 Lagunitasfan (432), San Diego, California, USA
Aug 4, 2009 Shared @ DDG release. Dark amber with a long lasting head. Seriously stinky nose. Hops and cat pee. Tastes chewy and nutty. Sweet and fruity to bitter hop. Good one.
RHeastings (380), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 3, 2009 Enjoyed from a 12oz bottle in a pub glass. The beer pours a nice medium to slightly light copper color, with a white head that fades fairly quickly. The label doesn’t lie, as there is a very highly perceptable aromatic note of the catty/danky/musky signature of Simcoe hops. The palate brings a nice smooth bitterness up front, a ton of resiny hop flavor, and a solid foundation of malt. Overall, one of the best double IPAs I’ve had.
Kestral (191), Oslo, Norway
Aug 3, 2009 Bottle. Dark reddish brown with a small head. Leaves plenty of lacing. Aroma is just a ton of citrus and resin, and half a ton of caramel malts. Huge aroma, very promising. It gives the tongue a good beating, massive amounts of bitterness just barely kept in check by the sugary caramel malts. Medium body, fairly smooth carbonation. If you want a hop bomb that just barely doesn’t tip the scale and become too bitter, this is it.
TheCaptain (526), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 26, 2009 Bottle shared on the 4th- hazy copper pour with good foam off white head. Citrus and pine with hops dominating. For me the combo of resin and citric spice gave it an odd complexity, missing the malt.
DeadGirl (192), West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
Jul 25, 2009 Updated: Oct 18, 2009On draught at RnH (NYC): Excellent head retention. Pours a hazy copper hue. Aroma is 100% hops. Taste is of 100% hops, with some caramel, grapefruit peel, pine, and other faint, earthy flavors added in there. My preference is the more hops, the better. This beer has what I’m looking for. 25072009, DG.
Tommyp007 (27), Kingsport, Tennessee, USA
Jul 21, 2009 12oz bottle. Ok, so I’m new to Imperial/Double IPA’s, and I really couldn’t get behind this one. It looked good out of the bottle, smelled strong of grapefruit and other citrus, but the flavor just seemed "off". I’ll keep trying, but I may stick with regular IPA’s, which seem more to my palate.
arminjewell (100), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Jul 21, 2009 Dark clear amber pour with white head, aroma bursting with hoppy grapefruit, citrus, and a nice piney scent from the simcoe. Knew I’d like this brew, and delivered with nice citrus in the forefront with a nice lasting bitterness. Excellent DIPA!
BR007 (14), Strongsville, Ohio, USA
Jul 20, 2009 Bottle Corked/Caged. Pours a nice golden colro with a huge head and everlasting lacing. A regular staple in my refrigerator. The large bottle was unfiltered which added a nice touch of complexity. Love the simcoe hops nice bitter bite in the mouth. A great brew.
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