 Nephilium (433), Ohio, USA
Dec 18, 2006 Updated: Nov 11, 2007
This is a wonderful beer. It starts out with an aroma of hops with a hint of spice. After pouring it, you get a dark amber ale, with minor cloudiness. The taste is of a good IPA balanced with some traditional winter spice. This is definitively one that I am recommending to those I know. I have also cellered several bottles of it to see how it turns out. When I try those, I will update this rating.
[Update - 6 month old bottle]
Hops still present in the beer, but a toasty smell of malts is now the main note in the aroma. Pours out amber with a large off white head that grows quickly, then fades to a craggy head. The flavor is still has a strong citrus hop presence, but the malts are starting to come out and play, with tastes of caramel. I’ll keep updating this as I open more as time goes on.
(Update - 1 Year old bottle) Not much hops left in the aroma. More of a toasty aroma, with just a touch of caramel lingering behind. Still pours with a giant head that fades to a craggy off-white head. Hop bitterness has almost entirely faded out, and gone over to a more malt flavor. Predominant flavors being toast and caramel. Tastes more like an Oktoberfest then an IPA at this point.
wxman (459), O’Fallon, Illinois, USA
Sep 28, 2008 on draft pours a dark amber/ruby with a decent head and a certain cloudiness. aroma is hops and malt. Taste is sweet caramelly malt and dry hopped bitterness. Warms the tummy a bit. Quite good, but a bit hoppier than I prefer.
mesperon (27), Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Sep 23, 2008 Pours out dense copper, almost opaque with a cream colored head. Rich herby and woody aroma, traces of cinnamon and vanilla. Very full mouthfeel without being dense or heavy. Starts out very spicy with a grassy hop bitterness, alcohol is very warming, especially for low ABV. Tastes almost like an IPA in that hops dominate the flavor, with a little holiday spice added in. Finishes very peppery.Not much malt or sweetness. Drinks very easy despite lack of balance.
chadje (98), Pasadena, California, USA
Sep 23, 2008 Bottle. Poured a nice hazy yellow color with a good head. Smells like an IPA with hops and sweetness. Tastes very smooth and a good bitter aftertaste.
Allen (644), Wölflinswil, Switzerland
Sep 20, 2008 Bottled 350ml. Vintage 2007. 6.8 ABV. Wonderful strong nose with all the typical IPA characteristics. Hints of quinces in both nose and taste. Wonderful hop profile. Outstandingly pleasant. Perfectly balanced. Thanks a lot bov - I find this beer excellent. I enjoyed it a huge lot.
Hollywoodt (165), Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Sep 19, 2008 2007 version. Poured a golden hazy color with minimal head. Aroma was malt and hops. The flavor was dominated by the hops. Not being a hop-head, this wasn’t really up my alley.
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