3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
A golden orange ale with a thick creamy off white head. Aroma of floral hops, chlakey notes, a bit of cave and green pepper. In mouth, a good grainy malt with subdued coffee and good British hops, sustained in mout, medium bodied. LCBO offering.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Dark golden colour with a beige head. Aroma is hoppy. Flavour is hop and some sweetness.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask conditioned - gravity dispense GBBF 2005. An orange coloured beer with a nice hoppy bitter aroma. This is a tasty bitter with good hops and a little bit on the sweet side. I expected the taste to be brutal but instead found it pleasant, drinkable and understated. For me nowhere near as good as the Youngers.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
draft and bottles. I’m not sure when this beer went from just good to amazing. in the vein of classic british real ale bitter (maris otter / two-row pale) it has a golden hue with slight haze from light filtration (centrifuged?), medium-high apparent attenuation, and a classic rich, snappy cracker and nut flavor. made entirely with crystal hops, it’s appropriately spicy, pungent and floral, with vibrant (and highly acidic) dried citrus rind. exceptionally frothy and full while also delicately soft. the pacman yeast has a light to moderate doughiness, and the phenols add to the hop spiciness. perhaps my favorite IPA (if we’re calling it that, which we should) of the moment. damn shame distribution is so limited.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: JUL 4, 2010 Mouth-watering oranges in a creamy mouthfeel…Wealthy cereals ending up in resinous hop bitterness...This is not nearly as good from the tap as it can be from the bottle, but both are commendable pints...
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle (nearly passed up on, as, because its Rogue, it not only looks, but could quite well be any other one of their beers). Hazed golden orange body with a large, just off-white, head. Aroma is floral, citrus, orange blossom, honey, zesty, very herbal tea, jasmine, lavender. Interesting smell for an IPA. Taste is mango, jasmine tea, orange peel, bready. Not super bitter, or bright, but tasty and different. Dry finish. Lingering floral bitterness. Medium carbonation.
Earlier Rating: 1/21/2008 Total Score: 3.9
Very nice brew. Aroma is a pretty combonation of floral hops and cassis with a touch of raspberry. The appearence of this fine bitter is a barely hazy medium orange with an average sized off-white head with great lacing. The taste rounds out a bit bitter and fruity. Goes down quite well.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask, GBBF 05. Golden/orange with a creamy head. Aromas are caramel, spices, oranges, lemons - good hops. Flavours are sweet caramel and toffee malts with oranges and spices. Has a good level of bitterness namely citrus fruit pith. More caramel towards the finish followed by decent bitterness. More like all those USA IPAs and nothing like a bitter. Still good, though.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Light hazy orange colour with a off-white head. Floral hop, fruity aroma and a light malty, bitter, floral hop taste. Medium body with a bitter finish.
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