3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Golden orange, creamy white head, and nice lacing. Citrus, grapefruit, and floral aroma. Medium bodied, flavor like aroma with dominant grapefruit hop presence , mild caramel malt to support balance. Refreshing, medium bitterness, and nice dryness.
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4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
12 ounce bottle into pint glass, best before 3/18/2013. Slight gusher upon opening. Pours hazy golden orange color with a 2 finger dense white head with incredible retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Nice soapy lacing clings down the glass. Aromas of big grapefruit, orange zest, mango, pineapple, tangerine, floral, grass, caramel, bread, and slight pine. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of hop notes; with a nice amount of malt balance. Taste of grapefruit, orange zest, tangerine, pineapple, floral, grass, pine, bread, caramel, and light piney spiciness. Moderate amount of citrus bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of citrus, pineapple, floral, pine, grass, bread, caramel, and piney spiciness on the finish for a good bit. Damn nice balance and complexity of hop notes; with a solid malt backbone; with zero cloying flavors present after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a creamy and sticky mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with hardly any warming present after the finish. Overall this is an excellent IPA. Great balance and complexity of hop notes; and very easy to drink. A very enjoyable offering.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap at pour house, copper color with a good bit of carbonation and a medium to large off white head. Great lacing retention. Aromas of centennial and citra, lots of pine, and juicy citrus. Taste is about the same with some honey, and wood tones mixed with a bitter finish. Somewhat grainy but not over the top. Too much carb in this one. Pretty solid offering as far as ipas go.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
12 oz bottle pours a slighltly hazy golden amber color with 1 finger white head and a little lacing. Aroma is mostly hoppy: grapefruit and pine, but with just enough caramel malt for balance. F inish is clean and dry/bitter. Body is at best medium with active carbonation. This one is what I expect from an average IPA.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Crisp, floral, hoppy. A bit of citrus, pine, and earthiness. Very bitter, but balanced. This is a fantastic IPA.
2.6 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 11/20
Nearly clear amber-gold with a stroong, off-white head.
Aroma of citrus with a slightly vinyl/bandaide note.
Taste is soft herbal bitter, mild grapefruit pee;.
Rather dull.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
12 oz. bottle served in a New Belgium globe . Enjoy by 2/05/2013. Thanks Jeff(supercolter) for the extra.
A: Pours a clear amber color with a frothy white head forming on the pour. It recedes to a thick ring and thin film. Sticky sheets of lace are left down the glass.
S: Grassy with a light citrus backing. A sweet pale malt backing with a little lemon zest.
T: The hops are up front with a light bitterness and some dried grass, but it fades quickly to a mineral/hard water like quality in the middle. The malty sweetness creeps back up on the back end, but the mineral qualities kind of the malt body. It’s saved every slow slightly by lingering bitterness.
M: Light bodied with a medium carbonation level. Bitterness with a slight mineral bite on the finish.
O: Decent enough. We’re coming up on a month from the enjoy by date so not sure if that played any factors, but overall it was pretty average for me.
Serving type: bottle
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pine aroma with floral notes. Grapefruit flavors slightly bitter aftertaste . Very solid offering
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Poured clear copper color with an average frothy off-white head that lasted with excellent lacing. Moderate to heavy complex citrus hop aroma. Medium body with a slick texture with soft carbonation. Moderate to heavy bitter flavor with a moderate to heavy bitter finish of medium duration. Very good brew.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
On tap. Phenomenal local IPA that is a great entry to the Minnesota style of IPA with the likes of Surly, Indeed and Steel Toe
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