 TheCheeseMan (513), Saint Cloud, Florida, USA
Sep 23, 2007
I told my beer mentor that I was not crazy about pale ales, and he assured me that this beer would likely change my mind. Well, it did. The color is a gorgeous, hazy medium amber. The aroma wafting upwards is one of resinous, grassy, slightly herbaceous hops, perhaps a touch of citrus thrown in for good measure. Flavor is a slighted toasted malt, with some of that citric quality coming through.
noncaloric (100), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Oct 4, 2008 Aroma: Strong hops, more piney than citric, balanced by worty malts, vanilla. Appearance: Deep clear amber, finger of off-white head, nice lace. Flavor: Strong coniferous hops, but with a perfumy floral bitter component. Malts are strongly worty, caramel and vanilla. Palate: Smooth carbonation, occasionally caramelly thick.
joefflin (66), USA
Sep 29, 2008 Pint glass on tap at Chumley’s in West Lafayette, IN. My first beer of the night and it has been quite a while since I have rated a beer so I really don’t know how many I have missed out on from rating. Whatever. Anyways, very citrus strong, more fruity than hoppy, but still very good and left a nice lacing on the glass.
zootfinster (158), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Sep 28, 2008 I expected this to go jumping down the bunny trail with all the hopps. But damn, it’s really pleasant. Very critric, and refreshing but without the bitterness one would expect with a highly hopped beer. There’s enough malt to give it a really full body with a bit of a carmelly flavor. A fine beer
gax33 (11), Minooka, Illinois, USA
Sep 26, 2008 Great citrus aroma. Nice dark honey brown color on the pour. Wow! Hops without all the bitterness associated with this style. Excellent balanced flavor. Just a great beer overall - I will definitely be purchasing more of this brew. Plus what cool-looking art on the label!
KyotoLefty (196), Kyoto, Japan
Sep 23, 2008 Updated: Sep 25, 2008Bottle from Kabutomushi.
Big hop aroma, with grass and citrus. Perfectly balanced flavor, lots of malty caramel, lots of hops, with cherries and dark fruits. Very well made.
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