3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draft. An amber beer with a thin orangey head. The aroma has notes of sweet malts and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, grapefruit, and grass, leading to a very bitter grassy finish.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap. Clear golden with a dense off-white head. Citrusy, piney hop aroma. Medium body, fruity without much of a malt feel and a fairly dry and hoppy finish. 110709
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
From tap at OBrians. Pours clear and golden orange with a slowly collapsing light yellowish head. Smooth fruity hops aroma. Dense bitterness coming through with a light fruity base flavour and vague caramel malt base. Lingering hoppy and mild caramel malty mixed with oily and fruity hoppy finish.
3.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Draught at O’Brien’s, San Diego. Hazily pale amber. Grapefruity hop aroma. Dry with pleasant crisp malt character and medium body. There are notes of apricots and the finish has a lingering very strong bitterness. A classy beer, but some harsh saltiness intrudes and disturbs the image of a great IPA.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Clear golden with a large off white and creamy head. Aroma was hoppy with pine, grapefruit and lemons. Hoppy flavour with plenty of pine, grapefruits, lemon and pale malt. Finished dry and bitter.
3.8 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draught, at the brewery
Hazy light amber colour. Wonderful aroma - pine cones, lemon, cumin seed, mango. The flavours are the same megahoppy complex, fruity, piney, grapefruity characteristics. The malts are a bit thin, however, and this has a negative impact in the body and the finish.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Date: 11/30/2006
Mode: Draft
Source: O’Brien’s
clear amber, thin fine off white head, light hop aroma on a slightly sweet malt aroma, bitter hop flavor, no distinguishing character
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: SEP 22, 2009 (Draught, Hollingshead’s and Russian River) Pours a lightly hazy amber body with a medium-sized off-white head. Aroma of pine, grapefruit, pineapple, florals, and caramel. Flavor of mild hops (floral, herbal) and caramel malt with a bitter finish.
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