2.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Growler from Walnut. Pours a mostly clear gold with minimal white head. Aroma is citrus, hoppy, floral, soapy. Flavor is mildly hoppy, bitter, slight malt, slightly fruity, pear, peach, minor chemical/soap, disappointing, mild. Moderate to soft carbonation, light body, and watery texture. A disappointing, mild, weak, watery IPA.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
On tap. Slightly cloudy yellow with thin white head by the time it got to the table. Piney aroma. Slightly sweet malts followed by pine and citrus. Odd biscuity finish,slightly powdery. Thin palate. Average.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Orange gold color with a slight haze and a foamy off white head. Nose shows piney and orange hop notes. Caramel sweetness with strong malty backbone, dominated by citrus hops. Grapefruit rind, pine tree, with a long grapefruit finish. Pretty standard ipa.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours a clear gold with a medium white head. Aroma has nice citrus notes of grapefruit and orange...light mango and peach...very fruity. Flavor is very fruity as well...nice stonefruit/citrus combo accented by grassy/spicy notes. Mouthfeel is medium but thins at the finish which is bitter/spicy and dry.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Tap. Pours mostly clear amber with thin, creamy white head; decent retention and minimal lacing. Aroma is faint with notes of citrus hops, toasted malt, dates, light caramel, and light pine. Flavor is pine hops forward (medium bitterness) with supporting dry malts, some dark fruit esters, and light citrus; dry, lightly hoppy finish. Medium body and low carbonation.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft - pours caramel with offwhite head and great lacing. Nose is piny and citrus. Flavor adds more pine. Moderately bitter with some sweetness. Refreshing despite the frigid temps outside. Tasty.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
I had this in the brewpub restaurant in Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport (MSP). Might be the wrong one, but couldn’t find anything else. Pours amber with a white head. Medium hopped, with aroma of mild pine. Decent.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft at the brew pub. Pours clear copper with a small white head. The aroma Is nice and floral, a little pine, minor citrus. The taste is medium bitter and has a big grapefruit finish.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Sampler@Rock Bottom Campbell, 31/08/12. Bronze-gold with a slim, heavy-lacing collar. Mango, blackcurrant, tea and orange wine gum aroma. Clean and bright without soggy malt; blackcurrant, aniseed and mango notes over digestive biscuit. Soapy and fragrant with an orange rind and wine gum juiciness.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap at the Rock Bottom, King of Prussia, PA. Amber with a ring of white head; fresh and light aroma - definitely West Coast hops, but not the sort that slap you inthe face with a birch twig; the flavour is crisp and assertive with some sweet grapefruit; and the finish is clean. A rather straightforward version of an American IPA, lacking the power found in many of them - but nevertheless a snip at $2 on a Thursday night!
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