3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
bottled. Aroma has mango, ananas, grapefruits. Very hoppy. Hazy, orange coloured with a thin, off-white head. The taste is bitter, slightly sweet, has all the fruits in it. Quite hoppy, medium bodied beer. Dry, slightly sharp finish.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle, best by 3/30/09. Pours a clear orange with a small white head. Aroma of sweet citrus, tropical fruits, grapefruit, and grassy hops. Flavor of sweet oranges, some grapefruit and caramel malt. Incredibly fruity and awesome. Super smooth drinking. Wow, this beer just awed me! I need a case of this stuff!
9/4/9/5/17 (4.4/5)
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle, thanks to ucusty. Best by 3/30/09. Aroma of resinous, piney, floral hops, peachy, and spicy hops. Lovely. Flavor follows right along, emphasizing in particular the spicy hop qualities. Resinous feel really continues right through the finish, which also includes a bit of that peach flavor. Nice stuff.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Received 12-oz bottle via trade with TheBeerSommelier. Pours a semi-clear amber brew with a decent off-white head that quickly dissipates but leaves behind some excellent lacing. Aroma of fruity zest, peaches, a hint of tangerine and light caramel malt. Taste is medium bodied, some carbonation with flavors of mostly citrus, peach, pine and some yeast. Finish is quite bitter, a slight metallic texture and retains a lingering bitterness and then a caramel malt aftertaste. Quite enjoyable.
4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Oh the hops...one of my staples at the local bar. The aroma of this Sweetwater is one of the best from any IPA. The appearance is great, it shows the natural aspect of the brew. Good IPA taste, good IPA feel=good beer.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
A: Faintly hazy rich copper color body with a faint skim of off-white bubbles on the surface.
A: Citrus and floral hops with some light malty sweetness in the background
F:Initial sweet malt braced by rounded bitterness with piney/citrusy hops flavors and faint fruity yeast esters. The citrus hops take on a small bit of harshness near the end. Finishes with a nice level of bitterness and dryness.
P: Creamy moderate body
O: Nice, good hop presence w/ a substantial enough malt backbone to keep you coming back to the glass.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Thanks ucusty. Pours a clear, slightly effervescent amber orange with an off-white head. Initially intense but soon fading citrus / pine hop aroma. Flavor is intense northwest hops, with some cereal sweetness. The citric aspects of the hops have a bit of a metallic edge to them. Creamy mouthfeel, but also affected by the metallic edge.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
(35.5cl bottle) Hazy, deep golden to amber colour with a medium-sized, slightly tanned foamy head. Intensively orange-fruity hoppy aroma with notes of hay and pine needles, backed by a delicate (cara-)malty sweetness. Bitter and slightly sweet flavour, medium to light bodied with a calm carbonation. Soft malty base with pronounced lemon-, orange- and peach fruity hops. Dry and moderately bitter finish with a lasting aftertaste of aromatic and fruity hops. Wunderbar (18.II.09).
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