 Hophead22 (1087), Redlands, by way of Wisconsin,, California, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Aug 24, 2008 22oz. bottle, trade with 46er3498, thanks Tom. Poured a real nice orange/yellow, nice clingy white head. Nice aroma of pine and citrus. Wow, nice balance, well constructed. Very deep hoppiness to it, quite outstanding.
kmweaver (2436), Sebastopol, California, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 19, 2008 22oz bottle. Pours a bright, bold pitty orange color; creamy off-white head with solid retention and fine-bubbled lacing; great pour. Loads of oily, resiny citrus and earthy hoppiness in the aroma; clean, crisp, and bitter with minimal astringency; a touch of pine. Medium-to-full mouthfeel: lots of orangey and citrus hoppiness upfront; lots of forward bitterness, mild astringency, and plenty of oily, dripping hoppiness; candy sugar and earthy malts underneath; solid IIPA; touch of dust and breadiness. Lengthy, bitter finish: lots of lasting hop bitterness, earthy malts, with breadiness and toasty malts appearing at the far end; reasonably dry with orange and citrus.
JohnQPublic (387), Brooklyn, New York, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 19, 2008 Bottle. Pours cloudy copper with a big, creamy, everlasting beige head and a wall of lacing down the glass. Nose is big on hops - citrusy grapefruit and resiny pine complement the rich vanilla sweetness. Taste begins with a big, creamy, caramel and vanilla sweetness, with a sweet citrus presence ushering in the huge hop note towards the end- big citrusy hops up front, moving to a resiney pine that lingers on the palate for a long, somewhat bitter finish. Mouthfeel is hugely creamy, with carbonation to match. Hugely successful beer with no real weak points.
mabel (2590), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 2/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 12, 2008 [1511-20080704] 1pt6floz bottle. Sweet navel orange and bitter citrus rind aroma has a little musty malt and light floral hints. Murky, light brown body with a quick creamy white head. Bitter citrus flavour has a lot of heavy wooden malt. Medium bitter body. Funny label! Solid brew.
(c/o manuchampions, w/ him, jerc, tupalev)
AgentSteve (1363), SF Bay Area, California, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 5, 2008 Bottle poured pale copper with a finger thick off white head. The nose and flavor were floral and pineapple hops.
EricE (456), Fairfax, Virginia, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 5, 2008 Hazy orange-red pour, nicely carbonated with a thick bubbly tan head. Very strong aroma of fruity hops - peach and grapefruit. Floral with some vanilla and pine. Dry bitter flavor with lots of hops but very fruity. Notes of grapefruit. Very good IIPA, but the finish is a bit too bitter and this separates from the top IIPAs.
GMCC2181 (856), Bear/Elkton, Delaware, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jul 31, 2008 Bottle, light amber in color, decent head. Smell of sweet, citrus hops. Good lacing. Taste is a strong bitterness. Lots of hops....could use a little more malt character to balance it out. Big bitter after taste. Good texture, smooth and easy to drink. Good DIPA, but not the best.
joshwilfong (777), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 25, 2008 golden appearance with nice white head. flavor of some crystal malt with a lot of hop bitterness and nice hop flavor. the alcohol is definitely prevalent, adding some depth. a good beer, though not extraordinary
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