 hiddenvariable (181), pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Apr 19, 2008
pours a gorgeously clear golden amber with a huge white billowing head that is still fighting for its life somewhere. much of it laced the glass on its way down. the initial aroma is mostly candy malt, sort of brown sugar, with a bit of spice and a solid citrus floral hop background. spicy bread and brown sugar malt taste, but this time with the grapefruit and orange blossom hop flavors dominating just slightly. solid bitter finish, definitely not harsh. not a ton of sweetness, considering the strength of the malt in the taste, but enough to balance. sort of a grassy hop aftertaste lingers with the bitterness, playing with the huge carbonation and the rather creamy but resinous mouthfeel and a medium to full body. this tastes kind of exactly how i would expect an ipa from a struise and mikkeller collaboration to taste. quite good.
Veer (324), Landskrona, Sweden
Aug 5, 2008 Aroma: wonderful. Powerful fruity hops, apple peel, honey, vaguely of pine, caramel malt, grapefruit, wheat? Somehow dirty. Fusel alcohols?
Comes off about as expected.
Flavour: bittersweet. Surprisingly roasted. Less sourish than I expected from the scent. Yet w/ a very nice, almost lactic, sourishness. Grapefruit bitter hops. Fruity, very yeasty, dry aftertaste.
Palate: fizzy, creamy, thick, yeasty. Quite slimy.
Appearance: murky light orange with yellow tint. White, fine, irregular head. Leaving classy lacing...
caesar (2475), Zeist, Netherlands
Aug 2, 2008 Bottled. Pours a cloudy orange brown color, thick creamy head. Aroma of yeast, slight sourness, slight hop, some fruit like orange, pineapple and citrus. Taste is not as bitter as I expected by the style. But more like a fruity sirupy triple, though with a soft bitter hop background.
AndrewKScott (281), Lemont, Illinois, USA
Aug 2, 2008 Pour is strange, almost looks red at first, then I realized it was amber. Aroma of sweet citrus, sour candy, pineapple and apple. The taste is subtle grapefruit with a subtle hop bite. This double IPA is different from the american standards, and it’s all the more apparent that european breweries can’t offer the same type of hop complexities that American breweries can. However, this is still a great ale.
fordest (1684), Santee/San Diego, California, USA
Jul 30, 2008 11.2 oz bottle. Citrus and definite hops on the nose. Carries through to the flavor as well with some spicy Belgian stuff going on as well. Nice combination of flavors. I liked it.
TheGrandMaster (1419), Auckland, New Zealand
Jul 30, 2008 Bottle shared with yalnimim (courtesy of Papsoe), in NZ, poured amber with a large pillowy head. A punchy aroma with plenty of alcohol, malt that is both caramalised and juicy. Alcohol is very strong in the mouth, with a mouthfeel you can just about chew. Flavours of molasses and orange, as well as spicy. Comes up well, but would struggle to drink more than one of these.
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