 brewandbbq (201), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
Jun 5, 2008
Pours clear, dark copper, with a one-inch head of white that disperses quickly. A few dots of lacework and a placid surface remain.
Aromatics are heavy on conifer pine, resinous hops, sap-seeped bark, and alcohol. Fresh cedar pulls through, as well as a hint of cinnamon. Spicy, resinous, and alcoholic.
Medium bodied, slick and syrupy. The carbonation is low and doesn’t do the beer justice.
Spruce dew, hop oil, and citrus-spiked alcohol lead off the pallet. Tasting much like a barleywine, with a bit less malt.
Bitterness is firm and sustaining but not over-the-top. Slightly sweet and very resinous.
Finishes with plenty of thinning alcohol and pine-spiked hop oil.
The aromatics could especially benefit from a more lively carbonation level, and the drinkablity would be boosted as well.
Otherwise, a very big and strong IIPA.
I could see this one getting you wrecked.
jbuzz (449), South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Aug 18, 2008 IPS tasting at Three Cellars Milwaukee.
The aroma is little maltly, citrus some caramel taste matches
Beerlando (1237), Orlando, Florida, USA
Aug 15, 2008 Courtesy dchmela. Pours a clear, dark orange color with a small, creamy, beige colored head. The dense, oily body shows its sticky legs on the glass, leaving spots and flares of lacing behind. The aroma shows massive amounts of buttery toffee and rich caramel malts, accompanied by a similarly huge orange and grapefruit hop billing. Flavors too, were straightforward but intense. Grassy, citrusy hops do well to slice through the substantial sweetness of the caramel and toffee, imparting a welcoming, spicy bitterness. The mouthfeel is big and viscous, without being overly cloying. Borderline barleywine/IIPA. NIce brew.
dchmela (686), Orlando, Florida, USA
Aug 15, 2008 Bomber courtesy Durhambeer. Dark amber pour with a thin white head. Huge malty malty grassy hop bitter aroma that just knocks you in the head from first sniff. Spicy hops, bitter grassy and dry with a big malt presence. Very intense and very close to a barley wine. I have a feeling the hops may have faded a little, but top notch beer nonetheless.
LearninBeer (126), Sterling Heights, Michigan, USA
Aug 13, 2008 The aroma is a little malt, citrus. The head is frothy, off-white, mostly diminishing. The color is copper and clear. The initial flavor is hoppy, bitter and citrus. The body is light to medium and the texture is creamy, just a touch watery. I would classify it as a big hoppy beer, but I’ll get one to age and see how it does.
AndrewKScott (319), Lemont, Illinois, USA
Aug 11, 2008 Needed to calm my nerves a bit, and I’d been thinking about trying this one for a while, so I picked it up at binnys. Orangish pour with thin white head, doesn’t really look like anything special. The aroma is syrupy and hoppy, with some caramel. Taste is a hop explosion, with some oak, herbs, medicine. I was about halfway through the bottle when I say it was 11%. Woah, could not taste that much alcohol at all. This isn’t excellent, but it’s pretty close. Would buy this again.
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