 lordeche (397), Quincy, Massachusetts, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 10/10 | 4/5 | 19/20 |
May 3, 2009 Pours a golden, slightly rosey color with thick whitish head. Aroma is vibrant with citrus and floral hoppiness and a slight earthiness. Flavor is nearly untouchable, simply bursting with resinous citrus and floral hoppiness. I’ve never experienced a beer with a larger number of flavors within its hop profile. It just seems to change from the first drop to minutes after the last gulp. Unreal.
HOPSHUNTER (376), Tampa, Florida, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
May 3, 2009 Bottle. Poured a clear light golden color with a thick white head. Aroma is near perfect hops very floral and earthy. Wow this is everything I want and expect from a west coast IPA. Powerfull hop presence without being overwhelming balances nicely with it’s caramel malt base. Dry slightly bitter finish. Excellent.
ashbob90210 (3), California, USA
does not count  | 4.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 4/5 | 10/10 | 4/5 | 19/20 |
May 2, 2009 On tap. The best it can get when it comes to IPA aroma and taste. If it is on tap at a bar you are at and do not order this beer, there is something wrong with you.
railcat1 (578), Orlando, Florida, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
May 2, 2009 Bottle ,I have been saving this for a while and today i broke it out and man was i glad i did.This was a delicious hop flavored IIPA with a dark yellow pour and a nice fluffy white head a pine like flavor and not to biitersweet over all very tastey.CHEERS!
TheGrandMaster (1856), Auckland, New Zealand
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
May 2, 2009 Bottle (in NZ). A dark gold pour with a think creamy white head. The big hop aroma exploded from the moment I opened the bottle - citrus, citrus and more citrus - but pine and grass also, and a touch of chocolate from the malt. Drinking it, the palate is so smooth, despite the hop bitterness. At first you get all that piney and citrusy flavour - getting more of the malt in the swallow - and even in the finish, which has peppery hops but surprisingly not too bitter. And a lovely warmness to remember it by. Brilliantly done.
captaincass (45), Everson, Washington, USA
| 4.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 4/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
May 1, 2009 Updated: Aug 13, 2009smells like hops after you open the package, amazing chinook, centennial they are all there. pours very thin was thinking this would be heavier. i mu st say the smell is the most amazing aroma of any beer i’ve had. the flavors are all hops and i like it, not too sweet with almost a wet hop flavor, amazing.
yalnikim (779), Wellington, New Zealand
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Apr 30, 2009 Tasted 30/04/2009. 500ml bottle from Beerstore. It’s all been said already. Fantastic balance of malt, hop flavour and bitterness. The gold standard American IPA and I can see why (I wouldn’t call it a DIPA). Pour carefully. Much better without the yeast... bitterness becomes a shade too high with the yeast in there.
DuffManSW (289), Riverside, California, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Apr 29, 2009 Bottle from La Bodega.. Bottled on 04/07/2009... Can you say FRESH...Pours a dark gold with a fluffy white head...Sweet smelling pine and citrus hops, floral hops as well in the nose..... Nice sweet lingering hop bite that makes me wanna drink some more...Hail to the Hops!!!!
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