 FlssmrBrewAlum (1115), Lisle, Illinois, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 22, 2008 12 oz bottle courtesy of the infamous Binnys Singles Rack (Orland Park, IL). Pours a mouthwatering dark copperish pour kissed with burny orange, a decent beige head that dissipates to a film, fairly hazy body. Aromas are prominently citrus and sweet carmel malt., mixing well on the palate. Initial taste is more laid back, sweet caramel and toffee dance on the palate with some moderate citrusy bitterness coming through as I work through the body. Bitterness sustained on the finish. Lighter on the hops, a bit too sweet on the balance, but different, good medioum bodied brew. Almost a glorified amber that has a great bitter finish.
j12601 (1217), Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 21, 2008 Mini growler from Half-Time. Pours a deep amber color reminiscent of a vegetable stock or maple syrup. Small light tan head. Heavy citrus and light pine on the nose, with a hint of sweet malt. Medium to thick mouthfeel with a bit of sweetness leading into a quinine and grapefruit laden finish.
WisconsinBeer (521), St Paul, Minnesota, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 19, 2008 Bottle. 2008 variety. Pours a deep brilliant orange color, lots of carbonation emanating up from the bottom. Flavor is sugary malt followed by a blast of fresh clean hops. Hops are pine like and a bit grassy. Malt bill is mild, a bit sweet, as if some sugar was added to the fermentation. Medium bodied, fizzy on the palate. Ends on a lingering dry note. Damn, this is a solid IPA, with a nice sweetness to balance the hops.
Block (365), West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 17, 2008 Pours a dark orange/brown. Lacing off white head. Aroma of light malts, citrus, and hops. Light body. Hops at the finish but nothing very strong.
JohnQPublic (387), Brooklyn, New York, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 14, 2008 Cask. Pours dark amber, with no head. Nose is piney, spicy hops, and a bit floral. Taste is sweet up front, the hops seems to lend the malt an almost rye-like spiciness, with a tingling resiny pine bitterness coming up solid and well suited to cask conditioning in my opinion. Lingering spicy bitterness sits on the palate. Mouthfeel is silky and full with a soft but lively carbonation that meshes well with the tingling hop note.
LilBeerDoctor (1493), East Setauket, New York, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 12, 2008 Bottle. Pours a clear dark reddish amber with a small ring of white head. Aroma of light fruits and caramel malt. Flavor is predominantly malty, with some apple skins, berry, and bitter hops in the finish. Decent, but much maltier than I would expect for an IPA.
patrick767 (2019), fort wayne, Indiana, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 7, 2008 bottle - Pours copper with a giant, billowy, white head. It took a long time to pour this one. There is a strong, citrus hop smell. The citrus was so apparent that I wondered if they had dumped grapefruit juice in it. Like the aroma the flavor is hoppy and very citrusy. I like the fruit notes though they are almost overdone. It works for this medium bodied IPA though.
zebracakes (1214), Washington DC, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 |
Dec 6, 2008 Twelve ounce bottle, $3.95! purchased from Ds Six Pax. Pours clear orange, off white head. Aroma is hoppy, citrusy, and soapy, chemical. Flavor is hoppy, malty, doughy, finish is wheaty. Not too bad. Not peaty.
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