 Gusler (2656), Tucson, Arizona, USA
Nov 20, 2007
The beer spews forth from the 12-ounce stubby bottle a crystalline deep amber color with a presidential sized creamy light tan head that settles slowly, leaving the lace to from a thick concealing sheet. Nose has a sweet malt aroma, assisted by the hops, which provide a piney, flowery and spicy tone, citrus like crispness, fresh and clean, quite a nice aroma. Start has a sweet malt presences, the hops spicy and pleasing with the top moderate in feel. Finish has a rather commonplace acidity; the hops provide a nice spicy bite, quite dry aftertaste, a nice drinkable IPA.
dkachur (641), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Jul 25, 2008 12 oz. bottle from Whole Foods Charlottesville. Reddish amber pour with a nice three finger head. Great retention. Pine and citrus hop aroma. Very strong hop taste, vegetal and very fresh. Some sweet malts to back it up. Refreshing.
BuckeyeSammy (344), New York City, New York, USA
Jul 25, 2008 Didn’t know this was an IPA when I bought this, pleasant surprise.. Grassy hops and some citrus i guess(barely). crisp, slightly bitter back end.
yngwie (3342), Kristiansand, Norway
Jul 23, 2008 Bottle. A clear, golden beer with a small off-white head. Fruity nose, of the tropical kind, with malty sweetness and piney hops. Quite sweet flavor with fruityness, pine and resin, but not as bitter as expected. Medium to full body, and a nice fruity and resiny finish. Good drinkability, but not a thirst-quencher.(080620)
stoutlover72 (1314), NorCal, California, USA
Jul 22, 2008 Thankfully, the event I was at had this beer on tap, and I went to this one several times over the course of a few days. The aroma carries a nice spicey pine aroma with a bit of citrus thrown in for good measure. The flavor has a good balance of citrus hops and biscuity/caramel malts. Very easy to drink and quite refreshing, especially when the choices were severly limited.
spikester (364), Salem, Oregon, USA
Jul 21, 2008 From the 2008 version. Piney aroma, modest creamy head with good lacings. Full amber color, nice citrus grapefruit hops with a good malt backup. Nice IPA.
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