3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Aroma is hoppy, floral. Pours a nice orange amber. I didn’t care for this IPA. Taste isn’t all that citrusy, more of a biting grass or floral taste. Lacing and head were OK.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
355ml bottle from jsprime. hazed orange, off white head. lean malt and minimal hop nose. clean flavour, light malt, no much hop flavour. big shot of back end bitterness. this one could use some more late addition hops or i need to try a fresher bottle.
2.2 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
12oz bottle at barley house old old old macro bar who’s stock needs rotated badly best by date of April 2012 Old faded simcoe hops which linger for a while
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle:
Love the label!
Good vast medium white head that changes into a smaller head/lacing quick. Pours a hazy orange colored beer.
Smell hopps, citrus, light pine, hop flowers, resin, sweet malts, hint of honey,
Taste nice bitter and fruity. Starts fruity with hops citrus, pine, pine apple, some exotic fruits and resin malty sweets, than the bitterness takes over, pushes the fruity into the background. The bitterness is nice and not too overwhelming.
Fruits: citrus, peach, grapefruit.
Bitter: bitter hops, grapefruit.
light dry.
Low to medium carbo, soft tingly mouthfeel, full body and a creamy texture.
Tasty and Not too exegarated.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
12 ounce bottle, bottle is stamped best before 04/18/12, bought as a single bottle in a pick a 6 pack at my local Kroger. Served in a pint glass, the beer pours a slightly hazy dark gold color with about an inch off-white head and some sediment floaties noticeable. The head retention is good, and there’s a lot of lacing left behind on the glass. The brew smells like floral and light citrusy (orange peel, grapefruit) hops, along with some sweet malt. The taste is pretty much just like the aroma, but there’s the addition of some caramel malt. There’s also a nice long lasting bitter hoppy finish. Mouthfeel/body is medium, it’s a bit coating and has good carbonation. Overall this is a good, solid IPA. I’d buy this again in the future, it’s definitely worth a try.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Definitely my favorite brew by Smuttynose. From start to finish its what I want from an IPA. Cant beat the super bitter taste in this IPA!!! Love it!!
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Among the most strongly hoppy/bitter IPAs I’ve ever had. There’s not much citrus in this although it does have a decent malty background. A unique IPA, the hops make this the most bitter IPA I’ve had.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Pours hazy golden with a quickly diminishing head. Aroma is dominated by hops with a somewhat floral background. From the first sip there is no doubt that this beer is focused on giving center stage to HOPS. Flavor starts out smooth but quickly turns bitter as the hops attack my taste buds, Not for the faint of heart. Would go well with spicy Indian or South American cuisine.
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