 SB (290), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Mar 16, 2006 Updated: Mar 17, 2006
From Bottle
Poured copper, with huge fluffy white head. Aroma of grapefruit. Huge hop flavor from first sip. I must mention the first sip was a little off, sour. But when the beer sat in the glass for a minute or two then flavors of wood, pine, and grass with earthy tones. Nice lingering sweet aftertaste. Medium to full bodied. Smooth mouthfeel. Flavors really meshed well together. Nothing was overpowering. Easy to drink.
On-Cask. at Sharp Edge Creekhouse.
Poured Copper, thick creamy 2-inch white head that was present until the last drop. Beautiful lacing on the glass. Aroma of sweet grapefruit, and fresh hops. Flavor of grapefruit, grass, and a sweet hop kick in the finish which mellowed into a sweet candy-like taste. Creamy mouthfeel. Medium to full bodied. Again the flavors mixed well. This is a treat in the bottle and a treat on cask.
Alraomon (63), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Sep 27, 2008 A nice brilliant golden amber, sporting a great off-white sticky marshmallow head.
A pretty huge hop profile here... a very clean pine/grapefruit melding with a sweet malt. When first smelling it, the first thought was "This is what car fresheners or Pinesol SHOULD smell like" ;)
Like the smell, the hops carry over here, in a very good way. A very pine/spruce taste with a bit of a sweet, malty balance towards the back of the tongue, followed by a bittering finish. Truly spectacular.
A full body, a moderate carbonation - not overly so, but just about right to balance the rather big flavour.
A well-done ’imperialization,’ I was quite shocked with how well this all went over. This one seems to be worthy of the hype, and I’d go for it again.
durhambeer (525), Durham, USA
Sep 25, 2008 Hazy orange pour with one-finger off-white head. Tasted after Pliny the Elder, so I had to adjust... admittedly this smelled like wet dog to me at first. But I kept at it and the beer rewarded: pine, citrus, almost a spicy apricot, and a very solid malt backbone. Nicely spicy bitter finish. This bottle was about 8 months old, so I’m sure it’s past its prime, but I can tell this is a good beer.
D_malone102 (95), Denver, Colorado, USA
Sep 25, 2008 I actually got a hold of this beer while in Cape May, NJ while on vacation. I got it in August, when everyone I talked to said that it was too old. They are wrong. I understand that the hop profile will not be nearly as fresh as it is in the spring, but a beer that heavily hopped and that alcoholic should last quite a while, definately longer than 5 months. The malt character is also very complex, and in fact, this is a very balanced beer. Did I taste cinnamon?
daknole (833), Plantation, Florida, USA
Sep 23, 2008 Bottle from bigmilly8. Wow I love this beer and want more. Pours a beautiful orange/amber color with a good medium head. Wonderful aroma of pine, caramel, citrus, and malt. Flavor is really amazing. Hops hit you followed by a great malt backbone and then you get some more hops at the end. Complex, well balanced and I need more more more.
oreogobbler (173), Austin, Texas, USA
Sep 21, 2008 The aroma is so filling and decadent. Strong citrus character, but when you pull the glass away from your face it’s more of an raspberry/strawberry italian soda aroma. Very interesting, I also get some pungent sharp hop aroma, spice, honey and musk. Pours a somewhat cloudy amber orange, some thickness, and intense head. Full orange, peach, and spice flavor, there are some hops in there, but not too much. Strong syrupy after taste. The mouth feel is thick and full. It’s a solid beer. I enjoyed it quite a bit.
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