 popkow (107), New York, New York, USA
Sep 13, 2009 Bottle poured brown IPA with a average off white head. A taste of hay but integrated into ale with the hops adding the correct level of bitterness.
MattAddis (7), Portland, Oregon, USA
does not count  Sep 12, 2009 Pours a pretty golden/copper color with a white head. The aroma is great and overwhelmingly full of hops. The aroma dominates on the first few sips adding depth of flavor. Great finish thats full of hops as well.
gobeers (11), Wisconsin, USA
Sep 12, 2009 I remember this beer getting a lot of fuss at one time, so I’ve finally had the chance to have one and now I may understand why. All hops. This beer is loaded with tongue burning hops. Probably led the way for today’s IPAs and made it cool to love hops. I guess a good thing for hop heads and hop recognition. Not my favorite but good for the hop industry from a historical sense. Not quite sure how to rate it, but I can apprecatie it for what it is.
TheGrandMaster (1846), Auckland, New Zealand
Sep 9, 2009 Bottle (in NZ). Pours a hazy light gold. Beautiful fruity hop nose with just the right amount of toffee malt for balance. I could just sniff this beer! But it tastes pretty good too. Plenty of those fruity hops again with the perfect amount of bitterness on the palate. Citrus and stoned fruits jostle on the taste buds, along with a touch of vanilla. The finish is moreishly dry. This is an IPA good enough to punch in the IIPA division.
areyouinning (72), North Carolina, USA
Sep 9, 2009 Cloudy dark apple cider color with generous carbonation. Subdued hoppy aroma. Great, somewhat bubbly mouthfeel. Nice consistency.
chimpscampee (556), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Sep 7, 2009 Top notch all around. Body was a little lighter than some IPA’s and a bit more grassy than most.
SaintMatty (1197), Tallinn, Estonia
Sep 6, 2009 Bottle - Amber/golden in colour. Fresh and hoppy aroma with strong notes of grapefruit, peach and pine. Hoppy and bitter taste with tangy grapefruit, peach and a faint hint of aniseed. The finish is nice and hoppy, but not overwhelmingly so.
bvc (227), Kenmore, Washington, USA
Aug 29, 2009 Double dry hopped version on firkin at Brouwer’s hopfest. Pours a deep cloudy golden color with a very loose looking white head. Slightly sweet and piney nose with some citrus notes. Very well rounded and nice smelling. Body is a bit thin and watery, but I suppose that is to be expected given it was a firkin. The flavor just really lets the nose down...just not as much going on. Nice bittering from the dry hopping though.
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