 MullMan (1080), Bloomfield, New Jersey, USA
Jan 25, 2007 mostly clear amber color and a big tall rocky light tan head. aroma is very strong hop, pine needles. a bit herbal and fresh mint too. flavor is very bitter, pine resin hoppiness, a little ginny with an alcohol heat finish like vodka. doesn’t burn too much , but tells you it’s 10%. kind of like the ruiniation with heat.
mgumby10 (1844), Jupiter, Florida, USA
Jan 24, 2007 Courtesy the anti-socialist. You know who he is. Pours a hazy orange with a very slim white head. Very floral in the smell, with hints of mandarin orange, rose petals, and hops. Very nice smell. Nice blend of hops, orange peel, and even a slight touch of pepper in the finish. carbonation seems perfect in this one. A good way to celebrate ten years!
swoopjones (1862), Buffalo, New York, USA
Jan 23, 2007 22oz Bomber @ Coles, Buffalo NY. Huge hop aroma with pine & citrus also evident. Seems a little maltier than most Stone IPA’s Different but I like it. Prefer Ruination though.
LennyH (60), Delaware, USA
Jan 20, 2007 Bomber. Pours a cloudy orange with a modest head. Aroma is full of resin, pine, citrus and hops. Finish is very bitter but with some sweetness as well. Nicely balanced. This reminds me of Dreadnaught but I like this much more.
scania (184), Malmö, Sweden
Jan 20, 2007 Bottle. Amber with small off-white head. Aroma: Hoppy, grapefruit. Catty. Flavor: Orange-peel, grape and malt sweetness. Nice, but a bit unbalanced, too much grapefruit in aroma and flavor
wajacobs (20), USA
Jan 19, 2007 This is a big big beer!!!
As you first pull the glass beneath your nose you are hit by the hops a generous dry hopping of Simcoe and Chinook provide a sap-like pine aroma with subtle grapefruit undertones that give way to the alcohol fueled afterburn (10% abv).
By the time that first gulp passes the your tongue you don’t know what hit you, its like some crazy jazz that make no sense but keeps you captivated and enthralled all the same. Here comes the immense bitterness and, suddenly your tongue is two sizes to small. The malt? Where is the malt? You take a second swig. Ahh… there’s the malt resting coyly on the tip of your tongue as if to say "I will keep your mouth from imploding when the bitterness hits."
bombshelter (349), Washington, Washington DC, USA
Jan 17, 2007 looks deep amber/red, not a ton of carbonation. aroma is mild booze, lots of spice. full bodied. moderately sweet, some rye? and lots of spice, with a excellently blended hoppy finish. quite good.
GoBlue (93), Falls Church, Virginia, USA
Jan 16, 2007 Deep copper color with off white head. Aroma malty with hop balance. Balance completely lost in flavor; overly sweet with no real complexity to the malt. Hops didn’t stand up to this sweetness. Another example of a "candied" double IPA that is just "more" without consideration to the flavor.
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