does not count  Puddintane (2), Columbus, Ohio, USA
May 7, 2008
Let me start by saying that in my opinion this is about as good as an IPA can get. Had this on tap a couple of years ago and was just simply in awe. This rating is from a fresh bottle courtesy of therealbastard: Pours a beautiful golden amber with small white head. Pine needles immediately explode to the forefront in the aroma followed by tremendous amounts of floral notes. The taste can be summed up by just saying Hoptastic, pine and grapefruit...juicy hops. Not quite as good in a bottle but absolutely delicious nonetheless, If I could drink this fresh year round I would be a very happy man!
JaBier (82), Capital City, Ohio, USA
Dec 3, 2008 On tap at the brewpub. Pours a clear deep amber with a 1 inch off-white head. Citrusy grapefruit aroma loaded with hop. Lots of citrusy hop, but a nice malt balance. Medium finish. Great stuff.
 damienv10 (101), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Dec 1, 2008 Orange amber, off-white head. It smells like a dank funky fruit and hop filled cellar, the kind you want to swim in. Full and round on the palate but has a light airy feel at the same time. This beer is weird, crazy good weird. Wet stick hops are prominent throughout, they smell and taste like they could be smoked. Did I mention this beer is dank? Not a whole lot of fruit on the palate, very easy to drink. Cannabis lovers would freak out over this beer, too bad I quit.
kseecs16 (601), Westmont, Illinois, USA
Nov 30, 2008 Bottle, pours orange-amber with a big creamy off-white head. Aroma is a rich orange citrus, very fresh, vibrant and sugary. Potent signature Three Floyds sweet citrus hops. Very potent and quite bitter with a fresh resinous character. Strong lingering bitterness with a creamy mouthfeel. Moderate carb bite.
Schroppfy (1741), Ohio, USA
Nov 30, 2008 Bottle from City Wide, Mishawaka, IN. Fresh, inviting aroma, grapefruity but also tropical. Lovely color. Subdued bready malt profile, huge on the hops. Hop flavors are intensely fruity, with definite metallic tones. Hop flavors of mango and other tropicalities. Good for a change of pace - albeit too sweet in the long run, and I’m not the biggest Simcoe fan in the world (the hop has a strange artificiality for me).
Pawola22 (133), Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Nov 29, 2008 22 oz bottle from Binny’s in Plainfield. Pours a hazy, burnt orange body, with a finger width off-white head that dissipates slowly and remains very lacy on the glass as well as the surface. Aroma is loaded with fresh, citrus hops and a distinct "wet" hop smell. Very fruity and fragrant. Its clearly that familiar FFF smell, although not as overpowering as a lot of their brews. Some notes of pine and sweet maltiness giving it a real harvesty smell. Pretty medium to full bodied beer with a very dry finish. Taste is very piney/earthy and loaded with fresh, bitter hops. Big spicy grapefruit taste. Most of the bitterness comes at the end, following an initial sweet and spicy citrus flavor. The lingering bitterness really is like a bomb of hops. It stays sticky and present for quite awhile. Overall, the taste isn’t as nice as the aroma, but its still good, just a tad off. Its kind of like sucking on a hop, actually. For a harvest ale, this is clearly one of the best out there. FFF seems to never let me down.
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