 zach8270 (2053), Henrietta, New York, USA
Oct 12, 2005 Updated: Dec 13, 2008[bottle - 22 oz] Semi-cloudy orange color with a very thin but lasting head. Nice glass lacing. Very floral and hoppy aroma, with some hints of citrus fruits. The flavor begins with some sweet malts and alcohol, then goes to a sweet and hoppy middle and a very bitter and peppery hop finish with a nice warming alcohol end. Thick and chewy.
TomDecapolis (3130), Skippack, Pennsylvania, USA
Oct 11, 2005 On tap at Ortinos Northside. Poured a very cloudy brown/orange with a small tan head, looked like a nice apple cider. Aroma is citrus, orange and some apple even. Flavor is alcohol, malts slightly roasted and citrus. The palate was a bit thick, but nicely done. Dry hopped.
jmuhops (663), Winchester, Virginia, USA
Oct 9, 2005 Cloudy orangish-gold with a large head. Citrusy aroma. Excellent hop flavor. Almost as good as their IPA.
JMerritt (1313), Macomb, Illinois, USA
Oct 5, 2005 GABF 2005. Bright golden with a massive, off-white head. Orange and nectarine aroma. Fresh pine and nice white vanilla cookie backbone to the flavor, a decent balance. Very good, but lacking the hop complexity of some of the other IIPA’s I tried at the festival.
Sammy (3934), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Oct 1, 2005 Smooth, easy drink. Light colour, good grapefruit and other fruity aroma. Small head. Grassy, piney. More oily than Juicy,well malted, carmel there. So not mouthpuckering. Engaging medium mouthfeel. Mellow overall but still Hophead fix. Dry aftertaste.
leitrim65 (398), Seattle, Washington, USA
Sep 29, 2005 Cloudy golden color with thin white head. Perfumy citrus nose with notes of grapefruit. Nicely bodied with a smooth, creamy texture. Tasty grapefruit, tangerine, and citrus flavors with a long lasting punch of hops in the finish. A notch below their IPA but overall it’s good stuff.
JCapriotti (1378), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Sep 23, 2005 Shiney and clear reddish gold. Almost scotch-like. Thin white head.
Perfumey start with some pine and citrus soon accompanying it. Piney alcohol with a nice sweet caramel backing. Rind and fresh grass or maybe green herbs in the finish. Some sweet orange liquor too.
Good stuff.
barleyPops (1079), Quad-Cities, Illinois, USA
Sep 13, 2005 bomber, bonus bottle from OldGrowth in a recent trade, Thank you Tom! I enjoyed this one so I don’t mean to be overly critical, but.....it seemed a bit one dimensional. aroma was of grassey grapefruit. appearance was an orangey-yellow with a fast fading white head. yes it was big in alcohol and hops but where was the malt? a really nice IPA in flavor, just wish it would have been balanced a bit more with some malt.
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