 nbutler11 (741), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 20, 2008 O’Brien’s in San Diego. Pours a warm golden color from the tap with a firm white head that leaves plenty of lacing. Perhaps the best IPA I’ve ever had. Balanced flavors of bitter hops, cream, pine needles, and citrus. Worth the wait.
TearsforBeers (173), Ohio, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 19, 2008 Thanks to ucusty for this splendid brew!
Pours a bright hazy pumpkin orange amber, very nice effervescent white head, leaves a bit of dirty looking lacing.
Smells great - powerful pine, citrus, and hops.
Taste is sweet up front with bitter citrusy hops, lupulin, and good malt undertones.
The mouthfeel is very nice, coats the mouth, is on the very lowest end of thick, warms as it goes down.
Overall - this is a great IPA that doesn’t quite seem to be thick or strong enough to qualify as a IIPA or imperial. It reminds me of a less thick and alcoholic Dreadnaught. I’d drink this stuff every day if I could!
GodOfThunder (861), Orlando, Florida, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Nov 19, 2008 Wow. A beer that actually lives up to the hype. The smell is perfect, like a pine forest. It’s a golden color with a small, sticky, white head. Taste is piney and straight grapefruit. Ultra hoppy, without being bitter in the slightest. Just a perfect-made hop bomb. A little light on the palate, but still superb.
FriarHop (31), Long Beach, New York, USA
| 4.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Nov 18, 2008 On draft, in Philly, Monk’s Corner. This beer is phenomenal! And I thought you could get anything in NYC, wrong—I wish California had better distribution. I’ll use one word: GRAPEFRUIT! Not a 5, but very close...I’ve got to hunt this one down...
boFNjackson (1265), Portland, Oregon, USA
| 5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 20/20 |
Nov 18, 2008 My first 5.0 rating! Comes from an incredible brew that I’ve heard so much praise from and it certainly holds value. Bottle... Poured orange with a thin, bubbly, white head. Nothing but floral hops on the nose that were intense and vibrant. Dry palate, but the higher alcohol kept it lively feeling on the tongue. Citrus fruit flavors mixed with overpowering hops. This beer is a must have for any IPA and IIPA fan.
dpjuart (670), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 2/5 | 20/20 |
Nov 18, 2008 Updated: Nov 19, 2008Many thanks to BlackForestCO for the hook up. Pours orange with light yellow hues, great effervescence and a small, rimming white head. Big citrusy, resiny, hop nose, bubblegum, lemon, grapefruit. Tate of light caramel background with lots of hop flavor and bitterness, citrus, lemon, grapefruit and resin. Dry finish and mouth feel is slightly lacking. Absolutely freakin’ amazing.
Nate (2538), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 17, 2008 From bottle courtesy of dpjuart. Super hops aroma. Fresh and juicy and fruity. Apricot and grapefruit and pine. Outstanding aroma. Amber gold body with haze and a thin white lacing head. Medium-heavy watery body, not quite chewy, with medium carbonation. Awesome flavor with pine and grapefruit. Sweet pilsner malt, turbinado sugar and caramel. Finishes really bitter with juicy hops and mild sweet acidity. Dry after bitterness and watery hoppy notes. Nice beer.
Butters (1645), Virginia, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Nov 15, 2008 Great honey hop aroma. Decidedly unbalanced hop. Punched me in the face. Lightly syruppy. Just didn’t think this lived up to the hype. Not well balanced.
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