3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle:This is one of those beers that is always in the local grocery store and every time I see it I think I have already rated it. Well, now, this will no longer be a problem. Clear gold with a quickly diminishing head. Light citrusy hop aroma. The taste is trying hard to be like its NW IPA brothers and sisters, and yet, fails. It isn’t that the beer is bad or undrinkable (although it does lack structure), it is just that it is closer in resemblance to a pale ale, not an IPA. So, ok, but not the kind of IPA I’m looking for when my taste buds are screaming "Hops please!"
2.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Poured out a dark yellow (quit frankly like pee). Hardly any head. Aroma of hops, fruit and flowers. Flavor of strong hops, malt and a bit of barley or some other grains. Flavor isnt quit up to par with the other IPA’s like Dog Fishhead, or Pyramids Thunderhead. I geuss a decent IPA, but not in the same league as some other pale ales.
3.7 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Excellent hoppy flavor and aroma. This beer has really grown on me, it is one of my 5 favorites.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
The hops come through strong as they should. Nice color and leave a good hop aftertaste.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Nice balance of malt and hops ... a fun IPA. The nose is real strong while flavor is not overpowered by the floral finish. A very refreshing ale ... well worth the money. Good carbonation, too.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: OCT 21, 2007 12 oz bottle via Roth’s. Pours an almost clear copper with an average size BUBBLY head. Aroma is mild with some subtle malts and laid back floral hops. Tastes pretty mellow for an IPA. This is more like a nice amber Ale. Starts out with some sweet caramel maltiness then some orange hoppy flavors and finishes with a smooth balanced bittersweet light yumminess. Light bodied, high carbonation. a bit watery. I am surprised by this, i figured it would be a sucky ipa from what i had heard from others, but is actually a good refreshing summer/fall beer in my opinion. Just not an IPA, lol....
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
UPDATED: JUN 23, 2009 Bottle . I had this at a friend’s super bowl party. This was the Seattle beer versus the Pittsburgh beer (Iron City). Needless to say, the beer battle went the opposite direction of the football game. Hops, malt, standard IPA.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
CONTAINER VOLUME: 355 ml
CONTAINER TYPE: bottle
FRESH: bottled 6/26; consumed 10-13
PURCHASED @: Sullivan’s
COST: $7/sixer
HEAD: less than 1/2" disapating
LACE: good spotting
COLOR: slightly hazy; yellow w/ orange tint
AROMA: pine and floral hops
MOUTHFEEL: light to medium
PALATE: slightly slick; medium cond. bite
TASTE: piney bitterness
COMMENTS: this is like a light beer. it’s nice though; but at less than 40 IBU’s this is on the border. FFF’s Pale Ale has more hops than this
CONDITIONS:
MOWING/WORKING ON CAR- n
WITH FRIENDS- y
SIPPING- m
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