 gottalottaibu (236), charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Feb 26, 2008
pale orange pour with a decent head. nice cirus hop aroma with a hint of grass to it. flavor was nicely balanced. slight sweetness with a nice hop finish. grassy and smoothly bitter in the end.
lithy (150), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Sep 5, 2008 Deep copper color with a surprsingly tan head for an IPA. Dissipates with nice lacing. Beautiful breadiness with powerful vegetal, piney hops. Beer sits well on the tongue, is smooth and weighty. Caramel flavors transition into a distinct pine and vegetal hop finish. Something I can’t pinpoint though seems ’off’ as the beer enters the mouth and plays between the nose and the tongue. Otherwise, solid.
tomthompson89 (1133), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Aug 31, 2008 Bottle with Mike from Coles. nose was sweet malts and well balanced piney hops. golden color some small foam. flavor is more intense hops but still well balanced. Great beer.
allfreej (291), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Aug 29, 2008 On tap, Atlanta International Airport location. Imperial pint glass! Deep orange, tawny pour, light tan head with decent lace. Citrusy, faint nose (served a bit too cold), pine notes. Malty, citrus flavor, grapefruit, hop resin, alcohol. Finishes with a hop bite, a hint of alcohol, and some pine. A really nice IPA. Well balanced.
muenster (335), Sevierville, Tennessee, USA
Aug 22, 2008 Updated: Sep 1, 2008Bottle. Pours nice darkish orange, with a medium off white head. Aroma is awesome lots of flowery hops, pinappley hops, grapefruity hops, and some resiny hops. This beer really has an awesome aroma. The flavor is also tastefully hoppy, not overdone, not trying to be a double IPA, but perfect pineapple, some spicy notes, and a bit of malts for balance. Mouthfeel is medium, this beer has session potential, but can also be savored. Sweetwater really made an awesome IPA with this one. Update 9/1/08 - I just noticed all of the marijuana notes in the aroma, it is really dank.
brewandbbq (226), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
Aug 22, 2008 Pours dark copper with a chil haze, and a quarter inch head of off-white that settled quickly. A ring of lacework remained.
Aromatics are filled with lush tropical fruit..Oh, yea.. I’m diggin this one.
Apricots, mango, tangerine, peaches, sugared grapefruit. Some mild malt follows through, but its all about the fruit, baby.
Medium bodied and slightly chewy. Slightly creamy carbonation while retaining some tackiness.
The pallet starts off with more grapefruit and spruce juice than the tropicals. Mildly bitter with malt to balance. The apricots, peaches, and mangoes follow through along with plenty of firm bitterness and a hint of alcohol.
Finishes with lingering ripe fruit, juicy malt, and a minerally crispness.
This was a great one to follow up the Hoptical Illusion with.
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