 Beershine (2754), Traipsing Around, China
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 11, 2009 Bottle thanks Dak! Deep orange color with small white head. Bright earthy hop aroma. Yeasty and strong and fruity too. Silky body. Sweeter than expected. Nice level of tannins, and the oak dries out the palate without leaving woody flavors. Different than expected and enjoyable too.
Oakes (8172), Beyond the Great Firewall, China
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Apr 10, 2009 Golden-amber. Very hoppy - pine and grapefruit with a quality oak signature. Woody, piney depths. The oak lends subtlety. There’s alcohol in there as well. Great balance. Tasty.
Rustyham (598), miami, Florida, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Apr 10, 2009 Very nice, sweet, big hoppy flavopr. the aging really mellows and sweetens the flavor. Thank you Daknole.
Arayaga2 (1001), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Apr 10, 2009 Clear reddish copper in color with almost zero head, and no sign of carbonation. Aroma is sweet and resinous with intense and clean citrus. Taste is the same, and lightly tannic, but so balanced that I would never have known about the oak if I hadn’t been told. Finishes clean, and is not cloying in any way, despite my initial perception of sweetness $10/22oz
tgncc (851), Bellmore, New York, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Apr 9, 2009 The aroma is unique. It has the same earthy quality of the original, but with a pronounced smell of oak. An aroma of piney hops is present. Also there is a buttery/biscuity undercurrent. The alcohol is well hidden in this one. The Appearance is a reddish gold, true to the style, slightly more gold than normal for a IIPA, and slightly brown. Medium white head. The flavor is close to the aroma, oak is clearly evidenced, as is the pitch pine hoppiness, and a buttered biscuit flavor. Overall very nice. The finish has an astringent pitch pine qulaity, bittering, and enduring. The mouthfeel is nice full, a little sticky. This is definitely an improvement on what was already an excellent beer.
Drink4Satan (586), Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Apr 8, 2009 Pours out a clear orange/copper colour with a creamy, lasting off-white head that leaves nice rings of lace. The nose is of dank earthy citrus, tangerine and resin. The aroma suggests a lighter malt body than I get in the flavour, which brings forward chewy, syrupy caramel, some very minor woody/vanilla notes and some piney NW hops. The aftertaste is pine, sticky-sweet caramel and tropical citrus. This is a great DIPA, but only a tad better than the un-oaked version. The palate is sticky, full-bodied, medium carbonated and super long and drying in the finish.
emerica56 (587), Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 8, 2009 Pours a clear orange amber color with a thin streak along the sides of the glass. The nose has some pepper hops. There is also some strong hints of malt and lemon grass. The flavor is nice and bitter with some oak that sticks on the sides of your mouth. It leaves a sticky oak, and toffee finish on your mouth that never leaves your palate. Overall the carbonation is good with a great balance of malt and hops.
vyvvy (2069), Hazelwood, Missouri, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 8, 2009 Pours copper / amber with a small off-white head. The aroma has prevalent oak, earthy hoppiness, pineapple and fruit juice like sweetness. Full body that is mostly smooth with a touch of roughness and mildly sharp carbonation. The flavor starts with a mix of hearty oak, assertive earthy hops, toasted malt and pineapple. The finish has a very dry abrasive grapefruit trait, more earthiness and a nice offsetting smoothness from the oak. This was very nice.
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