 Falconseye8 (522), Cartersville, Georgia, USA
Jan 6, 2006
One of the best IPA’s I’ve ever had. Great flavor, nice hop/malt, big grapefruit, terrific beer!!! Best Sierra Nevada beer I’ve had to date.
DrDavid (116), , Vermont, USA
Aug 17, 2008 (Bottle, 2007 edition). Spicy hop fragrance. Lovely hazy orange amber color, with light tan head. Tasty hops, but under control, and the citrus is more toward orange rather than the typical IPA grapefruit. An astringent bitter finish goes on forever. A very pleasing IPA.
BeerViking (14), England
Aug 16, 2008 2007 bottle, found in a local Tesco and served cool not chilled. Dark amber but slightly cloudy, with a big head that soon shrunk, and a peppery and malty nose. On the tongue, there’s a big hoppy attack with a notable spicy overtone - more pepper, maybe cloves, maybe a little cinnamon - and a very bitter aftertaste. Lighter bodied than a winter warmer but still pretty powerful - more of a winter IPA.
punkeedo (363), San Antonio, Texas, USA
Aug 16, 2008 Bottle 2007. Scent is of an old man’s after-shave cologne and the aftertaste matches. Dark reddish brown color with a small cream-colored head. Tastes of light hops with some spices. Full, but muddled palate. Difficult to distinguish the different tastes. Not a bad brew, but not very refreshing.
Nik925 (90), California, USA
Aug 11, 2008 Aggressive hop flavor, but the malt more than keeps up. Bitter is kept nicely in check, all around balanced pretty well.
Nothing really wintery/holiday-ish about this one, its just a fine IPA.
Mitch_Wayne (77), Kokkola, Finland
Aug 7, 2008 My favorite Sierra nevada creation, Nicely bitter and hoppy in both smell and taste. I love this stuff, I wish they sold it here. On a side note some random numbskull in a random thread somewhere I have forgotten complained that this was one of the worst holiday brews he has ever tasted because it lacks the holiday spirit. Is that person waiting for Santa claus to come and **** him with a cinnamon **** or something?
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