 DrnkMcDermott (1846), Downers Grove, Illinois, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 6, 2007 Bottle. Lot 2556. From a loose bottle shelf, so I can’t be sure this is at optimum. A nice dark pour, thin ecru head. Constant stream of small bubbles. Wet hop smell does come through. Taste has more caramel malts to it, slightly medicinal and oxidized, but I can get behind this in the right mood. This batch, then, has a hop not known for being overpowering, just a big swig of bitterness, a little piney with some general citrus. Strong finish with nice bitter aftertaste.
Jvittorio4187 (255), Boardman, Ohio, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Mar 3, 2007 A lot of differenthops in this one. Nice aroma, clean finish. Major hops on the finsh.
MrBunn (1525), Western, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 23, 2007 Bottle. Dark amber color with a one finger foam head. Aromas are pleasant... hops take the form of a resin/pineapple with caramel malt in the background. Flavor is pleasant, but aftertaste waits a bit and then kicks in with heavy hops... leading up to this finale, there is a pretty good caramel malt body that is OK, but once the hops takes over this is really a pleasant taste.
GeneralGao (3051), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 19, 2007 12 oz bottle purchased at John’s Grocery in Iowa City, IA. Lot 3006. Poured a clear copper color. Head was off white with good retention and lacing. Aroma was malty caramel and piney hops with a hint of toffee. Delicately sweet on the tongue with moderate hop bitterness. Malty caramel dominates the flavor with sprucy hops coming in a close second. Not bad at all.
sbrewno (49), Frankfort, Illinois, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 7, 2007 Of the four hop varities offered in 2006, the batch starting 30## is clearly, er hazily, the best. Something about the wet hops that seems different from the rest. Copper? Red? IPA? Copper, for sure. Would love to see an unfiltered version of this very good beer. Two brothers, do you need a third?
agl108 (503), Manayunk, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 6, 2007 12 oz. bottle at flat rock saloon. Pours copper with citrus nose. Nice lacing. Very nice hoppiness without the extreme bitterness. Well done.
lunchcake (2), USA
does not count  | 2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 2/10 | 5/5 | 3/10 | 2/5 | 8/20 |
Jan 25, 2007 Astringent bitterness without the malt to support it. Aroma something akin to what I made as a beginning home brewer; hints of ’off’ flavors that are distracting, at least.
Juelze (895), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jan 22, 2007 Pours a color of an amber orange with light white head. Aroma of earthy citrus hops and caramel hop. Taste is of earthy resinous citrus hops and caramel malt. Slight note of toffee. Not much else to say. Just an average IPA.
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