 desurfer (1034), Pinellas Park, Florida, USA
Feb 8, 2003 Updated: Jan 12, 2007
2006: Still awesome, just notching another year.
2005: A perennial favorite of mine.
2004: Rich, hoppy, smooth, crisp, what more could a beer lover want? Almost as good as it gets.
2003: This year’s version seems a bit more mellow on the hops side, although overall it’s still great.
2002: What a beer! It has a copper hue and small head, which leave light lacing on the glass. The flavor is strong, lots of hops and citrus. It tastes like Christmas. And the generous alcohol content keeps you warm during those winter nights.
stchloe (136), Portland, Oregon, USA
Sep 7, 2008 Mmmm...bitter but not specifically so. Unimpressed with this brewery. Where a microbrewery meets corporate success.
Rune_Stumo (85), FØRRESFJORDEN, Norway
Aug 30, 2008 30.08.2008, 0,35l, Bottle. 2007 edition, BB 0810/08A. Golden amber colour with some haze. The beer has almost no head, but it is lively carbonated. Malt and citrus aroma, or is it orange? The bitter hops dominate the aftertaste.
ajm (341), USA
Aug 29, 2008 Super-dee-duper. Bottle from Wally’s in Westwood. Easily the prettiest IPA I have ever encountered: a deep mahogany readies one for a much more alien beer. A blast of sweet hops (alphas?), apple, cranberry peel greet the mouth upon consumption. A beer whose very existence demands celebration.
timsilvia32 (211), born in Michigan, North Carolina, USA
Aug 28, 2008 Clear amber pour, good whitish head. Malty, hop aromas let you know what to expect. A little bitey, but finishes clean. Kind of like a good version of their pale.
Pompey (21), Longmont, Colorado, USA
Aug 28, 2008 Copper brown pour with a moderate head on a clear pour. A nice caramel hop nose. This is what I think of when I think of big American Ale. Full bodied, but not that big. Lovely malt sweetness followed by full fresh hop blast. The hops define this ale. Balance is lovely as it hides the alcohol nicely. Flavor blast comes on a bit too strong but finishes nicely with a sweet aftertaste. Malts are evident, beautifully so.
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