 Beer_Hawk (695), Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA
May 4, 2008
Bottle. Poured a hazy amber with a thin creamy off-white head. The aroma a pine and citrus mix that is backed with some malts. The flavor had lots of caramel malts followed up with some grapefruit and pine. Starts slightly sweet but ends with a medium bitterness. Medium body. (Rating from June ’07)
gameface23 (86), Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA
Aug 27, 2008 Updated: Aug 28, 2008Pretty middle of the road as far as imperial/double IPA’s are concerned. The appearance was great: a hazy orange with nice white head. The aroma was a bit off, though. There were definitely pine notes, but I also detected some coffee, cheese and even garbage accents as well. Maybe I got an off bottle. Taste was bitter in the finish.
SuzyGreenberg (934), Seattle, Washington, USA
Aug 27, 2008 22 oz. bottle - thanks to biegaman for the trade; slight haze and middle of the road orange upon pouring; white head retains for a while and leaves lots of lacing; hige aromas of pine hops and sugar; starts thin, but creamy finish; quite bitter, but smooths out nicely with the sweetness; pretty kick ass, even when drank next to a pliny
Hophead22 (146), Redlands, California, USA
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 (1973), Takoma Park, Maryland, USA
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 (157), Brooklyn, New York, USA
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.
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