3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Smokey Spice aroma’s a touch of caramel.
Amber in color, off white pillow head.
heavy bitterness, light sweetness,
full body, lively carbonation,
bitter finish.
2012 Bottle from Dan Murpheys.
Not really impressed at all, if anything the finish bitters are to overpowering.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Klar orange med lätt färgat fast skum. Doft: Barr, gräs, citrus, jäst, jord, lakrits, äppel källare. Smak: Lakrits, citrus, gräs, halm, mineraler, banan, övermogen kiwi. Något för mycket kolsyra som dämpar smakerna tyvärr.
3.8 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bomber here. Brought from a house guest and I was impressed with the quality that they showed up with.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours a clear reddish orange color with a nice frothy light tan head. The smell is some caramel malt, grapefruit, pine and some fruity notes. The taste is a blend of the caramel malt and the grapefruit and pine ending a bit dry and bitter. Nice carbonation and medium body. I was excited to see this at the store in Germany so I grabbed it though it might not be super fresh due to the shipping though it was still a tasty treat.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Poured from a large bottle into a trumpet glass to drink. The beer had a hazy amber-straw color with light sediment and a big creamy-foamy off-white head with very good retention, and sold cling and lacing. Its aroma featured strong notes of pine, citrus, and grass, along with a light presence of malt and yeast. The beer had a pleasant pine and citrus hoppy bitterness with a slight sour effect, and a very light sweetness. Its body was very wet and full, with good carbonation and fizz, and was a touch watery with a thinner finish.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Keg at The Exmouth Arms, Clerkenwell, London. An amber coloured pour with a healthy white head on top. Hoppy, pine, citrus fruit aroma. Tastes hoppy, pine, citrus fruit, malty, slightly bitter. Pretty good.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
ca. 66cl bottle - Sierra Nevada IPA being one of my gateway introductions to US IPAs, I must say I expected much more from this, especially more flavoursome hops and higher drinkability. I can see this is a well-made brew, but the focus on piney hops makes this a very palate-cleansing, and despite the moderate ABV potentially skull-splitting malty IPA. Reminds me of the Stone IPA family of awe-inspiring angustura IPAs, brewed to command respect more than induce infatuation... Drinkable and a good bitter IPA in its own right, but I’d prefer Sierra Nevada’s Torpedo any time to this costlier seasonal option. (BE reference: Palm Royale minus Belgian malts + WA hardcore hop treatment).
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle at bar. Amber color, white head. Bitter taste with citrus, grapefruit, floral hops, caramel and grass. Rich, hop dominated body. Excellent IPA.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Beautiful beer. Outstanding aroma, colour and taste. The mouthfeel is spot on as well. I was also impressed with the bottle, perfect amount.
---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottled at Kaisla. Hoppy nose. Pale slightly beige head. Slightly hazy golden colour. Slightly sourish dry and hoppy taste. At the end hoppy bitterness. Not very sweet.
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