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RATINGS: 828   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.97   IBU: 99   EST. CALORIES: 186   ABV: 6.2%
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Like Hops? You’ll like this fire-hued beer. This is the beer I have always dreamed of making. This is the beer that would come to mind while spending the last two years tearing down walls, hanging sheetrock, moving kegs, power washing the ceilings, arguing with various agencies, and cutting the water main. Without Golden Promise malt, made by family-owned Simpsons Malt, Furious would just be pissed offed. From Scotland, this malt is still produced in the tradition of turning over the barley by hand, resulting in a malt that is unsurpassed in its quality. Golden Promise is also used extensively by premium whisky distilleries such as The Macallan. This malt provides the backbone for the intense hop character. Four American hop varieties are used at a rate of over three pounds per barrel. The result is a rich malt sweetness infused with bright hop flavor and aroma from beginning to end. Oh yeah, it’s about 6% alcohol and around 100 IBUs.


3.9
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Pailhead (3326) - Plymouth, Michigan, USA - OCT 28, 2007
Courtesy of Styles

Bottle: Great aroma of pineapple and citrus hops with some faint caramel. It pours a slightly hazy amber with a small off-white head that lasts a minute or so and leaves behind sporadic lacing. The flavor starts with some light caramel that gets dominated quickly by citrusy hops and pineapple in the finish. Grapefruit bitterness lingers in the aftertaste for quite some time. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Boutip (3294) - Gatineau, Quebec, CANADA - MAY 1, 2007
Can courtesy of Sammy: Poured a deep dark brown color ale with huge dirty white foamy head with great retention and lacing. Aroma of piney and citrus hops is huge and dominating the aroma. Taste is a mix between strong caramel and toffee malt with some sweetness balancing the strong piney and citrus hops. The ending is quite bitter as you can imagine but some subtle floral notes were providing more complexity which was appreciated. Body is full with some low filtration which was quite enjoyable.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Beerlando (3276) - Orlando, Florida, USA - AUG 24, 2007
Can from Brewso. Cloudy dark amber color. Nice off-white head that leaves fantastic sheets of lacing. The aroma is really nice, with caramel malts standing up well against strong orange hops. The flavor is intense but well balanced. There is a really luxurious caramel malt profile here, and every bit of it is needed to counteract intense orange and grapefruit hop bitterness. The body is quite substantial, and gets borderline sticky as it warms. The beer is smooth and drinkable, though the hops definitely let you know they are there, and they linger on the back of the tongue for quite a while. Very nice IPA!

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
IrishBoy (3264) - Bakersfield, California, USA - APR 14, 2007
16 oz can from hellomynameis; Nose of citrusy piney hops with a hint of caramel barely coming through the strong hop nose; copper colored with a medium straw colored head; flavor of hops, hops, and more hops lasting well into the finish. Great IPA!

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
drewbeerme (3262) - Chicago, Illinois, USA - APR 30, 2007
UPDATED: DEC 1, 2007 thanks to xnoxhatex for the sample. pours amber with white head. lots of pnw hops in the nose. flavor is hoppy, caramelly but the piney hop flavor seemed a little harsh and didn’t blend well with the other hop flavors. pretty bitter not just a great hop flavor in this one.3.5.

11/30/07 a small sample of this on tap and I continue to be annoyed by this beer. it is unbalanced and the hop flavor isn’t even good, really grassy with harsh bitterness. this doesn’t go down easy. 3.3.

3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
sfhodense (3254) - Odense NØ, DENMARK - OCT 1, 2009
Golden with an off-white head. Aroma is heavy hop, citrus, grass and peach. Flavour is caramel and citrus and peach hops.

3.9
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
Cavie (3249) - Fort Worth, Texas, USA - OCT 29, 2010
Can courtesy bu11zeye. He threw this can in my bag before I left. Shit I can smell the hops the second I crack the lid. Pours a hazy reddish orange color. Flavor is less hop aggressive than the nose. More of an earthy flavor with some hoppy bitterness. Finishes dry and hoppy.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
swoopjones (3247) - Buffalo, New York, USA - APR 9, 2008
#900!!! Can courtesy of Tytoanderso trade. Pours a beautiful creamy deep orange. Ful aroma of piney resiny hops & toffee & caramel. Malts really balance well with explosive hops here. Toffee sweetness & piney hops. Fuller creamy mouthfeel. Grat beer.


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