 GranvilleTim (465), Granville, Illinois, USA
Nov 5, 2009 Dark golden pour with nice white head. Aroma is sweetish, fruity(pineapple). Hop flavor hits you when you take the first sip. It balances well with the malt. The hops leqave a nice aftertaste that is a little spicy and earthy. The lacing covers the whole glass.
Boutip (2329), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
Nov 5, 2009 Bottle: Poured a dirty amber color ale with a quite large foamy head with good retention and very good lacing. Aroma of earthy hops and dry caramel malt with nice overtones of floral hops. Taste is also dominated by earthy hops with floral undertones and some dry caramel malt backbone which is well balanced in support of all the hops. Body is quite full with great carbonation. Very well done and not a full hops assault as this brewery seems to do very well but a more balanced approach which is very efficient.
michael-pollack (2593), King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA
Nov 5, 2009 22oz. Bottle: Aroma of fresh hops, pine, citrus, caramel malt, slight grapefruit, and tropical fruit. Poured amber/orange in color with a small, creamy, dense, off-white head that diminished but lasted throughout. Cloudy. Very sparkling. Full of tiny, small, and medium-sized particles throughout. Excellent lacing. Flavor is lightly sweet and medium bitter. Tastes of hops, pine, grapefruit, tropical fruit, citrus, and slight caramel malt. Medium body. Tingly, dry texture. Average to lively carbonation. Hoppy, medium bitter, lightly sweet, pine and tropical fruit finish. Tastes very fresh.
tarheels86 (699), Washington DC, USA
Nov 4, 2009 22oz bomber courtesy of tjthresh. Pours a translucent light orange with a sizable, white, rocky head that has okay retention and lacing. Aroma is amazing: huge butterscotch, caramel, ruby red grapefruit, lime, orange juice, curacao, Chambourd, Grand Marnier, floral hops, herbal hops. Pretty much the best aroma ever. Taste is big resiny hops, raw mango peel, a major nutty bitterness pervades- lots of dry almond and Kola nut. Creamy mouthfeel. Overall this is like Two-Hearted Ale on crack.
JAXSON (228), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Oct 29, 2009 Bottle, thanks Scott! Clear medium amber pour, slight head, tiny bubbles. Big, awesome piney, grapefruit skin nose. That’s what I’m talkin about. Pretty bitter in the mouth. Without the complexity and awe of Dreadnaught, without the balance of Alpha King. Still, it’s lively and fresh. Though I don’t dig that long, almost chemical finish on this. That may wear on me.
jrallen34 (123), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Oct 28, 2009 I drank this from the bottle into a chalice.
This beer pours a murky orange with a light white head that had decent retention and lacing.
The aroms is ipaish with hints of orange and robust hops.
The taste is decent overall but has some flaws. The start is sweet with citrus but then there is a burst of bitterness that lasts until several secods after you swallow. I don’t mind a good bitter beer but there is a metallic flavor to this that makes a little unpalatable.
Mouthfeel is very stron, but the metal brings down the drinkability.
SpringsLicker (2041), Tennessee, USA
Oct 26, 2009 An average sized off-white head that slips quickly into a dark orange brew below.
Fresh fruity aroma with lots of citrus notes.
Smooth and well balanced. Not as hopped up as I would have expected from Three Floyds for the style, but well done.
jdskinns (15), South Roxana, Illinois, USA
Oct 22, 2009 Tons of sediment in the bottom of a bomber. Split this one with a friend. Sweet bubblegum smell when poured in a glass. Started off mostly bitter with a slightly citrus, slightly sweet taste. Gets better as it warms, citrus taste really comes out and the unappealing bitterness fades. Not a bad beer overall, but there was a heavy spicyness that felt like I was drinking a shot of pepper with my beer. Very offputting.
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