 boboski (1095), Alabama, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 27, 2007 Hazy orange/amber pour with golden hues. Small white head with fair retention and thick lacing. The aroma has an intimidating and complex hop punch, bring in scents of grapefruit, lavender, honeydew melon and a touch of mint. A sizeable malt backbone is a welcome addition. Very lovely bouquet, smells very ripe, oily. Flavor is right away a very complex hop melange. More flavor of the same nature as the aroma, caramel maltiness is intense and delicious. The malt is almost as formidable as the hops. White pepper in the medium length and dry finish. Palate is very drying and full, quite soft as well. Enjoyable.
MullMan (1080), Bloomfield, New Jersey, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
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 (1850), Jupiter, Florida, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
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 (1897), Buffalo, New York, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
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
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
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
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
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
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
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
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
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.
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