 dwaggs2 (534), Lee’s Summit, Missouri, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 5, 2008 2007 Bottle. Pours an amber color with a two finger white head. Smells kind of citrus. Tastes of hops and bitter. A decent beer, but not a winter warmer. Weaker then the sierra nevada pale ale, stronger then the ESB
iammarc (193), Inverness, Scotland
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jul 28, 2008 Bottle, Xmas 2007 (thanks mum!). Good medium to dark body, short fizzy white head. A bit hoppy, floral aroma.
Imaena (259), Portland, Maine, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jul 25, 2008 Draught @ Xmas in July @ the Bear. Ruby amber pour with tight quickly fading head. An Xmas IPA?? Hoppy and soft malts. NIce finish that leans towards dryness. Not bad but not a 96’er.
beerbill (1939), Laurel, New York, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jul 22, 2008 Updated: Feb 12, 20092008 Edition. 12 oz. bottle. Pours a hazy amber with a moderate linen white head that lasted through three-quarters of the glass and left a layer of foam with each sip. Pleasant aroma of malt, floral hops and some pine notes as well. The flavor is malt up front followed by a wash of bitter pine and grapefruit. Lingering hops bitterness at the finish. A decent IPA, although I think it is a bit over-hyped.
2007 Edition. 12 oz. bottle. Pours a hazy amber with a moderate linen white head that lasted through three-quarters of the glass and left partial lace. Pleasant aroma of malt and some floral hops. The flavor is malt with some fairly strong bitter hops at the finish. Also dries out a bit at the finish as well. I’m not sure what makes this a Christmas beer versus just a normal west coast IPA other than marketing. 7-4-7-3-14=3.5
MaltDawg (778), Richmond, Virginia, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jul 14, 2008 2007 Celebration Ale. Big floral hop nose with sweet carmelized pale malt backing. Clear amber orange with medium fluffy white head. Citrusy and floral hop flavor supported nicely with sweet pale and caramel malts. Medium to full body with medium sweet finish and a good bit of residual bitterness.
Quite nicely balanced American IPA or IIPA.
Hophead22 (1087), Redlands, by way of Wisconsin,, California, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jul 9, 2008 2007. big hop presence, smells wonderful. nice white/tan fluffy head that lasts. nice reddish/dark yellow color. big hops in the flavor as well, very smooth as it warms, fantastic beer.
Beerman6686 (1279), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jul 2, 2008 Poured a nice amber color with a white head. Aroma was abundant of floral hops. Flavor was very bitter and unbalanced floral and citrus hops
azlondon (662), Fribourg, Switzerland
| 2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 2/5 | 4/10 | 2/5 | 8/20 |
Jul 1, 2008 Appearance: Amber, slightly hazy. Nice amount of head, longlasting.
Aroma: Hops and some fruit. Citrus.
Taste: Lots of hops, citrus. A bit too hoppy for me.
Info: 350ml bottle, 31/1-2008, 184/500
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