illteez (11), Annandale, New Jersey, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Mar 23, 2008 bottle. Poured a slighlty cloudy copper with an inch of head that did not last very long. Very sweet and floral aroma my favorite part of the beer. Taste initially sweet and immediatly Very hoppy as is common with sierra Nevada special brews. Overall very good, something I can drink more than one of
 scoobysnak (249), Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 22, 2008 Another good one from Sierra Nevada. I geniuinely looked forward to this one coming out. A good IPA with a really good bitter hops backbone that really is good.
Bungalo22 (326), Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 21, 2008 A large nose on pour from the bottle into a pint glass. I pick up a lot of herbs. A golden hazy color with a small head. Very hoppy - almost too much for me. Sorry, not a huge hop head. A bit bitter on the tongue but it goes down very smooth. A very good seasonal ale and very well made.
DruncanVeasey (2710), The Penguin’s Arms, Europe, Warwickshire, England
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Mar 21, 2008 Densely soapy, big perfumey IPA draped with lace and citrussy hop resins. Foggy red amber. Stinks of freshly-rubbed American hopleaf, mandarin cheesecake, some more freshly-rubbed American hopleaf, grapefruit, alcohol, celery, rose, etc. The shampoo/soap flavours are a touch too much, but I’d rather sit and inhale this for 30secs than drink most of the cardboardy bilge I’ve been served this evening. 68 IBUs?? Don’t even notice the bitterness in a beer like this, just the hop aromatics, which are soapy, intense and delicious. By a long, long way the best beer I’ve had.....for a while.
berkshirejohn (1795), Bracknell, Berkshire, England
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 2/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 21, 2008 375ml bottle from Tesco, 2007 "vintage". Slightly cloudy amber body with a soft loose caramel coloured head; rich toasty caramel aromas with some spicy hops; intense hop and malt flavours, full-bodied and fruity with some citrus components - grapefruit and orange; complex finish, warm and drying with delicate floral hops. Rather good.
Blom (390), Odense, Denmark
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 21, 2008 Dark red with a hoppy and perfumed aroma. Powerful floral and bitter flavours with contrasting burned caramel and soil. The finish is long and wonderful.
Bier brauen (210), Bremerton, Washington, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 15, 2008 Updated: Mar 16, 2008I would say the best thing about this beer is the nice brown caramel color, the wonderful head with large yeasty foam, and nice lacing down the side of the glass. Like another said, it’s a little one sided. Much hops with little depth of malts to balance. Not what I’d call a winter beer, and ok for an IPA. NOTE: I’ve rerated this higher since the above comments. The second bottle I had seemed to strike more of my fancy, now that I understand it’s an IPA, and not a winter warmer. The first bottle took me by surprise.
imadeadguy (378), back in NJ!, New Jersey, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 11/20 |
Mar 15, 2008 07 Vintage. Pours ruby amber color with fizzy white head. Aromas of pine, resin, and citrus. Flavors of citrus and hops. Nice IPA. Thought this one would be standard x-mas style with spices and what-not, but I was surprised!
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