 General_Gao (2368), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Jan 12, 2008 12 oz bottle. Poured a clear light orange color. Head was thin, white, and reduced quickly to a thin film. A bit of lace was left behind. This is an IPA, but I didn’t smell any hops, just a some apple juice and husky grain. The flavor was similar with a bonus metallic flavor. There was mild to moderate hop bitterness that peaked at about 3 out of 10, but not any appreciable hop flavor. And I though the Lime Twist was bad.
BeerBelcher (698), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Dec 21, 2007 I didn’t have a good feeling about this beer from the pour. It seemed rather...flat. There was very little head to accompany a rather faint amber color. Aroma was similarly disconcerting...sometimes you can tell a thin mouthfeel just from the smell, and this was one of those times. Aroma itself was lightly cereal-y, and more grainy than hoppy. The hop presence that I could detect was faintly floral (geraniol) but didn’t have much else to it. Flavor was thin, lightly floral but with a weird malty bitterness I did not care for. There was also some weird metallic bitterness that I couldn’t get over. Mouthfeel was thin.
IMO, this is a drain pour. SurlySober gave me this bottle, for which I am grateful.
WisconsinBeer (318), St Paul, Minnesota, USA
Nov 26, 2007 Hmm. Another Viking with almost no carbonation. Seems to be an ongoing thing with their beers. Grainy hay aromas. So this is supposed to be an IPA, but the hops are faint and mildly soapy. This would compare more with something like a bitter, as opposed to IPA. Thin bodied, soft malts, somewhat flat. Not very inspired, pretty weak for an IPA. Rename it a lager, and then we would be talking.
incutrav (489), Woodbury, Minnesota, USA
Oct 29, 2007 Yet another underwhelming brew from Viking. Just so blah. Watery, basically no hops going on in it, i thought it was a lager. I dont know about these guys, the only decent beer i have had was the Whole Stein, and that wasnt anything to amazing either.
kp (6000), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Sep 1, 2007 Date: 07/27/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
hazy amber, thin fine off white head, touch of lace, dry malt and earthy hop aroma, big hop flavor, a bit of lactic tartness that fades, sweetness eventually comes out to balance
Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 3/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 6/20
Rating: 2/5.0
Drinkability: 4/10
Score: */4
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