 checkmatei1 (630), Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, USA
Dec 6, 2007 Bottle: Poured a hazy amber color with a nice thick head. Aroma was that of Hops, Hops and Hops with some hints of citrus, pine and grass. The flavor was smooth with lots of citrus hops and bitters.
EKGoldings (447), Radford, Virginia, USA
Dec 2, 2007 Updated: Jan 9, 2008Slight haze, great hop aroma, hops galore. Almost over the top but the balance is pretty good, some sweet malt character and citrus resiny character hop aroma. Lovely. Quite dry (compared to DFH 90).
Beer2000 (1775), Kristiansand, Norway
Nov 27, 2007 660ml bottle @ RBNAG’07. Hazy orange body with a nice, medium off-white head. Aroma is lots of citrus hops and some hay. Flavor is sweet malty with a distinct fruity bitter hoppyness, warming alcohol. Very harmonic with a long pleasant bitter finish.
madcow75 (425), Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, USA
Nov 26, 2007 Bottle. Pours slightly hazy copper, with a medium frothy head. Aroma up front is citrus and then a nice pine comes in. Taste is pure hops, citrus, grapefruit, lemons, pine, resin, wow, this is a pure hop bomb. Bitter all the way through into the finish and that bitterness lingers. More sweetness as it warms, but that bitterness stays. Great stuff.
Hawksfan17 (717), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Nov 26, 2007 This reddish brown pour smells of citrus, fruit and is loaded with hops. The flavor is light, hoppy, sweet and has a bitter finish.
maltdog (510), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Nov 26, 2007 22 ounce bottle pours murky crimson with a two-finger camel head, stiff as foam rubber. Insane lace contrails chase themselves around my glass. Christmasy, pinetree and grapefruit nose; also cheddary/pretzely malt, some buttery diacetyl, and ghosts of ashtray and plastic. Syrupy sweet, fruity flavor boasts candied orange and lemon, ginger preserves, fresh-baked bread, gin with lime. Hints of bayberry in both taste and aroma. Alcoholic finish. Heavy, chewy, overfull palate is contrasted by airy/electric carbonation, stinging lupulin, and almost searing ethanol heat. Resiny aftertaste, not especially bitter. Could use more dryness and less alcohol intensity, but overall one of the better commercial 2IPAs out there.
SynergyXJ (506), Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
Nov 21, 2007 Draught at Capitol Ale House, Richmond VA Copper/amber pour with decent head. Citrus hop aroma and flavor. Good mouthfeel, pretty good brew.
OleR (2008), Oslo, Norway
Nov 20, 2007 Near-white lasting head. Unclear deep copper to amber colored body. Strong, delicious fresh and fruity hop aroma. Complex taste of sweet malts and lots of bittering hops. Hints of alcohol. Good body. Lingering bitter finish. Very nice. (Bottle @ RBNAG’07)
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