 Fin (3497), Merton, Oxfordshire, England
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 11, 2006 Bottle 2005 version picked up at Sainsburys Kidlington 09-06-06. Quite suprised to see this still kicking about in Sainsburys amongst all of the more usual bitters and summer ale varieties now out. Pours a nice orangey colour and has a great spicey aroma, but it was the taste that really did it for me a really bitter sweet taste like when you make your own toffee and have left it too long the sugars changing in it and it devolps that bitterness about it, anyway that come over really heavily in this beer and was absolutely fab’ almost chewy in taste quite an interesting beer. I have had this before but forgotten how good it was.
CapFlu (3494), Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 25, 2003 (Draught) Medium, white head and copper body. High hops! Grapefruit with a lasting bitterness. Very good.
larsniclas (3392), Gothenburg, Sweden
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 8, 2005 Bottled.
Amber with a steady and creamy head.
Really hoppy with bitter fruits.
Very hoppy and bitter flavour.
rlgk (3378), Vårgårda, Sweden
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Feb 15, 2004 Golden/orange, somewhat hazy. Nice whiteish head. Has a sweet, fruity and somewhat yeasty aroma. Flavor is sourish, but also sweet and fruity. Some peach in it?.
rickgordon (3360), Göteborg, Sweden
| 4.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 20/20 |
Apr 12, 2004 Updated: Feb 10, 2009 Bottled.
Orange colour. Intense, flowery, grapey, mandariney, hopuicy ooozing hoparoma.
Fruity and flavourful, with pine, citrus, mandarin and maybe purpurgrenadilla. Flavour and mouthfeel is perfect, with perfect balance of malt and hops. Semi-dry finish, because of the hops. Seemed to have a bigger body than DFH 60. (That’s for sure)This is the archetype and the holy grail of the American Style India Pale Ale. It oozes from malt and hops, and is incredibly balanced at that! I really beliveve this is the perfect beer for me. Fantastic beer!
ratman197 (3276), Arvada, Colorado, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 22, 2005 Bottle 2003 vintage poured a hazy copper with a small amber head. Aromas of grapefruit,carmel, pine, and a hint of berries. Palate was medium bodied and slightly resiny. Flavors of grapefruit rind, pine, carmel, and a hint of mollasses with a pleasently bitter finish.
blankboy (3263), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Jul 17, 2005 Bottle at BarVolo (vintage 2004). Pours a sparkling dark orange with an average size creamy white head. Looks great. Aroma is primarily hops then sweet malt, mild citrus, spices and pine. Very bitter flavour of hops, citrus and spices. Palate was a little harsh. Fantastic beer -- I love Sierra Nevada!
BeerandBlues2 (3237), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 3, 2006 2005 12-oz. bottle. Pours tall foamy, frothy off-white head. Aroma is fragrant perfumey floral pine hop and caramel, medium roasted malt. Heavily bitter pine and citrus rind biting hop and malty flavor, no sweetness and moderate acidity. Medium bodied and fizzy, dry palate.
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