 TeamTrappist (367), jericho, New York, USA
Jun 21, 2008 Tap at Blind Tiger. Poured a nice creamy cloudy dark blonde, with a nice head. This is no doubt imperial and one sniff will tell you that. Bright hop aroma that hints you hard. Creamy thick mouthful, with a great hop aroma. Great bitter finish, but definitely noticed the alcohol. Very tasty beer, and a pleasant surprise as I had no idea how good this one would be.
swoopjones (1862), Buffalo, New York, USA
Jun 18, 2008 On tap @ Coles Buffalo NY. Pours a nice orange color with nice head. Piney, grapefruity citrus aroma. Extremely smooth IIPA as the hops make the presence known very well but dont over do it. Very drinkable & enjoyable as there is a nice balance & great piney citrusy hop flavor
fredandboboflo (1395), East Setauket, New York, USA
Jun 17, 2008 Bottle. Aroma waffles about between citrus, pine, and grapefruit-specific citrus. Flavor very tangy citrus, tanginess almost reaches an odd sourness at first, but clears up. Palate was also a bit abrasive at first (very lightly abrasive if that makes sense), but through the glass, came to want the beer more and more. Not my favorite DIPA, but certainly very tasty.
LilBeerDoctor (1480), East Setauket, New York, USA
Jun 15, 2008 Bottle, 2008. Weird label illustration. Pours a cloudy orange with a thick, huge white head that persists and leaves nice lacing on the glass. Aroma strongly of citrus (orange and lemon), grapefruit, piney hops. Very inviting. Initial flavor is of the same citrus, grapefruit, and piney hops - very harsh and tangy, lots of spices. Very powerful flavor. As the beer warms, the mouthfeel does mellow a bit, more sweet cookie malt comes out, along with some butter, bitter hops. I enjoyed this a lot. This matches up quite well with the other big IPAs and definitely holds its own. One of my favorite Smuttynose beers.
ucusty (1871), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
Jun 13, 2008 2008 bottle. Hazy orange pour with fluffy off-white head. Big piney hop aroma. Spicy hop flavor and sweet malts in a well balanced combination. Slightly cloying, but still a good beer
Butters (1622), Virginia, USA
Jun 12, 2008 2008. Pours a muddled orange with a thin off-white head with good lacing. Very piney hop aroma. Wonderful hop bouquet flavor but I don’t find it all that balanced. A little bitter resiny hop oil clings to the back of the tongue in the aftertaste. Good IPA, I feel like it would mellow nicely with some cellaring.
hopson (591), Williamsville, New York, USA
Jun 12, 2008 draft at coles- yum. a welcome treat and surpise. very clean pine/grapefruit flavor, and smooth drinkability for an dipa of this magnitude. Worth getting back into.
PhillyHomeBrew (176), Forest Hills, New York, USA
Jun 11, 2008 nice cloudy orange brown body with a small white head. The aroma is a pretty typical IPA aroma with lots of grapefruit and orange. The flavor is more interesting with a weird hint of chocolate or coffee to go with the citrus.
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