 satan165 (541), River Grove, Illinois, USA
Aug 11, 2009 aroma is strong resin and a whiff of rubbing alcohol! scary enough, it isnt really that offensive. appearance is cloudy ruby. despite the color which seems to foreshadow another malt bomb, or barley wine masquarading as an IIPA, this is a traditional balls out bitter hop assault. not alot of citrus in the flavor or nose, but that damn isopropyl note contains to make itself known during each and every sip, and unlike the first, it is starting to wear on me. a touch of late grapefruit in the flavor. this is a rude and unrefined imperial.
NachlamSie (1630), Tennessee, USA
Jul 31, 2009 Bomber from ’Bruisin. Pours a bold orange red with a great head. The aroma is slightly sour with hints of ammonia, grass, weed, and light pineapple. The flavor is not quite what I was expecting from a Californian IIPA. It is not so heavy on citrus or hop definition, it’s just strongly bitter throughout with a surprising coffee flavor. I’m not talking a really malty, roasty quality, just a faint hint at coffee in the finish. This is a weird IIPA, dank, and not what I was expecting.
SamGamgee (1396), Santa Cruz (La Selva), California, USA
Jul 25, 2009 22oz bottle. Hazy copper red with a lasting head. Funky aroma that almost smells like brett, and some light fruity hops. Light roasted malt with light tartness, sweet caramel, and a bitter finish. Medium-full body with high carbonation. Lacking much hop character and almost definitely infected. Even without the infection, this hardly resembled a DIPA. Too much darker malt and not enough hops. The tart edge might have actually made it better.
17thfloor (1402), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Jul 24, 2009 22oz bomber. Pours a murky brown with a bubbly off-white tall froth. Nothing really spectacular about the aroma, would definitely have to tell me its a double IPA if judging from that alone, C-hops, grapefruit, light pine, chewy caramel. Flavor is quite caramelly and chewy, straight C-hop flavor, not really tasting any of the Amarillo, a bit plasticy really, hides the 9% well I suppose, definitely bitter, just a bit of a mess flavor wise. Really strangely carbonated, lots of corse and very sharp soda bubbles with a chalky body. Not my type of double IPA.
emacgee (1859), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Jul 22, 2009 Pours an amber orange with a two finger creamy dirty white head. The nose is piny, sweet caramel, peanut shell, nice malty sweetness, some citrus rind. Flavor is crisp and bitter, some peanut shell, citrus rind, nice malt balance. Nice present piny bitterness. Not bad, just not great for an IIPA.
HoosBrews (11), North Carolina, USA
Jul 21, 2009 Appearance was slightly more red than orange. Decent nose, although a little thin for a DIPA. Taste is extremely dry. Second and third sips even drier with a slightly medicinal, metallic finish. Not a really a great DIPA...
TURDFERGUSON (1594), Carrboro, North Carolina, USA
Jul 19, 2009 Glowing and layered orange red with a small off white head. Nice nose of citrus, pine. Flavor is citrusy, beautifully bitter, and pretty well balanced. Very juicy mouthfeel. Alcohol well hidden.
dmac (1419), Toms River, New Jersey, USA
Jul 15, 2009 22 oz bomber from Jonathan Ron. Pours a murky muddy burnt orange with an average size mostly white foamy head. Aroma was lots of dirt, slight touch of smoke , caramel and a touch of citrus. Flavor has lots of dirt and alcohol upon warming some old rotting citrus rinds. Ugh after pretty much liking their other offerings this one is a let down.
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