4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Hazy amber body, with a medium offwhite head. Aroma is hops, grassand fruit such as pine and citrus. Flavor is hops, citrus, grapefruit and pine. It has a long bitter aftertaste, and nice lacings.
4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bomber
Appearance : Amber, tiny head. Short retention.
Aroma : Lots of grapefruit hops, citrusy and resinous. Fruity and a bit spicy.
Taste : Very hoppy, resinous. Malty and quite sweet. A bit spicy and pepery.
Finish : Very very bitter, very warm and a bit pepery.
Overall : Very nice beer, awesome aroma but could be a bit less bitter. Still a fine brew !
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cloudy light orange. Big old hoppy nose, lavender floral, a bit of citrus. Pretty dry w/ a solid bitterness which lends support to the light mouthfeel. A very nice IIPA and dead on style.
4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: JAN 16, 2010 Orange hazy golden pour with white head tons of piney citrus hops in the aroma ..... very piney taste and tons of citrus sweet malty taste .... a true west coast IPA and heavy for a true hop head .... you would never know this baby packs a 10% abv .... ... a nice spicy bite at the end ... a very very good Imperial IPA
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle from scrizzz for winning his contest (pure luck). Pours clear copper color with off white head. Nice citrusy aroma. Flavor is very hoppy, lots of citrus and pine. The hoppiness is balanced nicely with sweet caramel malts. Medium body with average carbonation and a resinous mouthfeel. A really good DIPA. Thanks scrizzz.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Light color with some head. This one is super citrus and a fairly high level of bitterness. Despite this, the mouthfeel was as smooth as drinking water, yet not flat and unappealing. Pretty good.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bomber into glass. Slightly hazy copper with a white head that faded pretty fast but left some nice lace rings. Aroma is caramel and doughy (christmas cake?) malt almost a bit spicy with the hop presence. The malt presence is much more pronounced than I expected, but its very well done. The flavor is much maltier than I expected too. But with a nice resinous hop finish. Nothing is over done and it is all very balanced. Not a hop assault like many IIPAs and even IPAs. A bit of a refreshing offering for the style. The alcohol is very well hidden. Strong medium body with medium to low carbonation -- perfect for style. Overall: the aroma and flavor aren;t supremely outstanding, but I boosted the overall because it is just a very solid beer that is so balanced and well done--essentially flawless. It was almost 10 dollars for the bomber, which is a bit ridiculous, but it was still worth it.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle. Poured a slightly hazy amber color with a fizzy white head. Nose is full of pine, citrus, and caramel. Medium to full body with a clean, smooth mouth feel. Flavor is very earthy with notes of pine and grass well balanced with grapefruit and caramel giving the beer an overall moderate sweetness and mild bitterness. Finishes with a decent amount of hops bitterness. This one does not disappoint.
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