 noncaloric (605), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 |
Dec 15, 2008 Updated: Mar 9, 2009Bottle thanks to daknole. I have just enough time to enjoy the blend of pine caramel wafting from the bottle before it becomes a gusher. Hazy orange-brown pour, thick frothy tan head, a solid sheet of lace. Flavor is powerful in terms of coniferous hops, but also carries an unpleasant soapy bitterness. Also a touch of a sulfury off element. Medium bodied, very smooth, frothy mouthfeel.
DrDavid (957), Johnson, Vermont, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 9, 2008 Bottle. Powerful citrus aroma and malts. Cloudy deep reddish orange body, small off-white head. Somewhat sweet grapefruit and other citrus flavor. Very bitter lingering finish. Impressive and very tasty offering.
Zaprozdower (41), Boone, North Carolina, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 1, 2008 Really liked the Simcoe hops in this brew. Very balanced IPA, malty character adding a lot to the taste. Great aroma and taste, only the apperance was average with a dark straw cloudy color.
WisconsinBeer (521), St Paul, Minnesota, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 30, 2008 Bottle. Pours a very hazy yellow orangish color. Medium lingering head, decent lacing. Mmmm. Flavor is big resiny chewy hops, notes of grapefruit and a bit of pine. Sweet malt backbone, a bit of candi sugar. Minor alcohol/pepper finish. Finish is lingering and dry. This is good, real good.
Floback (333), Naples, Florida, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 29, 2008 Bottle from Total Wine. Pours a nice one-inch tann-ish head, displaying an amber body with orange hues. The aroma is apparent immediately upon cracking the bottle and is citrusy and herbal with subtle honey. Flavor and mouthfeel is bitter all around with grassy, resinous hops. Citrus appears upfront with a hint of pineapple. Soft carbonation and medium/full body. This is an enjoyable IPA and well-balanced.
IlanMan (817), Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 27, 2008 Bottle: Pour was dark golden/amber. Aroma was strong with simcoe hops (big surprise) and a malty character. Alcohol was hidden well in this brew. Flavor had a hint of pine trees but was well balanced. I don’t prefer simcoe hops only but this concoction seemed to work out. Good brew.
taalhiker (179), Dayton, Ohio, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 20, 2008 From bottle. Pours hazy amber with decent head and lacing. Huge hop aroma. Good balance of hops and malt flavors. This is my first Simcoe-only brew. Excellent effort.
j12601 (1215), Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 20, 2008 Pours a hazy dark golden amber color with a lusciously thick light tan head. Aromas of pineapple and citrus reach the nose while the pint glass is still on the table. Closer sniffing reveals background notes of pine and hints of malt. Remarkably thick yet subdued mouthfeel leads into a layered finish beginning with bit more of the citrus from the aroma, but leading into a large amount of slowly developing grapefruity quinine-esque bitterness which sticks around for quite a while.
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