 Braudog (3463), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Jun 11, 2003 Updated: Feb 24, 2006
Rerated 2/24/06 from the ceramic swing top. Poured a beautiful orange hue with a towering head. In my original rating in June 2003 I think I was three sheets to the wind and was overpowered by the strength. As a more studious beer sampler now, I find this beer incredible. This has the perfect appearance of a beer ... with a tornadic interior culminating in the perfect rocky head. The beer is strong, to be sure. But it delivers such a beautiful texture and flavor of pine-based hop. Damn near perfect.
highibus (235), Vail, Arizona, USA
Aug 19, 2008 on tap at 1702 small head with nice golden to amberr color. nice hop aroma. but the hops really come through on the flavor. chewy and resinous. good finish. nice beer.
jbuzz (449), South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Aug 18, 2008 IPS tasting at Three Cellars Milwaukee.
Unimpressed. A very basic lighter hopped IPA.
rthbass (13), Vancouver, Washington, USA
Aug 17, 2008 On tap at Rogue in Portland.
One of the best double IPAs. Beautiful orange, cloudy color. Very balanced with a great mouth feel.
Mes_and_Sim (4176), London, Greater London, England
Aug 17, 2008 A Mes rate: Bottle at GBBF.
This is really good and certainly one of Rogues finest. Had this from one of the big stone XS bottles thanks to the brewer from Kelburn who’s name I sadly can’t remember. A full on U.S. double IPA. The pale malt is waaaay in the background and there is possibly just a little too much cascade but overall this is very good stuff. Drinkable for the strength, some lovely grapefruit notes and a big stinging bitter finish. A little too much alcohol showing for this to be a real gem but, simple as it may be, this is very tasty stuff.
Soonah (481), Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Aug 13, 2008 On tap. Poured a dullish copper color with a nice white to off-white head that had persistence and good rings of lacing. The aroma was floral, pine and herbal hops with citrus aromas being minimal and the malt cutting through only a bit. The flavor was pine and floral hops dominated with sweeter malt and some light citrus chiming in. Super dry. Decent. I’m glad I got to try this without having to buy one of those overpriced ceramic bombers.
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