 Angeloregon (2038), Portland, Oregon, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jul 11, 2007 Deep balmy mahogany tone with a mild whitish head. Very sweet and alcoholic on both the nose and the finish. Almost too sweet for my preference. Heat from alcohol emanates as immense bitterness lingers with malted spine for minutes after each taste. This is definitely an anniversary beer, for drinking it more than once every ten years would ruin a person’s taste buds and liver. Quite interesting still.
bitbucket (2036), Kirkland, Washington, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Oct 14, 2006 Draft at Duck Island. Pours a clear bright copper with a creamy white head. Citrus and fruit nose: grapefruit, oranges, peaches with a little floral influence. Full, creamy sweet body with moderate carbonation. The taste is sweet grapefruit over pineapple with oranges, mangoes and the occasional tangerine in the mix. Mildly bitter grapefruit finish with the occasional sprig of pine and a flower or two. This stuff is amazing! A hugely hoppy West Coast DIPA with hoppy complexity, but without the smack you upside the head bitterness.
Snojerk321 (2035), San Diego, California, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Oct 13, 2006 This is one of the best double India Pale Ales I’ve ever had. Aroma of pine, citrus fruits and hops.....of course. Flavor is a perfect balance between malts and hops. I wish they would not limit this to a specialty brew....;(
cbkschubert (2030), Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Aug 24, 2006 Updated: Sep 4, 200622 oz. bottle - Pours a clear deep amber color with a good size off white head. The head leaves some nice lacing on the way down. Aroma is sweet, citrus, fruit, and resiny. Very nice. Flavor is heavy. Lots of fruit flavoring to go along with the hops. There is some residual caramel malt sweetness. No unpleasant aftertaste. A somewhat smooth, full bodied beer. An excellent beer.
After 4 of of these, I felt the numbers should be raised a bit. This is a damn good beer. Dreadnaught isn’t the king daddy anymore.
sliffy (2012), Columbus, Ohio, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Sep 14, 2006 Bottle: Clear, orange/copper colored pour with a small white head. Aroma, citrus and caramel. There are some resinous earthy pine notes as well. Flavor, sweet on the tounge to start, but the bitterness really kicks in. Caramel and toffee, go with some piney, fruity hop notes. There is a sharp lingering bitterness. I have only two complaints about this beer, the three liter bottles didn’t make it to Ohio. And it sold out too quickly for me to get more than a couple bottles.
lb4lb (2011), Austin, Texas, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Feb 18, 2008 Bottle courtesy of DrJay on BA.
Pours a rich amber color with a big offwhite head and some light lacing. Smell is malty with caramel like sweetness along with some sweet citrus. Little to no hop prensence left. Taste is caramel, alcohol, and candied orange peels. Somewhat surprised that the hops have basically entirely faded and that the alcohol is still this present. Decent, but not what it was intended to be any longer, I’m guessing.
decaturstevo (2010), decatur, Tennessee, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 29, 2006 A very rich hops aroma from a slight hazed orange/red pour. The malt aroma comes through clearly but the hops dominate. A sweet maltiness and hops flavor come into play here. A nice beer that has that alcohol warmth that makes a beer special. I really like beers that are sweet and have an alcohol warmth going on. This beer does. Call me a Stone whore but so far I like all their beers mucho.
mjg74 (2001), La Mesa, California, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 25, 2006 Updated: Nov 8, 2006Bottle from BevMo La Mesa. Pours a medium to dark amber color. Minimal head. Sticky sweet candy aroma. Syrupy hoppy scent as well. Fruit smelling. Bursting with hoppiness upon sipping. Big and bold. Sweet and malty as well as sticky and hoppy. Some spicy bitterness towards the finish. Very rich and very bold. Well hidden alcohol. Good beer that has a sweetness that kind of drags towards the end.
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