 ironchefscott (226), long beach, California, USA
May 12, 2008
I think this might be the best single ipa that I have had from the east coast...thanks brewandbbq!
great citrusy nose and actually hop forward in a good way...but in east coast style more balanced than a west coast style ipa....damn good though...glad I have a six pack...and glad that the label is so sweet!
Fruitfly (29), , Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 17, 2008 This looks like an original one. It’s got an unfiltered, orange-tinged, and golden haze and very fine--but sparce--head. Equally unusual and nuanced smell that comes on as simultaneously sharp hops and deep maltiness. In the nose, the maltiness is sweet, dank, and earthen; the piney hops finally take over. The uncharacteristic flavour is more tangy than malty with a yeastiness--all of which make it a unique IPA. Medium body with a slightly bitter finish that ends quickly.
Underhook (91), Lincoln Park, New Jersey, USA
Aug 16, 2008 Very good IPA. More citrusy than some. Quality hop texture, flavor. Not too bitter.
NomDeBeer (127), Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Aug 14, 2008 Golden yellow color with a small white head. Very nice citrusy American hop flavor and bitterness. Not as over the top as west coast IPA’s, more balance with malt flavors. Very good.
daknole (641), Plantation, Florida, USA
Aug 12, 2008 Bottle from store in Smugglers Notch, VT. Rich golden color with a small head. Floral hops, malt and honey all over the nose. Flavor is really nice. Malt and hops are everywhere. Very much an east coast IPA. Mouthfeel is nice. Taste is exactly like a tart grapefruit balanced by some malt.
Fin (2164), Merton, Oxfordshire, England
Aug 12, 2008 Cask at GBBF 2008 Wonderful peachy/apricot aroma. The taste was less punishing on the tastebuds than I was expecting with lovely refreshing flavourscoming through from th American hops. The bitterness hung around for a while, there was some pithiness at the rear of the mouth, most enjoyable.
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