 sayravai (2964), Helsinki, Finland
Apr 29, 2008
(Bottled, thanks Esa K.) Slightly hazy darkish amber with a small head. Surprisingly mild, slightly stuffy aroma with some exotic fruit. Very intensely aromatic flavor with a mix of all possible hops. Backed by nice maltiness, and a very long, bitter aftertaste. Almost full-bodied with soft carbonation. Not quite in balance, but the intense flavor is very nice.
joshwilfong (465), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 8, 2008 reddish brown with large white head. great hoppy nose. flavor only has a milt malt component, but does have a great complex hop aspect with a lot of bitternness and some depth to the hop flavor. the alcohol adds some depth and isn’t overly noticeable. however, the lack of malt makes the beer end up a little unbalanced. a good beer, but just beneath a top tier double ipa
JorisPPattyn (4227), Antwerpen, Belgium
Jul 7, 2008 Good cream-orange head over oreange-amber beer. Dry hop bales, bit of ureum; dry spicy seeds, mandarine peel. A very dry version of orange, or rather, mandarine marmalade. USA C-hops to the fore, but with an excellent malt-backing, lightly roasted. Ends on bitter-resiny. Medium bodied to well-bodied, very slick, even oily; alcoholburn. Very good double IPA - one from the specialists to the specialists. Thanks, CK!
Sleeper (34), Washington, USA
Jul 3, 2008 God I love hops! And this delivers! Pours hazy orange with nice thick head. Smells of very floral hops. Tastes up front with hops (not too much) and settles to a lingering of pine and alcohol. Good beer!
Hophead22 (51), Redlands, California, USA
Jun 30, 2008 Powerfull floral aroma, very nice. Hops really give your tongue a good going over, I like that. Very nice color and laceing. Overall a very very good beer.
cbeers21 (348), Miami, Florida, USA
Jun 26, 2008 Nice ruby/brown pour, nice pillowy foam leaving great retention on the glass. Looks great. Booming tough hops come off the nose, light piney, citrusy lemon/grapefruit, whisps of light spice and a distant hint of metal. Powerful and palate stomping bitterness comes off the back of this monster. Decent balance for the amount of hops, leaving its footprint on my tounge. Alcohol is present, but not overwhelming. Man this is one hoppy brew for sure. Nice.
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