Date: 11/01/2006
Mode: Hand Bottled
Source: Tasting

clear amber, whispy head, strands of lace, sweet caramal and pine aroma, big bitter hop flavor, touch of caramel sweetness comes in and tries to balance but falls short, tasty but the bitterness gets old

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: **/4

Hand-bottle courtesy of Dickinsonbeer, sampled in November 2006: Pours a transparent copper amber with a thin-lacing white head. Aroma has some sweet toasty caramel malt and peppery grapefruity hops. Body starts with a sweet caramel maltiness and good bittersweet peppery grapefruity hoppy balance. A nice IPA.

On tap at the Drafting Room. Poured a Medium to dark amber color with a smaller off white head. Piney, hoppy aroma and tastes. Some spices and some floral aspects as well. This one was fantastic - this is why IPAs is one of my favorite beers!

Cask... Hazy golden ale with a very small, creamy, white head. Lots of floaties. Big earthy, fruity, Simcoe® nose with notes of damp leather, pine, cat piss, toffee and a rumor of peach or apricot. The solid malt backbone is snapped like a twig by the mammoth Simcoe® hops. No contest... and the malt has been in training. It’s not wimpy malt, but the hops just kick the living shit out of it. TKO in the first round. Heavily bitter (to my tender palate anyway), but not unpleasantly so. Undercurrent of caramel or toffee. Full-bodied with a creamy mouthfeel and light carbonation. Lengthy, very bitter, very dry finish. Great IPA!

Bottled from Growler in a tiny ass bottle
Low carbonation, very light head. The aroma is piney with earthy hop notes, very yeasty like unfiltered primary wort; catty. The flavor is very balanced with a malty body & herbal sweetness. Finishes dry, smooth. I really wanted to try more of this one.