xpimptastikx (41), Austin, Texas, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 22, 2008 Thanks to Josh for the bottle.
The bottle poured a perfect clear golden liquid, with a good amount of carbonation and a nice little head. Good lacing with this DIPA too. It smells fresh and sweet, a good amount of floral hops with a fruity sweetness. Its taste is a little less hoppy than the smell, but pleasing since I drank the beer alone. I would have needed food had I had more than 1. It has a light feeling in the mouth that finishes pleasantly. I’m happy to have had this DIPA!
 madcow75 (425), Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Oct 21, 2008 Bottle from Davidson’s in Littleton, CO. Pours golden with a medium to thin white head. Smells like citrus, pine, flowers with some sticky, sweet caramel. Taste is phenominal, reminds me of Double Simcoe. Nice pine and grapefruit taste, some sweetness, great stuff. Full mouthfeel, great bitterness. I can drink this forever.
BeerandBlues2 (3206), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 21, 2008 Draught at Falling Rock Tap House, GABF 2008. Pours dark yellow with an average, creamy, white head, mostly lasting with excellent lacing. Aroma is heavy malt (grain, cereal, meal), heavy hops (flowers, pine, spruce, grapefruit), average yeast (dough, sweat) with notes of apple and pear. Medium bodied, sticky texture, lively carbonation, and a bitter finish. Long duration, light sweetness, heavy acidity and bitterness.
GardenGabe (126), Denver, Colorado, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Oct 21, 2008 You could mistake this beer for a Christmas tree in the next room. Big and piny with some undertones, must, banana, peach. Light clear sparkly. A beautifully dense head which settle leaving prodigious lacing. Much lighter than expected. Tastes like a ruby red grapefruit rind. Bitter but with a soft finish. A brilliant DIPA.
Skinnyviking (4144), Copenhagen, Denmark
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 21, 2008 Draught. Low bujt lasting off-white head. Clear golden body. Powerful hops piney aroma. Very bitter hops grapefruit flavor. Low carbonation and a long aftertaste. A bit too one sided in my opinion.
tourette (186), San Francisco, California, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 19, 2008 This is an incredible IIPA. It pours a beautiful dark yellow. It smells nice, but doesn’t give away the wallop its about to deliver to your tongue. Flavours of grapefruit, hops, and toffee really stand out. The grapefruit especially smacks you at first.
While IPAs and even IIPAs aren’t my favorite style, this is one of the best I’ve had.
Beardface (991), Eugene, Oregon, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Oct 19, 2008 Pour is a shiny golden shade and the bouquet and mouthfeel are both heavily imbued with pine needles. This is about as good looking, smelling and tasting as a beer can get, and I’m happy we finally got distribution of this and Blind Pig up here.
tarheels86 (738), Washington DC, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 19, 2008 This is completely and totally different from any Imperial IPA I have ever tried. Pours a dark yellow with little carbonation and a small white head. Aroma of grapefruit, orange, and kumquat or something. Taste is similarly fruity (especially grapefruit) but then the dry hops kicks in and gives this beer a bitter kick that is balanced out nicely in the end from the malt. Lacing is superb. Aftertaste is bitter and dry. An amazing beer!
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