ajbitt (45), , Indiana, USA Jul 19, 2009 Aroma: spicy pumpkin, nutmeg. Apperance: transparent, copper, huge head. slight carb. Flavor: spice, long hop palate, Palate: a bit watery, nice lingering hop finish. Overall: ok, neutral watery hop IPA-style. actually nice for a Sierra Nevada aobecksy (661), Middle of no where, Ohio, USA Jul 18, 2009 What a hoppitastic beer--wet hops at that. A bit of bitterness in the finish otherwise a nice strong ale with huge lacing. Bigmmartin (366), Dayton, Ohio, USA Jul 17, 2009 On tap at Chappys in Dayton. Ok not too bad of an IPA. I’m not the biggest fan of harvest ales or fresh hop IPAs but I like this one. Easy to drink, not overly bitter. A nice aroma and flavor of raw hops, but nothing extreme. Vertical Bacon Strips (874), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Jul 13, 2009 More Vegas stuff
Poured out a huge wonderfully thick and creamy tan head with great retention and massive sticky lacing all on top of a crystal clear burnt orangy / amber brew. The aroma is very stiff early on but blends into more of what is expected except for one thing: a background musty nose that seems very out of place. Nectarines, grapefruit, dust, thick "nectar juice" (sunripe), some empty herbal quantity, caramel. The taste is also a surprise: lingering grapefruit and herbal bitterness, which is good. Lots of leafy stuff but the leaf is not one that is overpowering. A bit of fruit, some caramel (lesser notes), seems to lack something. Comes across with a nice, smooth carbonation, medium bodied and good sweetness that finishes wonderfully and leaves a candyish aftertaste. Damn, wish I could get more... ahahh Cirrhosis is a total retard. He read the label as "Wheat Hop Ale" instead of "Wet hop ale". Now, I may not have mentioned this if it weren’t for his insistance that it was the word "wheat". Jesus dude, did your mommy drink too much Slivovich during the first trimester? Dacrza (245), Great Meadows, New Jersey, USA Jul 10, 2009 Okay, this one caught me by surprise, and I am glad to see others rating this as highly as I did. (Usually) not swayed by gimmicky labels or elaborate descriptions of brewing processes, I nonetheless pronounce a simple amen after finishing the glass.... opens with a tremendously aromatic fragrance with a floral, buttery smoothness... beautiful orange-brown body in an oversized Hop Devil snifter; two-finger foam leaves wonderful lacing, the look of a limited release... medium to full-bodied, with a crunch that reverberates--a smoothness early that balances well with the grit betweent the teeth... not at all my expectations: no big Christmas tree suck of pine cone explosion, no cascade of Cascade--mellow, almost laidback to the point of sharing common ties with the creamier, more balanced English pales... start to finish, a crowning achievement... an excellent spring nightcap to a day of work, but in most (any?) settings this would work well, well enough to finish the 24oz. bottle and wish for a second...I get more of the citrus as the glass drains, but this may be misadvertised as a hophead’s "wet" dream , due to the fact that the pleasure of drinking this beer is its bouquet and its flavor balance... I had to buy brother Jer a bottle before the 4th, just to share the triumph with someone... truebluehes (104), Tipton, Iowa, USA Jul 9, 2009 Bottle. Aroma is of citrusy dry hops. Nice peppery bite, dry hops and citrusy floral mouthfeel. Nice smooth creamy citrusy dry finish. Very nice beer. beer4mencc1701 (21), Irving, Texas, USA Jul 6, 2009 On tap at the Ginger Man, beer came to the table bright & champagne-bubbly-frothy. Resin-pine-forward, citrus notes in the back on the nose, very fresh. A well-built beer- tasting malt in the middle (with hops to start & end)- enough malt so that the wet hops don’t run away with the show. Nicely bitter, makes your mouth water for the next sip, pleasantly carbonated, clings to your mouth in the best way. Actually was dangerously drinkable (higher ABV)- but no more than 2 in a sitting due to taste-bud overload from the hops. JoeTheYounger (218), California, USA Jul 5, 2009 Golden orange color with thin head. Fresh sweet hop aroma that is very nice. Taste of fresh ass hops and citrus. A little bit of spice present. Very smooth easy drinkable beer.
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