 tarheels86 (703), Washington DC, USA
May 5, 2009 500 mL. Pours a cloudy amber with a beautiful beige, rocky head that leaves a good amount of sticky lacing. Aroma of caramel malt, orange peel, brown sugar, creme brulee. Taste is equally sweet with some good hops balancing but not nearly as much hops presence compared to All Others Pale, which is funny. There is a good spicy alcohol presence here along with brown sugar oatmeal, pine sap, caramel, honeydew melon. (An odd mix).
Very long, bitter finish. Very nice.
AskForJenny (627), Ontario, New York, USA
May 5, 2009 0.5l - Hazy gold, substantial head, hop nose, small bubbles. Strong malt, bitter finish. Rock solid.
PJClarke (609), London, Greater London, England
May 3, 2009 From the bottle (and a well designed one it is too):
Smells light and green, slightly piney and with hints of skunk and stinging nettles.
Hmm an almost savoury flavour here. Big and orangey but spicy in a curry kind of way. Very aromatic. Very green in the mouth too, great bitter bite, pine resin. Very refreshing. Something underlying that could hint at sweetness but I wouldn’t stake my life on it. A very well balanced brew. Bitterness reigned in by the woody aromatics. Very good.
JaBier (1130), Capital City, Ohio, USA
Apr 29, 2009 Bottle. Cloudy copper pour with a big off-white head. Citrusy and grassy hop aroma with a malt balance. Sweet and bready malt flavor with a citrus hop influence. Would have preferred a bit more hop bite to balance out the malt, but still pretty good.
cyrenaica (435), Milton, Ontario, Canada
Apr 23, 2009 500ml bottle
7.0% ABV
I tried this beer on September 4, 2008 at "Smokeless Joe’s" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer poured an orange-brown colour with a generous tan coloured head that laced very well down the glass. The aroma was pine and floral in nature indicating ample hoppiness. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was definitely hoppy with grapefruit and citrus tones in abundance. If it wasn’t for price, I would certainly try this beer again.
soccer290 (135), Highland Park, Illinois, USA
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 (260), Copenhagen, Denmark
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
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.
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