3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Pours a hazy orange with some white head. Aroma and flavor are floral hops. Nothing special.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle. Pours a hazy amber color with a moderate white head. Nose has some nice floral elements and a good deal of bitterness to it. Taste has a bit of bitterness to it with a decent malt backbone. Nice and smooth.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draught.
Quick rating.
Hazy amber, off-white head.
Quite bitter,grapefruit, pine and resin plus light tropical fruits, backed up by caramel and some toffee.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle from backlog. Pours orange gold with off white head. Nose and taste of citrus, tangerine rind, caramel malt and pine/resin. Finishes dryish resin. Medium body.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Keg at The Anderson. Full of zest, citrus, fruity goodness both in taste and aroma. Slight caramel notes, sharp bitter finish. Glorious.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 14/20
Lots of fruity fullness in hops here. Pours cloudy maroon. Good head, good lacing. Aroma of tangerine, tangy citrua zest and malt. Medium carbonation, consistency pretty thick. Taste bitter ad boozy. Good beer. Tap at Rhino.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Draft @ home. Aroma is fruity, floral and herbal hops. Flavour is intense hops, quite bitter but not too much, fruity, pine, resin, caramel and bready malt and more. Great stuff.
3.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Draught at the Rogue Distillery & Public House, Portland, as "XS Imperial IPA." From notes (March 2010). Cloudy, dull yellow. Aroma is good, but not what ones expects from an imperial. The hopping definitely comes through in the flavors. Such a long, deep, bitter finish......
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Tap @ beer temple. Hazy orange pour, thin white head. Aroma of floral hops, fruity and smooth. Flavor is smooth bitter floral hops, somewhat fruity and wih pint. Delicate and well balanced, but still with a decent body. Lovely dipa.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap. Clear golden amber with a thin white top. Scent of pine and citrus. Citrus and caramel taste.
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