 dkachur (2316), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Jun 6, 2008 Bottle from Beer Run in Charlottesville. Pours a light amber with a medium frothy head with good retention and lacing. Big earthy, piny hop aroma. Sweet citrus and floral hop notes with a definite note of Southern style sweetened iced tea. Strange, but very tasty.
Nuffield (2718), Roseville, Minnesota, USA
Jun 5, 2008 Clear yellow. Hoppy, grassy and dull. I wasn’t quite sure what category this was in; it seemed like an IPA by a clever name. I have a co-worker whose last name is Hoppe--I wonder if he knows of this beer.
Speedle (262), Mid-Atlantic (Tour 2007-2008), Virginia, USA
Jun 5, 2008 big yeasty aroma, malty and flat bread ... I was expecting hops ... hops in the taste with some biscuits and fish ... malty with a nice hop balance ... yes fish, but not in a bad way ... aftertaste is where the bitter comes in ... lightly salty/earthy is in there too ... thats what I get ... site says 10%, bottle says 8% ... this is gonna screw up may coherent planning for the night ... This beer is very enjoyable and IMO there is a lot going on ... thumbs up
emerica56 (575), Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
Jun 5, 2008 Split a 22oz with a friend at the bar. It pours a cloudy orange color with a thick white head. The nose was of nice floral hops and some citrus fruits. Initially it has a nice bitter flavor that kind of attacks your tongue with malted barley and orange peel on the finish. I really like how the bitter hop and citrus last for a while on the palate, it really makes the beer enjoyable. Also the fact that it was available at the bar makes me even more excited since most bars around me do not have a great beer list.
dmtroyer (409), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Jun 5, 2008 22oz. Poured a pale orange with a minimal white head. Nose is mostly hops and alcohol, nothing too crazy. Body is alcohol and hops, some citrus. Mouthfeel is a bit astringent, and overall I just didn’t enjoy this beer. I am also confused by their marketing on this one.
twitcher (293), framingham, Massachusetts, USA
Jun 4, 2008 An "Imperial Extra Pale Ale"... of "simple composition"? OK.
Pours a middling dark straw/light amber color with a nice finger-thick head of chunky white foam. Musty, earthy, thick smelling, with some sharp, grainy citric notes.
Taste does pull off the "simple composition" part. Bold bitter hop character with some gritty sharpness. Toast and biscuits make up the malt character, smooth and simple. Hops forward, but not in an overly dominant fashion. Great on the palate- no way to notice that this is a 10% brew. Decent stuff.
MatSciGuy (629), Rosemount, Minnesota, USA
Jun 1, 2008 [Bottle] Pours clear gold with a small white head. Tons of grapefruit and pine on the nose. Flavor is wonderful unbalanced hoppiness. The malt is there, but not enough to restrain the huge amount of hops. Medium mouthfeel. Great beer.
Guerde (693), Welcome, Minnesota, USA
May 30, 2008 (bottle at Heritage Liquors’ first tasting) Pours clear gold with a white head. Aroma smells god-awful with a lot of pine, and the scent of OFF! bugspray. Deetalicious. The flavor barely possessed any flavor, and it’s a reach to say that there was some caramel and light hops. This was a pretty forgettable and unpleasant beer, that I believe is wildly overrated.
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