 truegen (137), Puyallup, Washington, USA
Aug 1, 2007
Review based on 22 oz. bomber--also available on tap at the AleHouse in U.P. Light, slightly cloudy straw color. Huge, towering head, leaving significant lacing. Very sweet aroma with hints of citrus and hops. Massive tangy grapefruit bite on the tongue, and it carries all the way back to the throat. This is not pucker-bitter though. I like it, but the malt sweetness might just be a tad overdone for my tastes in this style. Having said that, Snoqualmie Falls makes some awesome brews. I need to rate some more of them.
doubleo (834), San Diego, California, USA
Oct 5, 2008 22oz bottle from Old_Mr_Crow. This beer pretty much rules. Pours slightly hazy orange amber with a good size dense head that hangs around and leaves good lace. Smells fruity and floral hoppy. Nice sweet malt aroma mixes with the citrus and bitterness of the hops... beautiful. Tastes just as good. Nice balance between the sweet, caramel malt flavor and the floral, citrusy hops. Lingering hop/citrus bitterness. Medium body, velvetty yet crisp carbonation.
nuplastikk (463), Maryland, USA
Oct 1, 2008 22oz bottle. Opaque dark orange color. Excellent fragrant hop and sweet malt aroma, hard to put into words. Big, chewy west coast IPA. All out Columbus assault. Not syrupy, but the hops definitely linger long after each sip. Really quite an excellent example of the style. Like the description says, the malt stands up quite well to the hopitude. I’ve been enjoying single hopped beers, and this is one of the best I’ve had.
lb4lb (1453), Austin, Texas, USA
Sep 24, 2008 bottle in trade from thethrone. Thanks!<br />
Pours a nice light hazy amber with a good sized beige head. Smell is clean, soft, fresh and fruity. Taste is clean and hoppy and mild to begin with, along with a finish that is maltier and lightly doughy and sweeter. A mild bitterness, still, lingers in the finish, but not a super bitter IPA. Over, reminded me of a slightly maltier and doughier Pliny, in that the hop flavor was simple and clean, to me.
bu11zeye (3780), Frisco, Texas, USA
Sep 12, 2008 (22oz bottle) Pours a lightly hazy orange body with a small white head. Aroma of grapefruit, floral, and pine. Flavor of mild hops (grapefruit, pine) and caramel malt.
NoiZe (947), Zeist, Netherlands
Aug 16, 2008 Tasted somewhere along my trip through the States.
Nice hoppy IPA, decent bitterness!
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