3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/2012 oz bottle, Aroma is initially very sweet of honey with hints of floral hops and oak, appearance a hazy amber with thick fluffy head, Taste is much like the aroma first with the honey sweetness then the oak and finishes with a floral bitterness that seems to linger.Its a good beer that I like a lot but there are other ipa’s and double ipa’s that are better for the same price.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle gifted by drabmuh. Thanks Matt.
The beer is completely transparent with a quarter inch of white head that fades hastily, leaving random lacing on the snifter.
The aroma offers apples, hops, oak, pears, light alcohol, white wine.
The flavor is a blend of hop bitterness, not too assertive, and a lightly tannic, fruity quality. Pretty good and well balanced, though nothing really jumps out at me and implores me to keep drinking.
The body is light, even thin, with moderately low carbonation. Lingering notes of dry oak, floral character, and mild hop bitterness.
Overall, decent, interesting and worth a try.
Serving type: bottle
Reviewed on: 01-11-2012
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
A cloudy orange delight of citrus and pine aromas, orange, oak and bitter hop flavors.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Pour is hazy orange with a big off-white head. Some retention/little lace. Aroma of pine/floral hops, caramel, toast, very light oak. Taste is moderately bitter, pine, caramel, toast, vanilla. Palate is soft, oily, lightly bitter finish.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle sampled at Brad Fest 2012 in Minneapolis. Pours a golden orange color with white head. Bitter, earthy, honey flavors.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle @ Brad’s house Minneapolis. Pours a hazy orange appearance with an off white head. Nice piney, grapefruit, lemon citrusy, pineapple cake aroma. Tangy, grapefruity, somewhat bitter hoppy, lightly piney, a touch woody, somewhat thick malty flavor. A pretty good IPA.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours a slightly hazy orange with a medium sized off-white head. Aroma of caramel malts, vanilla, and light citrus hops. Flavor of toasted malts, resin, and very slight alcohol.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Orange amber pour tight foam head
Aroma is caramel malt presence with a bit of pine. A bit of wood as well.
Flavor is smooth and a bit malty with a citric pine hop bite
Finish is a bit sweet
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at Kasey’s Tavern in Chicago. I’m generally not a fan of oaking an IPA. They are not supposed to be smoothed over and soft, which is what this one is like as well. It’s a decent offering, with resin and hops, but it could be so much better.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours cloudy orange with a thick pillowy beige head that leaves some awesome lacing as it fades. Aroma is kinda weak, carmel sweetnes, some vanilla hints from the oak, the hops are actually kinda subtle, just a faint aroma of some citrus zest. Taste is pretty decent, slight bitterness from the hops, kinda got smoothed out from the oak, caramel sweet malt backbone, hints of orange. Not too bad but nothing fantastic.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Caramel malt and orange hops aroma. Hazy golden amber with a small off-white head. Caramel malt and sweet orange flavor, with a moderate citrus peel bitter finish. Light to medium body, light carbonation.
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