3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draught at Herbs and Stubbs. Intense alcohol. Lots of malt. Really good beer. Enjoyed this.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20
Pours an amber copper with a thin white head. Aroma is of sweet pine and floral hops. Tastes very hoppy with hints of pine, earth, citrus, fruits, orange, grapefruit, lemon, mango, and some malts. Bitter hop finish to a delicious brew.
4.8 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
UPDATED: MAY 24, 2012 yet again another great super hopy IPA. pours a murky amber with a clean white head. Smell is of flowers and citrus. Taste is that amazing bitter hop taste that smooths out with citrus. A Great beer.
This years (2012) abrasive was honestly the best IPA I’ve ever Had!!!!! So happy it’s was very available this season!!!!!!
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap at Monk’s House of Ale Repute. Pours amber with decent off-white head. Good hoppy citrus nose with some grass notes. Flavor is really smooth hoppy with a big kick of malt that rounds out the edges of the hops. Medium body with very nice mouth feel. A good bite of hops on the finish.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: FEB 19, 2012 RERATE 2-15-12: I had a fresher version of this in the can, and I enjoyed it a little more this time. Nice earthy mouthfeel, and overly bitter (in a good way). A total hop bomb, with some maltiness to back it up. OLD RATE: draft at binny’s south loop. Pours reddish amber with an off white head. Nice floral and citrus hop aroma. Medium bodied with average carbonation and slight creaminess to the mouthfeel. Malt backbone of caramel and toasted malts countered by an assertive bitterness that adds notes of orange, grass, and grapefruit. Slight resiny finish. Good, but I was expecting much better. 8-4-7-4-14
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: MAY 2, 2010 [02May10] Can, pours a clear, light gold with off-white foam. Aroma of citrus and floral hops, grapefruit, and apricot/peach. Flavor is similar and balanced with caramel malts. Medium-bodied with a slightly syrupy mouthfeel. Lightly carbonated. This seems somewhat different than when I had it on draft as 16 grit. {7/3/7/4/14}
[04Jun09] Draft at Stub & Herb’s. Pours a slightly hazy orange-amber body with off-white head. Nice aroma of a variety of floral and grapefruit hops, pine, and caramel malts. Flavor is similar with more of the grapefruit hops coming out. Very well-balanced with malts to keep the hops in check. Smooth mouthfeel with a bitter citrus and pine finish. {8/4/8/4/15}
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Growler. Thanks, Yonkers! Pours hazy amber with an off-white ring of foam. Sweet pine, grapefruit and resin aroma. Sweet taste of pine and oranges. This stuff is like drinking fresh hops.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
On tap at Stub & Herb’s. Pours clear orange amber with a nice off-white head. Huge hop aroma, funky pine and floral, with some grapefruit. Taste is balanced with caramel malt. Smooth with a nice bitter citrus hop finish.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draught at the Grumpy Bulldog in Naperville. Dark copper orange amner with a thin creamy off-white head that leaves a ton of lacing all down the glass in big swathes. Aroma is very piney and resimous. Flavor floral and piney hops with a deep rich dank body. Bitterness is potent but not extreme. If this had just a bit more vibrant hops it would be amazing. Full creamy mouth feel.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draft @ Bavarian Lodge 4/30/09-Pours an orangish amber with a small off white head. Aroma of hops and citrus. Flavor the same with some malt, caramel, and some bitterness. This medium bodied brew was a great tasting beer and well balanced.
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