3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Has become one of my go-to IPA’s. Love the fact that it’s canned and also is regularly on sale at the local stop. Very nice overall hops aroma and flavor. Solid looking and leaves a nice sizzle on the tongue.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Can.
Pours a orange / brown with a oily body and sticky white lacing. Aroma is pine cones, hops, malt and citrus. Flavor is citrus, sap, pine, malts. Refreshing, quenching and a nicely done canned IPA. Good stuff.
3.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 8/20
A nice Carmel color with a sweet hoppy aroma. Smooth tasting and not very bitter. A true pleasure.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
12oz can courtesy of Ibrew2or3. pours an amber with a nice orange hue. nice frothy off white head on top. aroma of pale malt, some earthiness and floral hops. malty sweetness up front along with some pine flavor. caramel in the middle. a little grapefruit at the end with some slight bitterness. decent ipa.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
12 oz can courtesy of an extra from Ibrew2or3. Thanks, bud! Had been too long since we swapped some beer. Pours a decent hazed dark amber copper pour, some reddish and orange glow grow on the edges. Well carbonated, well hazed middle, with a decent frothy tannish head atop, dies to small layer and laces small. Aromas are more earthy slanted, good deal of florals and grass, some jabs of lemon, toast, and pale malts. Gentle sweetness grows, a mild grapefruit presence as it warms a bit more. Initial is lighter end of medium bodied, offering a decent dryness up front. Fairly earthy at first, with florals, grass, and touches of lemon. Gentle grapefruit moving into toast and pale malts, bread, biscuits. A lighter body overall, despite the expected girth. The hop profile is sufficient but lacks pop or life. Middle shows a touch more malt, toast, gentle doughy quality. Finish is toasty and dry, earthy, florals and a waft of pine. Some lemon, sufficient. An acceptable IPA that lacks a bigger fruity citrus bite. Not bad, but a bit forgettable. Still, in cans, it’s a pretty nice beer.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Clear amber with a fluffy eggshell head. Solid lacing. A bit of a mild aroma of caramel, pine, and soft fruit. Though there’s a decent bitterness to this, it’s flavor definitely seems to lean toward the malt. The balance is actually pretty good. Medium bodied. Not an outrageously hopped or completely amazing brew, just a solid IPA.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
12oz can courtesy of Ibrew2or3. Pours a bright amber/orange with a small khaki head. Aroma of caramel malts, sweet citrus, floral, and pine. Taste is sweet caramel malts surrounded by a nice spice hops and well rounded bitterness. Well balanced and enjoyable!
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Amber, good eggshell head. Almost nothing but pine aroma from the hops. Taste is a bit of malt with good bitterness from the hops. Grassy - maybe a bit of flowers. Not much sweetness - just a dry, bitter finish.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Clear dark yellow with a fizzy white head. Sweet malty slightly fruity and citrus hops aroma and taste.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
A can. I’ve had this beer a handful of times, and while I’ve never loved it, I’ve always found it enjoyable. It was a bit less so this time, but that’s likely because I was actually thinking about the beer. It’s a bit lacking overall in hop character, fortunately though, the malt character is simple, grainy, and pleasant. The aroma is piny, and the flavor as well. The flavor and finish in particular are far too grassy.
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