4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Love this stuff! Another great tap beer, a must try. Also goes great with Chili!
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
12 fl. oz. bottle from Party Source (Syracuse), served at cellar temperature in a tulip glass.
App.: Clear copper with a fair orange-tan head.
Aroma: Tangy grapefruit and citrus C-hops, a slightly dirty and earthy malt backbone, a little peppery, some caramel and brown sugar, some eucalyptus and medicinal herbs.
Palate: Medium body, and carbonation.
Flav.: Similar to the nose – citrus, eucalyptus, menthol hops, a backbone of earthy, stark caramel with light brown sugar, slightly soapy, very hop-forward; dry with good bitterness and a light malt finish.
Not quite balanced or as good as expected.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Not a lot of smell to this for an ipa. Looks nice, but does have a lot of head when poured from bottle no matter how its poured. Taste and palate are both great, strong but not overpowering.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pungent and diverse hop aroma punches you in the face as soon as you break the seal. The bitterness on this one is quite overpowering and this beer gives little in terms of balance. However, this is a very well made beer with an excellent hop palate. Definitely a top-tier beer in the "hop bomb" category.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Strong and pleasing floral, and citrus aroma. Deep amber color, slightly hazy. Full two finger head that dissipates slowly... Very inviting appearance. Medium bitterness. Full texture with average carbonation... long finish. Very solid IPA with no major downsides so long as you want full flavor.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
The name doesn’t lie, this beer is packed with hops. Not my style of beer which is why I give it the low rating, but if you like hops you’ll love this.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: FEB 28, 2010 Through my recently caught cold, I smell the fresh, floral hops, a bit of sweetness and caramel, and some citrus.
It has a fine brown, dark orange color and a foam that disappears like dew for the sun.
The taste is more bitter than the aroma would hint. A hoppy bitterness that leaves no space for the sweet caramel notes you would expect from the aroma. The aftertaste is really bitter, and the hops really go at it here. Not the bitterness I like in beer.
Re-rating: This time, the hops were not as bitter, but more delicate than the first time, and the caramel sweetness comes to show, too. A far better experience the second time.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20
On tap at Tampa Bay Brewing. Have had this before but neglected to rate it. Love this beer. Can not get enough of it.
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