 MadIndian (987), Levittown, Pennsylvania, USA
Sep 21, 2009 Nice hazy orange ppour with a generous amount of hop and caramel. Sweet cereal bite with smooth finish. Good.
goldfish19 (33), Long Island, New York, USA
Sep 17, 2009 Updated: Oct 8, 2009~ 12 oz bottle, courtesy of Rick at Big Z Beverage in Huntington, NY. I’ve heard so much hype around this beer, and now, finally, in my glass, lies all 12 beautiful ounces of this monster! The smell is nothing short of amazing. Grapefruit, and sweet hoppy aromas dazzle the senses. The taste is intensely balanced, and each gulp went down smoother than the next. Damn! As quickly as that, my glass is empty. This all happened way too fast! I wish I had a 6-pack, but unfortunately, I just had one. Now I can fully understand why some beer junkies out there were referring to this stuff as "crack in a bottle." Highly recommended! ~
Leighton (234), New York, New York, USA
Sep 17, 2009 On cask at Barcade. Poured a nice orange hue with a fluffy white head. Strong hop aroma of pine and citrus. Tasted amazing. Only slightly carbonated, the beer possessed the hop bite I expected along with a citrus juiciness which I had not. Sweet and lip-smacking. I look forward to another round of this.
thenick (742), North Bellmore, New York, USA
Sep 2, 2009 Bottle. Pours a clear amber color with a small and slightly off-white head. Aroma is pine hops and malt, all the way - I had trouble deciding if this was an IPA or just a monsterously hoppy amber ale. Flavor is malt with a bit of citrus in the front moving into a strong (and I mean STRONG) pine hop finish. The beer is bitter, but it doesn’t take away from the overall drinking experience; I feel like I’m drinking a hoppy beer rather than putting my face into a barrel of hops. It’s a great, great beer, and I’m glad the guy at the store pointed it out to me (and had it on sale).
williamherbert (420), Syracuse, New York, USA
Aug 30, 2009 Out of a 22 oz bottle...
A very clear carrot orange color. Big puffy head; rocky and pure white. Little bubbles of carbonation. The color is just ok; the head retention is great.
The aroma is a tremendous piney hop smell. Sweet bready malt. Like a very malty IPA, or a sweet amber with a ton of hops. English malts, but with a major hop acccent. Great!
The taste is sweet bready malts with an accent of some orange peel and sweet tangerine. The base is very sweet, with slightly sour grapefruit as well. Flowery esters and tart flavors.
The thick and creamy feel has a bitter bite on the way down. It’s really more like an IPA than an Imperial amber. The hop/malt ratio is absolutely perfect. It’s a great great beer, drinkable and delicious and bursting with flavor. Greater than the sum of its parts.
arminjewell (100), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Aug 26, 2009 It’s a shame this is seasonal. Poured hazy orange/yellow with a nice citrusy hop nose. Tasted of grapefruit and citrusy hops in the front that is backed well with malt and bitters fairly nicely at the end. Overall an excellent IPA (imperial amber?)
blutt59 (2042), Dallas, Texas, USA
Aug 19, 2009 bottle, thanks to SS, pulpy orange with good foam, aromas of sweet tropical fruit, flavors of bitter grapefruit juice, white sugar, malty bitter finish
BigBen2120 (688), Derry, New Hampshire, USA
Aug 17, 2009 12oz bottle from The Liquor Shop in Tyngsboro, Mass. Pours a crystal-clear amber with nearly an inch of off-white head that leaves some decent lacing. Leafy grassy citrussy minty, pithy hops dominate with a good amount of caramel and toffee to balance it out. Citrussy minty pithy grassy hops dominate at first, with plenty of caramel toffee malt, with hints of chocolate and caramel malt to balance this beer and make it not a complete hop bomb, though it’s definitely hop-forward. Super flavorful, no flaws to be found. Medium in body with ample carbonation makes this one very drinkable considering the ABV and complexity. Possibly the best American amber I’ve ever had. Absolutely phenomenal.
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