 StompBrockmore (300), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Nov 22, 2007
650ml bomber, shared with VeloVampire - pours slight hazy gold with a smallish white head. Tonnes of grapefruit and citrus in the aroma, you could even smell is from a distance. Very robust and sweet. Flavour is very strong, incredibly similar to a dIPA...in fact, I don’t really understand exactly what differentiates this from a dIPA, but whatever. Lots of hops, though flavour is less sweetly citrusy than the aroma would lead you believe and instead has an earthier, piney hoppiness. Bitterness upfront with the alcohol extremely well hidden. A mild caramel-like malt base can be detected underneath all the hopping. Not terribly interesting, very similar to many other hop-crazy, big American beers, but good.
HopHeadinAZ (110), USA
Jul 14, 2008 22oz Bottle: Pours a clear golden with a solid white head that lingers.Aroma is sweet with only a few hops present. The taste is very nice albeit a bit sweet. the mouthfeel is medium with a little resin. Overall a good beer but not as Hoppy as I expected.
agl108 (352), Manayunk, Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 13, 2008 22 oz. bottle at Flat Rock Saloon. Poured dark gold with fizzy white head. Decent lacing. Lots of citrus goodness present. On the thin side and lacking malt. Hmm, american strong ale or imperial extra pale ale as the label says?
DenverLogan (420), Oceanside, California, USA
Jul 11, 2008 Copper apricot...small head. Aroma of caramel and orange zest. Rich flavors of pale malts, citrus hops, candy sugar, cinnamon, tea, honey, floral hops, citrus-orange zest.
hey_kevin (1259), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Jul 8, 2008 Nice bouquet of floral hops. Big sweet malty aroma (not exactly what I’m looking for) Heavy even. Medium-full bitterness. Clean, with full fruity hopdriven finish. Lighter than expected from the aroma, but still heavy, even it comes across as fairly dry.
JorisPPattyn (4246), Antwerpen, Belgium
Jul 7, 2008 Pale orange-amber beer with small, off-white head. Wet dog, rainwater, faint flowery, hops, and a faint brandy aroma. Sweetish, but with a hoppy flavour; stale cookies in the background. Medium bodied, alcohol obvious. Quite neutral beer. Good balance, but that being the best that I can state about it. The wheat keeps hidden. Thanks, CK!
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