4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
On tap at the falling rock. Tiny carbonation bubbles in a hazy yellow body rise to a pure with head that lasted the entire pint. Pure citrus and pine. Bubble gum aroma. Load of sticky hops with a sweet backdrop of malts. Medium body with a slightly sweet finish. Nothing really sets this apart, but its still pretty damn awesome.
4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
UPDATED: MAR 12, 2007 On tap at the Falling Rock. Hazy gold-amber pour...this thing has hop fumes running over the rim of the glass. Big citrusy hop nose..one of the biggest I can remember. Even more of the same in the flavor...some decent malt backup..wow, very tasty. Medium to full bodied..great mouthfeel. Resiny bitterness lingers to the end. I could use a glass of this stuff right now for breakfast.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
on tap. Sampled at the San Diego Festival of Beers 2006 9/22/06. Pours a nice light straw with a superb hoppy aroma. The taste is strong bitter and hoppy everything I could want in a nice solid imperial IPA. The abv on this version was at least 10%.
3.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
(snifter at Papago’s) Nice amber color with small tan head. Aroma is surprisinglly subtle. Then you take a sip - POW, a ton of citrus hops right in the kisser. Fabulous Imperial IPA.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: AUG 4, 2010 Orange-gold color with a fine creamy head. Caramelized orange peel aroma with some woodsy earthiness as well. Clean, clear, focussed hop bitterness with densely packed hop flavor. Some maltiness in the body with a strong though well integrated alcohol character.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Citrus, pine sap aroma. Poured thick like amber oil. Flavor of grapefruit, pine, fresh cut grass, sticky sweetness smooths out the big hoppy flavors. ABV gradually noticed as it warmed. great stuff.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Sampled @ Extreme Beer fest ’06. Real good nose, sweet. Citrusy & piney. Copper color, no lace. Bittersweet flavor. Grapefruit mainly other citrus too. Medium body, oily mouthfeel, bitter finish. Wonderful stuff
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20
On draft at Carlsbad Pizza Port. 9.1% abv. Peach color. hoppy nose with spiced floral tones. Velvety head. Egads - the waves of flavor keep rolling: hop, hop, malt, hop, hop, malt, on and on. a pleasant finish lingers. How on earth can they afford to make beers so laden with ingredients?
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Draught, Avery Strong Ale Fest 2006.
Head is mostly diminishing.
Body is medium amber.
Aroma is lightly malty (toasted grain), moderately to heavily hoppy (resin), lightly to moderately yeasty (dough), with a note of alcohol.
Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly to moderately acidic, lightly to moderately bitter.
Finish is lightly sweet, lightly to moderately acidic, moderately to heavily bitter.
Medium to full body, watery texture, lively carbonation, lightly to moderately alcoholic.
Like Hops on Rye, just another egregious use of foul-smelling hops and yeast.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draught @ Lupulin Slam III: Pours to a clear medium amber body with a small beige colored head that recedes to a nice thin covering. The aroma is intense grapefruit, pine, showing very fresh hop notes, some nectarine, almost sweet fruit-like qualities. The taste is bitter, very fresh grapefruit, sea salt, pine, light fruits, along with just a hint of butter that blends into the taste well. Medium-full bodied, moderately carbonated.
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