5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
Hands down my favorite IPA on the market. Lucky that I live so close to the brewery, just wish I could get it in bottles everywhere. Whatever hops they use to give that over the top citrus taste are certainly my favorite. These guys know what they are doing.
4.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
A good session-able IPA. Tame hop characteristics with citrus notes. Well bodied and balanced.
4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: NOV 27, 2011 Growler, big pine and some citrus, nice finish and not very f
Bitter, I really like the east coast underdog flavor,
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
On tap at Mac’s speed shop, nice orange color, great citrus flavor. Stealing this from previous review, "rivals most west coast IPA’s", forgive me can’t recall your name. Did not expect much from this because I’ve actually drank Nantahala water Really suprised will order this again.
4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
I was really surprised at how absolutely declicious and hop aggressive this was. Reminded me a lot of a west coast IPA. Pours a slightly dark orange. Hop aroma is intense and far reaching hitting me from across the table. Lots of orange and bubblegum, a little candy sweetness. Flavor is very hop aggressive. Lots of sweetness and caramel. Finish is citrus bitter.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Appearance: Lightly hazed, golden-yellow body with a sustained, just barely off-white head fed by some streaks of sustained carbonation.
Smell: Citrusy, fruity grapefruit aroma, growing a bit as it warms, and paired with pine resins and lightly floral hints. Yeah, you’ve got some malt accents of pale malted barley and honey, but, predominately, it’s a hoppy nose.
Taste: Pale malts with hints of honey and a flash of sweetness, then, resinous pine, white grapefruit lending plenty of pith and a slight citric quality. Moderately bitter. Meager malty rebound gives a bit more honey and golden syrup. Drying, bitter finish with a lingering resinous flavor in the mouth.
Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation. Slight discernible oiliness to the mouthfeel.
Drinkability: A good, no-nonsense, punchy IPA.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Orange pour with watery white head. Huge sweet caramel malt aroma, resiny hops, and a citrus kicker. Sweet malt resiny/perfumy hops with a very nice bitter finish. Nice balance. Medium full bodied but just a tad fizzy. A very nice beer.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Thanks, Lee! Man, this was one awesome session IPA from the Bryson City posse. Bright orange pour with a moderate cloudiness to it that just screamed fresh as hell. Huge floral bouquet with bittering notes and a streak of malt to measure. But the huge, bright, fruitiness is what really dominates this beer, and that’s all to the good. Loved it.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap at the brewery + a growler split with Amanda. Great IPA - rivals most any of the west coast ones I have had. Very good smelling - plenty of citrus and hops. Very easy to drink; pleasant grassy taste and a nice bitterness. No alcohol noted. Exceptional IPA found in the middle of BFE.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap at the brewery. Nice lacing and thin head atop an orange slightly hazy beer. A wallop of resin and citrus hops up front and through the middle. It’s all lemon and orange in the finish with a hint of caramel malt to balance against the resin. It has long been a fav at festivals for me.
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