 ilherps (226), Carbondale, Illinois, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 18, 2009 Pours light amber with a medium white head. It has a nice grassy, yet citrusy hop nose with lots of hops on the palate, with a bit of sweetness like honey to balance it out. Nice bitter finish.
matt7215 (956), Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jan 18, 2009 650 ml bottle shared by tupalev at his KW group tasting. pours light golden with a white head that stays as you drink. big american hop nose with almost no malt present. huge hop flavours with again a lack of malts. i love hops but i really like when they play off a malt spine and this brew was simply all about the hops. a great brew but not my fav hop bomb.
fonefan (11044), VestJylland, Denmark
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 18, 2009 Bottle 65cl.
Clear medium yellow orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, light heavy hoppy, perfume, orange, citrus - lime. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [260908]
JesseM (665), Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 17, 2009 Sample from a 650ml bomber at Tupalev’s, courtesty of I don’t know but thank you! Looks awesome in the glass, perfect golden straw colour with a small but rich white head. Aroma is all hops, only a hint of malts, I would have thought this was a DIPA. Flavour is the same, very very astringent, the bitterness comes in waves and lingers for a while. No hint of the ABV. There is some malty sweetness in here, but I’m actually glad it’s only slight in character because I find ST’s beers tend to be on the overly sweet side. Nice elegant hop juice! Probably my favourite ST product I’ve had so far.
OldMrCrow (1185), Seattle, Washington, USA
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Jan 13, 2009 Bottle.
Maybe I really need to try this one fresh on tap or something. In the condition I tasted it, there was way too much grain, a bit of sticky alcohol, and some lingering sweet-citrus hops. It was all to reminiscent of, and not markedly better than, some of the Scandinavian malt liquors I got to know too well over there a decade ago.
jrob21 (1257), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 2/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 11, 2009 Bottle from VA when I went for Thanksgiving. For something called and Imperial Pale Ale this is a little light. In fact that is the second time in as many days that and Imperial something has come up short on flavor and character. What is there though is all about the citrus. Grapefruit aromas and flavors. Also big citrus peel flavors with a malt body that is decent bot not huge. A bitter grapefruit hop finish to set you on your way. Pours a pretty clear bright yellow color.
joeyplush (333), Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 7, 2009 Pours orange, slightly cloudy, with a medium off-white head and decent (but not great) lacing. Aroma of citrus and sweet malt, can also lightly detect the alcohol scent. Taste is very citrusy at the start - strong orange, grapefruit flavors. Can taste the sweet malt in the finish, which is also a bit thick/sticky. This beer wasnt quite as good as I expected, but I will have to try it again - my taste may be off due to some cold medication I took a short while ago.
rickrazum (3), Geneva, Illinois, USA
does not count  | 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 31, 2008 Really good beer, nice and clean finish. Definitely a great beer for those of you that love IPA’s and hops
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