4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
This one is quickly becoming of my favorite IPA’s.
Great hop flavor, but this one doesn’t overwhelm your palate like others, making this an IPA that you can enjoy a few of in a session.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Dark copper pour, thin white head. Good strong aroma of citrusy hops and sweet caramel, a hint of alcohol too. Taste is balanced up front with a bitter finale (not as bitter as I expected, but my bottle could have been fresher). A good but not excellent IPA, worth getting but not so much if not 100% fresh.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
12 Oz. Pours a slightly hazed orange amber with good size head that leaves bubbly lacing. Aroma is citrus pine floral and a nice fruityness very aromatic! Flavor follows the aroma with a bitter bite soothed away by the perfect malt balance. FInish is smooth slightly oily slick bitterness but never overpowering. Victory has it on!
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
This is really an outstanding IPA. Scent is mostly hops. Taste is a strong hoppy start, gives way to a nice malt balance. Medium bodied, still strong and bitter, very crisp finish. Delicious.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
Tasted at the Music City Brewers Fest
BOOM! Wow this is hoppy! First smell was hops, tastes all the way through as hops. A bit hazy on the color but with so many yummy hops it would have to be that way! I have found my new favorite IPA that’s for sure.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Tasted just before a Hop Wallop and left in its shadow. Still a very good IPA, piny, resinous and lemony (but never as lemony and sharp as the Wallop). Traces of sweetness but intense hops dominate everything, as I like them. "...I mean, I am the Devil, do you understand?"
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Poured from a 12 ounce bottle into a pint glass. Enjoy by Sept 12, 2010 printed on the label.
Appearance: Pours an opaque dark caramel with ruby hints and a 2 finger light tan foamy head with nice retention. Excellent lacing throughout.
Smell: Caramel and floral hops are the most obvious with hints of grapefruit. Much sweeter smell than most IPAs.
Taste: Grapefruit bitterness with hints of pine up front. Slight hints of sweet and roasted malts in the middle followed by a hoppy bitterness reminiscent of lemon rind at the finish. Aftertaste is quite bitter in a good way.
Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied with a good amount of carbonation.
Drinkability: Excellent drinkability. You could knock back a few without thinking twice.
Overall: Excellent IPA. Great representation of the style. I would definitely recommend this one.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours amber/gold with a thick orangy head. The aroma is dank with pine, caramel, some citrus. The flavor is extremely well balanced with just the right combo of piney hop power and sweet caramel. A very enjoyable IPA!
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