hopheaven (83), Eureka, California, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 18, 2008 A freaking huge off-white head adorns a transparent reddish-amber body. The hoppy aroma is delicious, enticing, and potent. This is one of my favorite beers; the wet hops deliver a wholly unique flavor experience -- very earthy, spicy, piney, and candy-like with a smooth, mild bitterness. If intense hoppiness is your thing then do not miss this beer. My only real complaint is that it comes around but once a year.
 jeremytoni (1089), Swedesboro, New Jersey, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 18, 2008 From a bottle poured a amber/brown color with a good amount of head. Nice strong hoppy flavor with a lingering finish.
danielcurtis81 (885), San Diego, California, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 15, 2008 Getting notebook online. Bottle, 11th edition, 2007. Pours amber with a red tint. Pretty good white head. Real good hop aromas, caramel too. Flavors follow the nose. Good dry finish.
Ceebs25 (223), Naperville, Illinois, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 15, 2008 24 oz bottle, 12th release. Some earthy, some citrusy, some spicy, and some piny and resin notes on the highly hoppy aroma, with some minor caramel malt hidden in there a well, not too shabby. Great pour, rich off-white/cream bubbly, cloud-like head, very nice lacing, medium thick looking body, rusty orange in color. The overall flavor resembles the nose fairly closely, fresh tasting, good heavy bitter tongue smacking spicy hop combo in the finish and linger, a slightly thicker body than expected. This one had a bunch of good things going for it, and overall, just a good ol’, straight forward, hoppy Sierra Nevada ale.
AndyReynolds (281), Wilder, Kentucky, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 14, 2008 12th Release. Pours an amber color with a thick white head. Aroma is strong with grassy hops with notes of citrus. Great balance and finishes with a nice bitter bite. A great choice.
Dmalone102 (217), Denver, Colorado, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 19/20 |
Dec 14, 2008 Absolute hoppy enjoyment.
Beautiful amber color with phenominal clarity and a nice head with good lacing. The malt profile is nutty and balances the hop bitterness well.
Buy it.
Nimrod979 (13), Hagerstown, Maryland, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 13, 2008 24 oz. bottle. 12th release. Pours a rich, clear, amber color with a frothy white head that lingers a while. Smells of citrus, spruce, grassy notes. Very balanced hop taste, medium bitterness, medium body, oily feel, almost a bit of a sweetness to it. Probably my favorite so far from Sierra Nevada.
Moggman (187), Columbus, Ohio, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 12, 2008 Bottle. Pours amber with white head. Aroma is pine and citrus of hops. Flavor is subdued hops, with pine notes and mild citrus flavor. Slight caramel undertones in the finish.
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