 DeadGuyFrank (340), http://westchesterbeer.com, USA
Jan 13, 2008
A real kick in the ass Double IPA! Nice balance, and somewhat murky gold in color. Good citrus and herb hop flavor throughout! A great addition to the excellent lineup of Sly Fox beers.
KieferUGA (322), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Aug 21, 2008 22 oz. bottle. Light orange pour. Medium sized, light white head. Good amount of lacing. Big aroma of citrus hops. Flavor seems to have faded a bit, as the caramel malt hits you first. Hops are still there, but have started to drop out. Piney, spicy flavor that lasts quite some time on the tongue and roof of the mouth. Not enough of the sweet balance I tend to look for in a DIPA, but still a nice beer.
CapnCascade (40), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Aug 11, 2008 Pours clear copper-orange, light white head with some retention. Slightly herbal aroma also has caramel and floral notes. Flavor is sweet malt with a big hop spiciness that lingers for a long, peppery finish. Warm, rich body with good carbo. Certainly a fine DIPA if not necessarily my favorite of the lot.
Ughsmash (3004), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
Aug 10, 2008 Bomber. Poured translucent medium amber with a tall, well-retained, creamy cap of beige head. The aroma had bready and lighter grapefruit notes supporting a bizarre (and not entirely complimentary) array of hops.. spicy floral and juicy citrus (led by pineapple) for the most part... sticky, resiny notes amplified by alcohol on the back of the nose. The flavor had thick, non-descript pale malts and a little grapefruit meat sweetness at the core with pine sap and citrus bitterness paired with peppery alcohol at the edges.. finished strong with warm, bitter impression.. drinkable, but not all that enjoyable. Resiny again on the palate with a thicker body.. bitterness was moderate and the finish was warm, long and tacky.. OK feel, but not great.
JCB (1016), Durham, North Carolina, USA
Aug 8, 2008 22oz from Canals. Decent looking pour, a sort of standard amber to orange. Head and retention are above average, and the mouthfeel is nice and thick. Very bready, sweet aroma makes me think this one has some age on it (one never knows when buying online I guess). And certainly it tastes like an 8-10 month old brew does, with some hops still in there but mostly malt forward at this point. Slightly grassy and bitter but mostly a sweeter brew right now. Okay.
thickfreakness (63), Austin, Texas, USA
Jul 28, 2008 Pours a clear amber color with a small amount of off white head that leaves a little lacing. Smell is very caramel like malt forward balanced with some mostly orange citrus hops. A little dusty as well. Taste is similar with a slight more hoppiness than the nose led me to believe and an odd staleness. An ok IIPA.
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