3.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 10/20
It’s hoppy and full of flavor. This double IPA succeeds in some ways, but ultimately it just isn’t bitter and dry enough for an IPA. It doesn’t have all the characteristics I expect.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On draft at Titanic. Pours hazy copper with a white head. Nose is caramel, sugar, and a citrus hop burst- orange, grapefruit, and apricot. Flavor is similar with lots of citrus, some booze, and a syrupy mouthfeel. Medium-bodied and enjoyable. Booze is mostly hidden, but it is interesting that patrons are limited to one glass of this (per the menu).
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Poured up on tap at the Titanic brewpub with clear deep copper body and off white head. The aroma is pine and a bit of tropical mango like notes as well as earthy and spicy hops. The taste has a pretty good IIPA body pushing up pleasing levels of pine hops and spicy hops and then running the resiny bitter notes up to near yummy and chewy levels.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
A: Poured a nice golden hue with a nice foamy head. The head hung around nicely, and left sheets of lace.
S: Nice big floral aroma. Tons of citrus with a touch of cut grass. There was a sweetness underlying that made this extra nice.
T: Wow big on flavor. Tons and I mean tons of grapefruit taste. There was a nice malty sweet backbone that held this beer together nicely. It finished with a little bite from the hops.
M: Nice and thick like maple syrup.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On draught at the brewpub in Coral Gables, FL. Pours a semi-hazy amber colored brew with a thick off-white head that sticks around. Aroma of light tangerine, grapefruit, some grassy hops and a hint of caramel malt. Taste is medium bodied, fruity and citrusy with some character of tangerine and orange peel. Finish is semi-sweet, lingering sweet bitterness and leaves the mouth with a film/soapy texture.
3.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Enjoyed on tap at the brewpub. My ratings on DIPAs are aboe average because I’ve had so many fresh. No exception here. Deep golden with brown highlights. Lots of lace. No exceptional aroma, but hey a disinfected bleached glass. Good full hop dose.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Poured at the Jupiter brewfest. Nice beer. Big fluffy head gives way to a multitude of hop aromas...earthy, citrus, floral. Beer has a nice mouthfeel and is full of citrus notes wtih some good malt balance. I really enjoyed this. Matt is making some damn good beers.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Rockiest head ever seen on a beer: a thick whack of foam like scoops of ice cream on top of an orange cloud. Gorgeous looks. Leafy, grassy, earthy, slightly floral potent hop aroma. Excellent quaffability and fruitiness and is not at all sticky! Unusual fruit bouquet begs thought: there is no mango but there is spice. A great IPA that is not at all derivative. Must drink this one fresh--sampled a few weeks later and it was unfortunately off the mark.
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