 wetherel (976), Carlsbad, California, USA
Mar 27, 2008
Tasted at PP bottle shop with weeheavy (who got this great bottle from aspidites), bikesandbeers, deftim13, Tim, and shawn. Nice big hoppy aroma when you pop the top, reminiscent of pure hoppiness. Big 2 finger head forms in the glass of mixed bubbles, mostly microbubbles. Lying underneath is dark amber color, much darker than I normally see in an IIPA. Tasting reveals a heavy malty backbone, possibly loaded with melanoidins, which also darken the beer. YUM! I love the caramelization. Bitterness is mild, especially after a few sips and your tongue is desensitized, then it becomes easy to drink. I think my favorite of the night.
hapjydeuce (558), Carlsbad, California, USA
Aug 7, 2008 RBSG ’08. Sampled from a growler that AgentSteve was carrying around towards the end of the evening. Some carbonation with a small bit of white lacing. Deep amber color. Huge aroma of pine tree and hop resin with loads of caramel malt. Very malty base with sappy grapefruit spice in the flavor. Huge body on this one, you can really bite into it. Nearly endless bitter and spicy hops finish. Apparently it was a few months old; I’ll bet its epic when tasted fresh. Thanks to AgentSteve for pouring me a glass of this!
yespr (6162), Copenhagen O, Denmark
Aug 6, 2008 Thanks to aspidites for this - although someone else poured it. Hazy brown with a lacing tan head. Aroma is caramel and dense pinewood hoppy with a minor note of grapefruit. Flavour is dense hoppy and thick malty - sweet, solid brew. Very flavourful indeed. Grapefruity and solid bitter into the finish. Fantastic flavour.
toncatcher (199), Santee - SAN DIEGO, California, USA
Aug 4, 2008 Shared at the Grand Tasting, RBSG. Was it just me or does Uberhoppy have a serious malt backbone, don’t get me wrong it had some nice hoppy bitterness, but very sweet and creamy.
padrefan98 (592), (San Diego) Santee, California, USA
Aug 3, 2008 From a bottle shared at the Grand Tasting during RBSG 2008. Mild hops with a very nice malty creaminess to it. I was really bummed to find out this was the only bottle. It was a great treat to try it.
AgentSteve (736), Livermore, California, USA
May 30, 2008 Brewmaster Steve tapped a keg at the brewery so I could try this, and was I impressed! I know it was about 4 months old, but it was outstanding. The pour was darker than any IIPA I had ever seen, like toasted wood with a thin cream colored head. The nose was very pine, floral and grass hoppy, but a sweet caramel maltiness was strongly present. The flavor was just as the nose. Extremely well balanced. Smooth on the palate and dangerously drinkable. I’m glad I finally got to try it, I just wish I didn’t have to drive home after!
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