 Ernest (4177), Boulder, Colorado, USA
Mar 17, 2008
Bottle.
Head is initially average sized, frothy, off-white, mostly lasting.
Body is light to medium amber.
Aroma is moderately malty (cookie, toasted grain, caramel), lightly to moderately hoppy (flowers, apricot), with notes of canned peaches and sherry.
Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter.
Finish is lightly to moderately sweet, lightly acidic, moderately bitter, slightly husky.
Medium body, watery/velvety texture, lively carbonation.
A little odd and not particularly IPA-like. Seems a little old/oxidized but AFAIK these haven’t been available in the US that long. The aroma reminds me a bit of Biere de Garde. A bit too sweet with a slight woody/husky/vegetal aftertaste. Ho hum.
BückDich (4484), Boise, Idaho, USA
Jul 4, 2008 Bottle: Pours a copper color with a light head and no sticky lacing. The nose is doughy with a rich malty sweetness and a citrus cascade hop note. Nice fruity tropical notes along with some orange and juicy amarillo notes. The flavor is balanced with a rich maltiness and a smooth underlying bitterness. The finish is well rounded; I’m actually really surprised how good this is for a non-american IPA. Juicy!
JustinBathurst (119), Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada
Jun 29, 2008 Bought at Visby Systembolaget in Sweden. Orange on the label.
Pours a bright orange copper--matching the orange on the label--that’s almost the colour of orange soda. 1 cm of cream-coloured foam that leaves beautiful lacing all the way down the glass.
The aroma is hop-heavy, as it should be, with citrus, flowers, a bit of mango, and copper pipe.
The mouthfeel is well-carbonated, but slightly watery.
The taste is quite hoppy and bitter (it’s not really powerful, but it’s as it should be). A slight sweetness suggesting a red winegum is present. The aftertaste is like sucking on a couple pennies.
A great IPA. Oscar Nils is clearly a pretty good brewery.
punainen6 (24), Finland
Jun 25, 2008 33cl bottle pours as red amber with a white head, smells of hops citrus and pine. Mouthfeel is quite carbonated. Tastes of hops, butter and sweet toffee. Not really my favorite, abit too bitter and sweet.
Pinball (201), Allerød, Denmark
Jun 20, 2008 nice bittersweet aroma. clear yellow, small white head. sweet and bitter like a pale ale, but it´s not very powerfull. might be the alc%. too much "ordinary" beer in the taste. But very good. Very drinkable. And "stronger" than the 5.3% alc. indicates.
Acknud (539), Morganfield, Kentucky, USA
Jun 19, 2008 Doesn’t really taste like a pale ale. Sharp metallic bite. Brown pour with a soft head. Grassy hops on the nose.
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