3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
(bottle thanks OSLO!) Pours out dark amber with an off-white head that sticks around. Aroma is at times quite good, but at other times rather boozy. There are scents of mango, light pine, sweet caramel, and a bit of honey as well, but these are occasionally drowned out by the alcohol. The flavor is fairly one-sided with some sweet caramel in the beginning that quickly transitions to a full taste of bitter grapefruit peel and a bit of juniper in the finish. The finish is so bitter that it in fact dries the mouth. Mouthfeel was medium and carbonation was smooth. A good DIPA, although not as complex as some others.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
[Bomber bottle] Pours deep golden with a fairly small, beige head. Aroma is pretty good, but falls a little short. Sweet, with floral, caramel, marshmallow--after swirling there is some malt, mango, alcohol, lemon zest and honey. Large dose of grapefruit bitterness, strong malt backbone. A little hot. Good mouthfeel, long, very dry finish. Overall, an enjoyable IIPA that would be nice to try on tap.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Harrisburg Brewers Fest - Hazy amber with a nice head. Yeasty aroma with lots of citrus. Hop dominated flavor with very little apparent alcohol, except in the swallow. Medium bodied, pretty good!
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bomber from Capone’s. Hazy orange pour, with a soft, fluffy head and lots of sticky retention. Promises to be a nice one. Big floral nose with lots of sharp hops and some sweet malts. The body is thick and creamy, very nice. The taste is just a tad hot, with a bit of acidity and some woody notes in with the face-wrecking hops. Finish is sweet and intense. Not quite balanced enough, but pretty good.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Citrus, hops, and grapefruit aroma. Taste is the same as the aroma. Has a tangy and bitter taste. Has an orange amber colour. Decent IPA but I’ve had better.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle 66cl. @ home.
[ Trade by acrdz ]. Clear medium orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, moderate to heavy hoppy, orange, orange shell, pine notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20090113]
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Slightly hazy ruby with nice head retention seems too dark for a traditional ipa... HUGE grapefruit nose followed by a bit of pine, not as much malt as expected in the nose... Flavor is citrusy and piney, good flavor, but not great, not up with the best... Weirdly watery body...
2.3 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
bottle - sweet berry like aroma, mild hints of a chinook meatiness, but not what I would call hoppy at all in the nose. color is copper orange. Flavor is mild for a DIPA - on the sweet side with a mystery berry flavor - only medium to light hoppiness. At least it doesn’t have that sickly sweet over maltiness that you see in some CA DIPAs.
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