Reddish brown with some haze. rich tan colopured head. Wonderful hoppy and fruity aroma of bloodgrape, herns, lemon and black currant leaves. Hoppy flavour of blood oranges, grapefruit, orange-peels and currant leaves with solid cracker-like maltinnes. Long grapefruity finish. Smooth mouthfeel. A very well-made IPA, I wish I had another bottle.

Bottled. Hazy nut brown, rich head. Striking lychee aroma with a major "oomphh". Sweet with soft, rounded mouthfeel. Extremely hoppy: the flavour leans towards sweaty, grassy lychee. Very bitter finish with notes of espresso. One of the better IPAs I’ve had!