2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle shared by Thorpe429. Thanks Mike!
A: Hazy orange with a half inch or so of head that generates a fair show of lacing on the glass.
S: The aroma is OK, with scents of alcohol, hops, and pine.
T: Although I wasn’t as huge a fan of the aroma as the other guys, I’m even less impressed with the taste. The flavor just isn’t doing it for me. Hop and citrus notes seem muted and blurred by alcohol intensity. In addition, the beer is just too sweet. Overall, it was out of balance and just not that impressive.
M: Under carbonated and too sweet. Could be much better.
D: A small serving of this was more than enough. Unless the next batch of this is drastically different, this was my first and last rendezvous with Dank Tank Border Hopper.
Serving type: bottle
Reviewed on: 12-04-201
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Name: Border Hopper
Date: October 23, 2010
Mode: Draft
Source: Brick Store Pub
Appearance: cloudy burnt orange, creamy beige head, layers of lace
Aroma: sweet crystal malt aroma, floral and citrus hops
Flavor: sweet malt flavor, touch of candy sweetness, citrus, light bitterness
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: ** /4
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
(22oz bomber thanks to thirdeye11) A light crystal clear orange. Smells of hops, hops and more hops- sweet grapefruit, dissipated pine sap. Taste has some cat pee, lime pith, butterscotch melting into caramel, honey, orange. Hops fade as it warms and exposes the sweet stuff more.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
(22oz bottle courtesy of Fata2683!!). Pours hazy orange/apricot color with white head. Active carbonation. Aroma has some herb (mint?), dank hops, hard candy and some citrus. Taste is sweet malts with some bitterness. Medium bodied with a slick/oily texture. Finish is bitter. I didn’t think I would enjoy this based on the nose, but the flavors are much lighter than expected. The spiciness/mint notes really add a different dimension that I like quite a bit. The alcohol is pretty well hidden also. Thanks Keith!!!
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at Mac’s Speed Shop Steele Creek. Pours clear dark golden orange with white head. Aromas of grapefruit, tropical fruits, little pine, and caramel malts along with some hops. Flavors of some tropical fruit and citrus with some hop bitterness and caramel malts. Nicely balanced but not overly flavorful.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
bottle thanks to bu11zeye. poured gold with a white head. aroma and flavor were pine and citrus. body was medium/slick with medium carbonation.
3.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Picked up by bmanning--thanks, Ben. Served in a Stillwater wine glass.
Pours a slightly-darkened peach color with a nice white head and some spotty lacing. The nose is really quite nice with strong tropical notes along with some citrus. A lot of pineapple. The taste is a huge falloff as both it and the mouthfeel fall quite flat. There are some hops but almost no bitterness. The body is really thin and there is some slight residual sweetness. This is one of the best-smelling IPAs that I’ve come across in a long time. It’s really a shame that the flavor didn’t live up.
Serving type: bottle
Reviewed on: 11-30-2010
3.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Pours a golden-amber body with a beige head. Aromas of passion fruit and dark honey. Flavors are grainy, malty, a little boozy, not overly hoppy. This bottle isn’t all that fresh, as I opened it just now. Finish is slightly bitter with some bite. Drinkable, not what I expected.
3.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
This poured a cloudy orange color with an off white head. Aroma was piney resinous hops and some citrus too, along with sweet lighter malt. Flavor was a bit too malty for my taste in IPAS, soem caramel and biscut with some hops bitterness and only light fruity flavors. Alcohol is not well hidden at all either.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bomber courtesyu of Craftbeerdesign poured a clear orange amber with a small lasting amber head. Aromas of skunk bud, biscuit, pine, grapefruit and grassiness. Palate was light to medium bodied and smooth with a watery finish. Flavors of biscuit, grapefruit, light pine and light grassiness with a smooth moderatly bitter watery finish.
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