3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
I had this as part of the 16 beer sampler (enjoyed with my future wife..couldn’t do it all alone). This was the future wife’s favorite, tasted bitter and I considered it a good traditional IPA. Not bad stuff at all.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Sampled at Russian River in Santa Rosa. A burst of fresh hops, powerful but not at all overpowering. Great balance, still very hop-forward - this is like "Pliny light."
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Golden amber pour with white head. Aroma was citrus and honey. Taste was nice and sweet very balanced with slight bitterness. Very tasty IPA.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: MAY 20, 2010 Draught at the brewery. Not really my fave of their brews but still nice. Pours clear tan-amber beer with a thinoff-white head. Sweet aroma from both the hops and the malt. More sweetness in the flavour plus some hay/grass. Not a really dominant hop profile.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Growler shared by Mike and Janet. Rating #204. Dark gold with a white head. Nice piney aroma. Smooth but bitter as well, very cohesive though and a touch of citrus in there also. Light on the tongue, but in a good way, very drinkable and very good. (1219)
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
Appearance: Pours an amber gold with a fluffy white head.
Aroma: Modest sweet grain and nice citrus hop aroma.
Taste: Bitter hops, slight juicy citrus, sweet and dry malt. Finishes spicy and bitter.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with medium carbonation.
Overall: Really enjoyable and spicy.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 14/20
The IPA was a pleasant surprise to kickoff my visit to the Russian River brewery. It’s a flavorful IPA with a lot of citrus and pine hop notes. The beer pours a handsome light amber with a big white head. The smell is a bit weaker than I’d like but it’s well-balanced with pine and flowers hops pairing with clearer malt than some big IPA’s. The taste is more hops than malt. certainly in line with Russian River’s style. There’s more citrus than BP and Pliny, and it packs quite a punch even with those beers as my main point of comparison. The mouthfeel is fairly superb. It’s enjoyable but after a few of them I can imagine my mouth begging for mercy.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap. Admittedly I didn’t get all that great a read on this one. What I remember was an orange colored, citrus-floral nosed IPA with a tremendous sharp bitter kick. Which I liked. Palate was slightly full and oily, though not outside of typical parameters for the style. Interesting, since Blind Pig and Pliny are so mellow in the finish, this one had a down-to-business hop bite on the finish, almost got me thinking that this has to be one of the brewer’s favorites for after work!
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