 ClarkVV (3547), Allston, Massachusetts, USA
Apr 18, 2004 Updated: Apr 26, 2007
2003 bomber. Thanks to EddieG for this one. Had at about 54-60 degrees in a huge snifter. Pours a bright and rosy reddish-orange with soft copper tinges and bright fuscia hues. Aroma is magnificently bitter. Almost herbal and slightly minty even. Very floral and quite intense. It reminded me of DFH 90, but I think DFH 90 had the edge on sheer intensity. Moderate slightly off-white head, with some medium large bubbles arising. Ok, I cant wait any longer to try it. SLAP!!! I’m hit in the face with a bitter hops assault. But quickly to the rescue is a ton of caramel malting to balance. Balances out quite nicely and a full, rich, even body is discovered. Finish is light pine hops, some more caramel malt and quite chewy. This one was so full, powerful and intense it took me quite a while to finish. After I was done with my food (stilton and bread and pasta), I drank this alone and it seemed even more bitter. Now I can’t take more than a small sip. Just immensely bitter. The most bitter beer I have had to date. Wow. It seems like the first half of the bottle I got all of the caramel malt flavor and the second half was all hops. Very pleased with the immense body though. Alcohol hidden quite well. It says bottle conditioned, but it is barely hazy, mostly clear. I would like to see more evidence of sediment. Traces of staleness on the very end detract, somewhat from the overall experience. I bet this would be insanely good on draught.
kosko20 (81), Bemidji, Minnesota, USA
Aug 29, 2008 great brew, description in a few days...not everything I hoped for but I can’t complain...on tap at brewpub
Beerman6686 (680), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 28, 2008 Pours a hazy orange color with a nice off white head. Aroma is of a lot of citrus hops and peaches maybe. Flavor is very abundant, nice citrus hops and some pine mixed in, and the fruit flavor in the hops really comes out. Really good stuff, but not quite up to par with Pliny or Hopslam.
Hophead22 (146), Redlands, California, USA
Aug 24, 2008 22oz. bottle. pours a really nice orange/yellow, nice lacing white head. Nice grassy/piney aroma, smells real good. Has a hell of a hop kick to it, pretty well balanced. Pretty nice beer overall. As it warmed it became incredible,
BrotherGrendel (135), San Diego (La Jolla), California, USA
Aug 23, 2008 Poured into a Stone OG tulip glass.
Appearance is an opaque dull orange with some amber highlights, thin layer of off-white creamy foam that dissipates to a ring, swaths of sticky lacing on the glass.
Smell is big, fragrant hops, mostly floral and pine resin, slight citrus tones, caramel and toast malts linger as does slight alcohol, very flavorful and delicious.
Taste is initially sweetened pine hops, transitions to thick chewy caramel and bready malts, tones of oranges and cotton candy, finishes bitter with a hint of alcohol warming.
Mouthfeel is medium-bodied, creamy and slick resiny texture, carbonation is ample but moderate.
Drinkability is high given the abv, a flavorful and balanced DIPA that has a nice interplay of hops and malts, I am impressed with the hop presence and this continues my obsession with this midwestern brewery.
bretupdegraff (52), , Indiana, USA
Aug 23, 2008 Golden Orange pour wonderful aroma sweet and fruity and hops
Layers of flavor - not as bitter as I was expecting - very smooth. This is not my favorite style of brew but it is very good.
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