 mgermani (581), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Apr 18, 2008
Pours a stunning orange-copper with a great creamy head with excellent retention. Aroma is sweet, with notes of orange creamsicle, very faint though. As the head was still present when I sipped I tasted it first - it was like cotton-candy, sweet orange! When I got to the liquid it was sweet and orangey at first, but opened up into a leafy bitterness that complimented the orange perfectly, ending on a dry note with just a hint of orange blossom. Wow! Body is thin but crisp and well carbonated. This is a really pleasant beer, and I like the fruity character. Light and contemplative.
Bigmmartin (185), Dayton, Ohio, USA
Aug 20, 2008 Bottle. Transparent golden with a large white head. The aroma is citrus hops. The flavor is mild, a balanced mix of pine and hops, but nothing extravagant. Mildly bitter finish. A nice all around IPA but rather average.
ChazMania (285), Pasadena, California, USA
Aug 19, 2008 Tapped here at a local pub. Golden and clear with huge head. The flavor was much more mild than other ipa’s. I like my pine and citrus in my ipa’s and this seemed to not accentuate either of those flavors.
jrmac (121), USA
Aug 19, 2008 Copper color with huge white head. Smells of hops, caramel, and malt. Nice balance. Crisp and refreshing.
GRM (815), Aylmer, Quebec, Canada
Aug 19, 2008 Brown bottle, 12 ounces, 2007, gift from Ian Guénard, savoured on August 19 2008; eye: copper with a golden hue, clear, light effervescence, tan head made up of rather large bubbles and that turns into a sheet over the beer, good lacing; nose: resinous hops, grapefruit, caramel, pine; mouth: resinous hops, grapefruit, resinous hops returns, tiny layer of caramel, pine, finale in resinous hops with a presence of diluted caramel, slightly sweet, rather bitter, medium body, slightly harsh texture, not much carbonation; overall: quite likable
FRANÇAIS
Bouteille brune, 12 onces, 2007, cadeau de Ian Guénard, savourée le 19 août 2008; œil : cuivrée avec une teinte dorée, claire, légère effervescence, mousse fauve formée de bulles plutôt grosses et qui se transforme en une couverture, bonne dentelle; nez : houblon résineux, pamplemousse, caramel, pin; bouche : houblon résineux, pamplemousse, houblon résineux de retour, petit filet de caramel, pin, finale en houblon résineux avec une présence de caramel dilué, très légèrement sucrée, plutôt amère, corps moyen, corsée, texture légèrement rugueuse, peu carbonatée; en résumé : bien aimé
timfoolery (333), California, USA
Aug 19, 2008 This one tasted as if the hops had been lightly toasted: very bitter for a fresh hop beer. However, it did have a good balance of malt to balance out the bitterness. Overall, this brew was very smooth on the palate. Nice lacing on the glass as it went down.
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