3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours amber with a big white head. hoppy, pine, grapefruit, etc for both. Easy going down, nice bitterness. I’d like to talk about it more but I’m busy drinking it. Sessionable and I’m in that kind of mood.
3.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
really tasty ipa. has the malty sweet presence of a double ipa, but is a real easy drinker. great hop flavor and aroma.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
12 oz bottle. Pretty pleasant on the nose, not overly strong for an ipa, but nice. Aroma notes include a fairly prominent resiny pine, flower stems, earth, some nutty caramel, and cereal grains. Pour had thinner, buttery cream head, decent retention, medium-light fullness, and a tan-orange color. The mouthfeel is overall pretty good, with a good light bit at the start that flows into a stickier finish that is not overly done. I think the flavors, cascade hops are pretty well showcased, with floral pine hops standing out very clearly, and nice backing of sweeter mild fruits and caramel. So though it really didn’t blow my mind while I drank it, it is definitely a beer I wouldn’t mind drinking all night.
3.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pour from a 12 oz bottle. Orange amber brew with a lasting off white head. AMple lacing in the glass. Nice aroma dominated by pine hops. Taste is light sweetness at the start of the swallow with a smooth transition to an excellent blend of citrus and pine hops. Fine dry finish, good palate. In the very competative field of american IPA’s, this one stands out.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
A cloudy orange pour with a small white head. The nose is all hops with pine taking over. The taste starts fairly mellow and grows in bitterness. The finish is dry, but relatively clean.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
A very good IPA! This beer pours copper orange pour with a nice white head that lasts. Lacing sticks nicely around my glass. Aroma of citrus and hops. Taste is of hops and citrus, very smooth and enjoyable!
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
[1595-20080816] 355mL bottle. Empty wooden barrel aroma has some light fruit skins and hops. Hazy, light brown orange body with a quick off-white foam. Light floral fruity flavour has a sweet aftertaste. Medium body is a little bitter. Fairly interesting brew.
(@ Cole’s IPA Festival; Buffalo, NY)
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: MAY 10, 2007 Bottle. Pour is clear orange yellow with a medium to small white head. Aroma is fresh hop, malt and some orange. Taste starts with hops, they remain throughout and the finish is hop bitterness as well. Decent body to this one. The malt in the aroma does not come through real clear. In fact the hops and the malt seem to come from different directions. Overall an interesting brew.
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