 carboloader (318), Houston, Texas, USA
Dec 24, 2008 12th release. Pours transparent copper with huge frothy foamy head that lasts a long time (looks like rootbeer float foam). Aroma is hops and malts, but not as piny, resiny and I had expected. Flavor is more balanced than most IPAs -- in fact a bit watered down and weak to me. Still, a good ale, just not over the top like a lot of NW IPAs. I snagged the last three bottles the local distributor had of these. They willl probably all be gone by tomorrow.
KimJohansen (6676), Copenhagen V, Denmark
Dec 24, 2008 Cloudy orange with medium beige heead. Sweet aroma with plenty of hops and caramel notes. Flavour likewise with a bitter finish.
j12601 (1151), Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
Dec 23, 2008 Bottle. 2008 offering aka 12th release. Pours a clear orange amber color, which is surprising given the bit of sediment I saw floating throughout the bottle, with a hefty off white head which deflates quickly to about half of the original volume. Ample pine hops on the nose and a bit of malt. Body is a little bit thin at the start but turns a bit thicker as a creamy sweet maltiness comes through. Finish is overflowing with a quinine like bitterness which is wonderfully long lasting.
boilers (12), USA
Dec 23, 2008 Aroma - A great citrus pine hop aroma
Appearance - clear copper color with a creamy tan head
Flavor - hop forward flavor, with a solid malt backbone...
Palate - hop flavor is coating but not unpleasant, mouthfeel is a little thin.
A great hoppy beer and easy to drink!
FlssmrBrewAlum (1079), Lisle, Illinois, USA
Dec 22, 2008 24 oz bottle from Binnys South Loop (Chicago, IL). Poured a slightly hazed deep dark copper with big billowy tan head. Cereal and carmel malts mixed with a very nice floral hop bouquet, citrusy grapefruit. Initial starts with a nice carmel malt backbone leading to a bitterness: body is pretty malty with a nice floral and citrus hoppiness. Very well balanced if not a tad underhopped. finished bitter grapfruit and floral. More bitterness reinforced in the finish and sticks to the palate with a piney resinous quality. Yum. Pretty good, upper middle of the pack IPA.
Gypsy19 (603), California, USA
Dec 22, 2008 24-ounce bottle as "12th Release Harvest Wet Hop Ale". This has a good aroma atypical of a usual IPA. That is, of honey, malt, and caramel. Flavor also falls within those parameters.. There are also intangibles here that make this a world-class contender in the realm of IPA. Overall delicious, excellent.
ivan9856 (128), Arlington, Virginia, USA
Dec 21, 2008 12th Release Harvest Wet Hop Ale. Pours dark amber from a 24 oz. bottle with an enormous, tight, long-lasting, light-tan head; super lacing. Copious pine and citrus hop aromas. Carmel backbone dominated by a powerful hop bitterness. Extra dry and long-lasting finish. Good beer, but might benefit from a bolder/sweeter palate entry and bump in ABV. Very similar to commodity IPA offering, but with a more intense hop profile.
Brewsmith (136), Torrance, California, USA
Dec 21, 2008 From a 24 oz bottle purchased locally. Aroma is full of American hops, piney spicy and citrus. Color is an orange amber, very clear with a khaki colored head. Flavor is forward on the hop flavor with caramel and toasty malt coming through. Bitterness balances well and there is not much sweetness. Clean, dry and easy drinking. I love this beer. Too bad I have to wait till next year to have it again.
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