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RATINGS: 1200   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.85   EST. CALORIES: 210   ABV: 7%
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With 78 IBUs. Our version of a West Coast IPA- brewed in the San Diego style. This massively hoppy beer gets its flavor and attitude from no less than five hop varieties including Amarillo, Centennial, Cascade, Simcoe and Summit.


LagunaBeerMan's rating

4.3
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 18/20
LagunaBeerMan (9) - California, USA - NOV 18, 2012
Love this IPA. Very well done. Nice orange golden color, very thick and long lasting head. Great "IPA-ness" with plenty of hop flavor with a surprisingly mild aftertaste. Notes of floral, citrusy hops...


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4.1
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
gam (2666) - brisbane, AUSTRALIA - MAY 24, 2013
large head strong carbonation deep gold pour aromas lovely fruit floral touch citrus pine sweet caramel pineapple the flavours a real smoothness medium or really a strong bitter piney goodness pineapple peach grapefruit caramel malt good balance near perfect nice richness body is excellent the finish hops aftertaste is superb sweet malt strong bitter and piney finish really sits nicely on the palate lovely ale

3.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
humlelala (692) - DENMARK - MAY 23, 2013
(bomber @ Café Habengut; Bottled on February 6th 2013) Pours a hazy golden with huge, white head. Decent retention and beautiful lace. Aroma is faded hops with weak notes of citrus fruit, grass and straw. A pity that the aroma has faded so much on this one in four months. I imagine it is a lot more aromatic when fresh. Oily texture, lively carbonation, medium body with a potent, bitter finish. Flavour is quite an explosion of bitterness with pleasant citrus fruit notesband seemingly some alcohol. I would love to taste this beer more fresh. As it is now it's only a shade of its former self unfortunately.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
badhack (175) - San Jose, California, USA - MAY 19, 2013
I found this beer to be more subtle than most west coast American IPAs. Seemed like there was a mix of citrus/floral/herbal hops and malt in the flavor and maybe some yeast as well. It seemed a bit yeasty as well. It was quite good, but didn’t pop like some others. Poured a hazy honey color.

4.2
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 16/20
LarsEngen (277) - Sandvika, NORWAY - MAY 19, 2013
65.5 cl bottle from Vinmonopolet Vika. Pours very hazy deep orange with a gigantic creamy head that after a good time leaves a big floting creamy island with loads of lacing. Big complex aroma of loads of fruits with some grass/floral notes. Flavour is first very bitter, then some sweetness and then back to bitterness. Medium to high carbonation, medium to full body, heavy bitterness. Cool one.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
50belair (1335) - Florida, USA - MAY 15, 2013
Bottle. Burnt orange pour with a foamy white head. Eucalyptus aromas. Loaded with medicinal / herbal hop notes. Very nice mouthfeel with a good body. Just enough malt to keep the huge hop notes from overpowering the senses.

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
Jerm719 (19) - Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA - MAY 12, 2013
Big head. Orange-amber hue. Mild citrus, resin nose. Extremely balanced, pale malts and multiple hop flavors perfectly combined. Not too sweet . Medium citrus hop finish with a hint of orange rind. Very good!

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
wedgie9 (1590) - Nashville, Tennessee, USA - MAY 8, 2013
UPDATED: MAY 11, 2013 Bottled on 2/28/13
Tasted on 5/8/13 from a capped bomber bottle purchased at Sun Devil. Pours hazy light orange with a very thick white head that slowly recedes, leaving thick lace. The nose is floral with plenty of lemon oil citrus, and light bread malt. The flavor is nice and light up front, moving to the very bitter citrus and floral hops, and just a hint of malt flavor. The body is medium with average-lively carbonation and a very long bitter hops finish.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Lukaduke (1021) - Portland, Maine, USA - MAY 7, 2013
Draft at Armsby Abbey. Pours a deep golden color with a two finger white foam. The nose is full of citrus and pine notes that mingle with a touch of caramel malt sweetness. The palate is clean and hop forward. Nice fruity citrus notes lead into a sappy pine mid palate that bitters out into a lingering finish that dries out nicely.

4.8
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
Dapierce17 (6) - Pasco, Washington, USA - MAY 7, 2013 does not count
Pours a gorgeous hazy orange-amber color with a thick head that is slow to dissipate. Smells citrusy with plentiful, yet balanced, hop aroma. Very balanced taste providing the punch of an IPA while still amazingly refreshing with the citrus notes for a hot summer day. One of the best IPA’s I have had.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
espenra (764) - Kurland, NORWAY - MAY 7, 2013
65.5cl bottle from Vinmonopolet. No date info found. Hazy orange colour with a big white creamy head. No carbonation. Aroma is very hoppy. Lots of tropical fruits, citrus and some faint hints of pine. Flavour is bitter. Lots of hops, tropical fruits, citrus and pine. Malts are more noticable than from the aroma. A classic west coast IPA. Very nice.


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