 buckybeer (666), Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA
Jan 15, 2007 Thanks to MrBendo for this awesome Reaper. I barely cracked the cap and the huge hop aroma came roaring out. Great looking pour. Medium amber with a good sized head. Aroma of big hops, pineapple, grapefruit. Flavor of bitter hops, pine, light malts. I love the Reaper beers. What a great brewer.
gputty (456), Virgina Beach, Virginia, USA
Jan 3, 2007 From bomber. Pours a clear orange with large off white head. Resiny citrus in the nose. Flavor follows with sweet malt balancing and a bitter finish. Palate is drinkable. Nice.
BrewerDub (34), USA
Jan 3, 2007 very bronze copper like color. Very hoppy. Didn’t care for this one too much. I think the bottle was past its date. will try this again soon to re evaluate. had sort of a "tinny" taste to it. not at all pleasing.
MI2CA (1260), Noblesville, Indiana, USA
Dec 15, 2006 22oz - Thanks Foolish Mortal - Aroma of leathery hops, caramel, and sweaty sock. That doesn’t sound good, but sure is inticing. Pours deep red-brown with a medium head and great lacing. Flavor is caramel, earthy hops, a little citrus zing and a large piece of caramel pound cake. Palate is tart and crisp. Different and tasty. A good dessert beer (never thought I’d say that about a DIPA)
vyvvy (2023), Hazelwood, Missouri, USA
Dec 13, 2006 Shared with Beerdrenched. This was a pleasant surprise after some disappontments. Pours clear bronze with a fluffy off-white head. The aroma has lots of floral and grapefruit hops, a nice malt balance and lots of resin. Medium body with a good amount of carbonation that doesn’t interfer with the flavors. The taste starts with a bunch of sturdy thick caramel malts, then the finish brings in a healthy helping of hops that are mainly piny and woody - very resiny. Very well done IIPA and very hearty and bold on all levels.
OhioDad (2491), Hilliard, Ohio, USA
Nov 30, 2006 22oz bottle via trade with FlacoAlto! - Thanks Sebastian! - Pours dark amber with a fair offwhite head that fades back to a film but laces some from there. Aromas of big grapefruit and pine hops.. Flavor is much more balanced. Good Grapefruit and Pine but also some sweet caramel malts behind it too. Nice bitter finish. Full bodied and not much alcohol detected. I thought this one pretty balanced and tasty overall..
Kinz (2179), Glen Allen, Virginia, USA
Nov 22, 2006 Slightly hazy medium orange amber, decent head. Big nose of citric grapefruit and pine hops. Flavor is predominately citric hops, again a focus on grapefruit, but some orange comes through as well. More pine. Initially the malt is almost totally lost, but as it warms, a hint of caramel comes through. Alcohol is present, and unfortunately, intrudes a bit. Somehow comes off as clumsy.
willblake (2160), Belcamp, Maryland, USA
Nov 22, 2006 22.11.06 Bomber. Bit hazed motor oil color (amber with green tint). Little head quickly dimishing. Aroma is decent, surely c-hopped, a bit lemony, crackerish, it reminds me of box-mix lemon bars. That’s fine, but it also has hints of rubber and/or citrus scent household cleaner. That’s not so good. The flavor is brutally citrusy and astringently pithy. Body is medium-full with a sticky maltiness and an abundance of bitter oils. The astringency is long lasting. Big time citrus and flowery hops dominate. It’s a pretty over the top beer, even for the style, but it’s nothing too exciting and not even close to balanced. Alcohol is present throughout. Bit of a letdown.
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