 Zinister (1199), Houston, Texas, USA
Mar 15, 2009 February Houston Tasting. Thanks to Maltomeal for bringing this. Pours a rich gold with a thin head. Nose of malt, sweetness and grapefruit. Flavor is apricots, red grapefruit. Smooth and rich...great beer.
trevor211 (500), Seattle, Washington, USA
Mar 13, 2009 07 bottle. Big thanks to Bobby91w for this one! Pours a murky amber with a thin, dense, light tan head that fades to a film. Aroma has a bunch of citrus hops, a ton of big caramel malts, and breakfast cereal (grain). Flavor shows the alcohol, but certainly doesn’t seem like 12%. Tons of smooth, malty goodness with a great hop backbone - it’s great when it’s this mellow, but I’d love to try it fresh, too - the hop oils have definitely broken down. Some apple and grapefruit notes, as well. Really, really good - FFF doesn’t fail to impress. Can’t wait to try more from them.
madvike (301), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Mar 6, 2009 On tap at FFF brewpub - Pours a hazy amber with a very little head. It’s all hops on the nose, which was unexpected. Taste is an intense hops blast right off the bat, progressing into a malty mellowness. There are some carmel flavors, maybe a little toffee. Real thin on the mouth...again, surprising. Overall, a great beer, but not what I thought it was going to be.
Strykzone (1459), Wood River, Illinois, USA
Mar 1, 2009 Rotten Apple tasting. Light amber color. Tan head with nice lacing that fills the glass. Aroma is not big and offers grassy and citrus hop. Amazingly smooth feel. Alcohol warming but only faintly tasted. Hop presence comes late and big. Excellent!
jameswolfe (141), Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
Feb 28, 2009 Holy $#!%, this is one of the best beers I have ever had. It looks perfect, smells beautiful and is extremely complex. You could write a book to describe it. Do not take my word for it, buy it, try it, love it.
jstraw (750), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Feb 28, 2009 Bottle at Jerry’s. Copper with big, creamy beige head / Nose of fresh cut pine / Medium to full body, good balance between some sweet malts and sharp hops, with good finish / Flavors of fresh cut pine, resin, burnt sugar, grapefruit, and orange / Very good, a double ipa really, but overpriced.
MaltOMeal (642), Land of Sugar, Texas, USA
Feb 24, 2009 bomber thanks to me. Shared at the February Houston Tasting. Pours a cloudy amber with no head. nose was fruity and caramel malt. Taste was fruity as well with a nice hop taste. Mouthfeel was creamy.
piscator34 (1121), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Feb 22, 2009 Bottled sample with yellow wax. Amber in colour with medium carbobation. Aromas of oranges chewy malts, honey and cereal grains. Fairly heavy in the mouth with elements of grainy and caramelly malts, cracked wheat, C-hops, and black pepper. Long finish to this one, with a bit of a spicy hop flourish right at the end. Nice and mellow at this stage, but I’d like to try a fresh one at some point.
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