majorchaz (12), , Virginia, USA Jan 19, 2009 12 oz bottle bought on a whim. Pours with a medium white head, and produces slightly floral aromas, and smooth floral and sweet tastes. Blaketj80 (78), Oklahoma, USA Jan 19, 2009 A great ipa. This beer could serve as the baseline for the category. It pours with great white head and goes down so easy. Decent balance with a great rounded hop character. Well done to the Bell. BrianDorry55 (115), Spring Hill, Florida, USA Jan 18, 2009 Bottle from Trinity Liquors in Spring Hill, FL. Aroma is nice floral notes, sweet nectar, pepper, citrus, pine, honey...best ive ever smelled. Pours cloudy creamsicle orange color with medium head a some lacing. Flavor is spices, grass, honey...not as bitter as typical IPAs....Very pleasant. A bit of an aftertaste but its nice...grassy and hoppy. Man...this is fantastic...and im not an IPA guy in any way shape or form...I LOVE IT! LtDan (470), LA - Originally from South NJ!, California, USA Jan 18, 2009 Appearance: Pours a dark gold with a big fluffy white head. It is very cloudy with visible rising bubbles. The fluffy head never really subsided, and added to the overall appearance.
Aroma: Caramel malt and orange zest right off the bat.
Taste: Grapefruit, pine, brown sugar and lemon. Ends with a bitter spicy hop note.
Mouthfeel: Juicy and astringent. Not really heavy or thick, but not watery by any means.
Overall: For an IPA not made on the west coast, this beer has a great level of citrus aroma and flavor, and has a nice level of malt to compliment it. I look forward to brewing my first extract batch of beer, based off of this recipe. fonefan (10868), VestJylland, Denmark Jan 18, 2009 Bottle 355ml. Clear light to medium yellow orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, moderate to heavy hoppy, perfume, grapefruit, orange shell, soap. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [250908] timmy300 (199), bloomington, Illinois, USA Jan 18, 2009 how have i not rated this jewel. it has everything that is missing from every mediocre ipa i have ever drank. it smells better than fresh hops on the bine and tastes better than beer. dwyerpg (2519), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Jan 16, 2009 What an IPA aroma. Very citrusy. This is a nice beer. A good hop bite, a lot of flavor. A bit thin finish but mostly just fantastic. tdcritch (112), Missouri, USA Jan 14, 2009 My favorite IPA I have tried. I love the hop flavor and bitterness. It has a good head and nice gold color as well.
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