3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Strong resin hop aroma. Also floral hop. Maybe some light citrus hop. Lots of hop. Hazy orange gold color with a white head that laced strangely. Medium to full body with caramel malt and lots of different hop. It is definitely malty, and it is surely well balanced. I can feel evergreen in my throat. The malt tends to slip away and the hop turns rather piney. Incredibly awesome.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
A Mes rate: Bottle at weekend of tarts afterparty.
An attractive dark golden brown with a good white head. Huge American hoppage with some balancing caramel and underlying sweet malt. Nothing unusual here just a straight down the line solid double IPA.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
courtesy of oh6gdx - hazy orange colour with a little foam; cheesy aroma with notes of quince; chewy malts and quite oily, dynamic palate, robust bitterness and a very dry bitter and very long fruity finish - a beautiful Imperial IPA
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle: Orangey-golden, hazy, floaties visible, big stable rocky off-white head, a whole bunch of hops in the nose: resiny - grapefruity - piney - citrussy aromas, combined with a pretty solid caramelly background; moderate to solid dry bitter-sweet flavour, medium to full bodied, astonishingly soft; dominant citrussy-hoppy finish with fruity and vinous flavours. Great stuff.......
4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle acquired in trade with DarkElf (thanks!). Labeled hand bottle #183. Poured a dark copper/mahogany color with an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of grapefruit, pine, flowers, oranges with nice malts in the back ground. Tastes of grapefruit, pine, oranges, caramel, and with some biscuit. Perfectly balanced tastes. Light alcohol in the finish. Gave me a couple of nice hop burps. Definitely reminded me why IIPAs are my favorite style.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle shared by shigadeyo. Poured hazy copper color with a large frothy white head that was mostly lasting with good lacing. Heavy sour citrus hoppy and dark fruit aroma. Medium body with dry slick texture and soft carbonation. Heavy smooth bittersweet citrus flavor with a heavy bittersweet finish of long duration.This is a standout beer.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
22 oz bottle. Deep amber beer. Aroma is very hoppy. Citrus, pine and a musky cologne-like dankness. Fruity citrus and even some light blackberry/cherry character as well. Quite piny and resinous but there is still a fairly malty aroma behind all of the massive hoppiness. Flavour is initially sweet and a little bit sticky. As it warms it becomes quite peppery and a little bit spicy. Pithy bitterness and a long very green hoppy bitterness. It’s okay, but it is very hot and boozy which distracts quite a bit from the hoppiness. It doesn’t really do it for me.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
(On tap Real Ale Fest - Chicago) Pours a golden bronze with a sweet floral hoppy aroma. Great balance between sweet and bitter that finishes with a dry woody flavor. Very smooth with almost no detectable alcohol.
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