 soccer290 (135), Highland Park, Illinois, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Apr 13, 2009 16.9 oz bottle. Hooray for more Mikkeller, and it is a perfect time of the year for a good IPA. Pours a beautiful head (most notably) that is a creamy white color, full bodied, and about a finger and a half high), with a dark copper color to the beer itself. As the head slowly dies, it sticks beautiful to the sides with great lacking, but still remains full bodied. True a sensational looking beer. Smells of a bit of malt, several different hops, citrus (can’t pinpoint which), and a bit of yeast. Tastes of many different flavors of bitter hops (almost overly bitter), a bit of citrus (less than the smell though) and some malt. Goes down smooth, but the bitterness was a bit of a let down, and I like bitter beers.
jesperhammer (290), Copenhagen, Denmark
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Apr 13, 2009 This is a perfect IPA. Not the most exteme in any way, but to me the template for an IPA. It has all the desired features like grass, pine, bitterness and freshness. Very balanced, and my favourite.
DTM (541), Winters, California, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Apr 11, 2009 Bottle from Monument in Concord, CA. Poured an orange/amber color. Very hoppy beer with the pine hops really hitting the palate. Overall just a tick about average beer.
altonbrownd (1888), Amsterdam, Netherlands
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 3, 2009 Bottle from Bierkoning. Luminous amber body with nutty, rocky head. Wonderful hoppy nose that is very American. Very prickly mouthfeel. Taste of hops, pine and lots of grapefruit. Also has malty and caramel notes in the finish. Wonderful, as always from this brewer.
swoopjones (1897), Buffalo, New York, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Apr 2, 2009 Bottle., Pours an nice shimmery amber. Aromas of resiny sticky piney hops. Taste is well balanced.Notes of caramel, pine, grapefruit. Another nice offering from Mikkeller
jbrus (4844), Delft, Netherlands
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Apr 2, 2009 Bottle@Home. Grapefruit and grass aroma. Light hazy, amber, beige head, good lace. Light sweet, very bitter, very very grassy, citrus. Harsh dry and a bit thinnish. Too harsh and one dimensional for me.
NoiZe (1290), Mooi Zeist, Netherlands
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Apr 1, 2009 Orange, amber colored brew. Nice hoppy aroma. Flavor is hoppy too, some pine, citric and medium bitterness. Could use some more balance.
Muggus69 (516), Sydney, Australia
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 31, 2009 500ml bottle. BB 15/10/10?
Served chilled in a mug.
Pours a hazy amber body with a creamy offwhite foam that leaves good lace in its wake.
Resiny nose full of hops. Plenty of pine, cedar and spice, grapefruit rind and unripe melon in the mix. Malt body seems to be a bit of an afterthought, slight caramel leaks through with warmth.
Big body, sticky texture, moderate carbonation. Somewhat of an enslaught of hop bitterness manifests itself straight away and holds on for the entire ride.
A hint of nutty toffee malt begins what is the hop show from then on. Leafy, grassy, woody, piney hop character for the most part. Slight hints of green/unripe fruit and citrus rind make an appearance but without too much coherence and are a bit on the harsh side. Finishes with a peppery note of alcohol and lingering assertive bitterness.
Quite a decent AIPA, maybe a bit brutal straightup. After trying All Others Pale, I really don’t rate this nearly as highly.
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