 Angeloregon (2038), Portland, Oregon, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Aug 1, 2008 Sampled at Latona in Seattle, WA--Poured a ruddy, rich amber body with a medium beige head. Bold hops stickiness and caramel malts. Grainy, dry and sweet. Unbalanced, but better than any other beers I’ve had from this brewery.
5000 (2900), Hardened Liver, Washington, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 1, 2008 Draught at Brouwer’s Café: Dark amber, heavy reddish hues, moderate to large light bege head, hazy, superb lacing. Geeze, this
beer is quite thick and hazy. Somewhat assertive hop nose, grainy malts. Seems like it might be a little astringent.
Fairly strong hop bitterness, mild malt presense, a little grainy and astringent. A bit rough on the back side, but otherwise it is
quite filling. Fairly full bodied and mouthfeel. Good cross between an Amber and an IPA, just a little more astringent
bitterness than I perfer. Still better than I was expecting.
kp (8600), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Nov 25, 2007 Name: Balls to the Whalstrom
Date: 10/13/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, GABF
hazy amber, frothy beige head,
sweet caramel malt aroma with lots of citrus and earthy hops,
rich caramel malt flavor, lots of earthyness keeps it dry, long bitter finish,
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4
goldtwins (4086), Nesconset, New York, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 30, 2007 GABF 2007: Poured a hazy copper color with an off-white head. The hoppy aroma was sweaty and dirty. Some caramel and cereal malt notes. The flavor was bitter from the front to the back and matched the aroma.. Large dry bitter finish. Light body.
presario (3010), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Sep 15, 2007 GCBF sample. Called "Balls to the Wahlstrom, Hop Bomb" as a nod to the BA Bros. (I guess). Dark orange. Minimal head. Enjoyable malt and hoppy nose. Dry light malt body with mouth drying hops. Doesn’t turn out quiet as well as expected.
frink (467), coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Sep 15, 2007 Orange brown with no head. Big grapefruit nose some malt. Yep it’s hoppy. Grapefruit and a bitter finish. This beer is really all about the hop. Damn tasty.GCBF.
Oakes (8172), Beyond the Great Firewall, China
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 2/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 14, 2007 Somewhat murky reddish/light brown colour. Big, fresh amarillo nose, like a mountain spring, with some toasty malts in there as well. Really fresh, pithy hops. Dry as a bone. Some malts crackling in there - crystal, Munich and yes they are crackling fresh. Nonetheless, this really is hoppy, like chewing on amarillo.
raphael (424), Portland, Oregon, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Sep 14, 2007 (on tap at Brouwers) This is on the border of IIPA & american strong, but I see it more as the latter due to color & hoppage. deep amber bordering on ruby tones, pleasant head. a little weight in the mouth but not slippery, enough carbonation. I’d like more of this. the hops are very vocal but balanced away from harshness; the malt is robust baramel, with a sting of roasted & a smoked undercurrent.
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