 sstackho (249), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Mar 16, 2007
22oz bottle purchased from Bauer Wines in Boston. Pours a light gold with little head and just a bit of bubbles floating to the top. Decent lacing on the way down. It has the expected solid hoppy aroma. Hey, maybe this beer can be used as a teaching tool so that I will be able to identify Simcoe hops in the future... Flavour is piney - I guess there is not much of a flora quality to Simcoe hops. A good beer - but doesn’t significantly stand out from even some regular IPAs. And doesn’t come close to what has become my standard for this category - Stone’s Ruination.
douglas88 (806), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Oct 6, 2008 Bottle thanks to hopscotch. Pours a deep amber color with a large white head and lots of lacing. The aroma is great; loads of sweet pine and citrus hops.The flavor was also great; initially this is quite a hop bomb. The simcoe hope are very full and ripe, like biting a handful or fresh hops. There is also a strong caramel malt that adds balance. Perhaps my favorite aspect is the full and very creamy mouthfeel. Just delicious. If we could get this in Utah I’d be a happy man. I’m proud of my home state for producing such great beer.
skoisirius (480), Seattle, Washington, USA
Sep 29, 2008 12 oz bottle thanks to Mr. Ed! Pours a thicker golden color with almost a light brown tone that extends a bit of a tannish color into the lightly foamy head. Gorgeous coloring for an IPA. Aroma consists mainly of different hops, but mainly a bitter sense to it. The flavor on this is simply Simcoe. It’s really amazing. I wasn’t as blown away as I thought I would be, but it’s HUGE in the bitter department. Starts off fairly shallow with a light malt and once the body kicks in it is bitter, Simcoe, bitter, Simcoe, all the way through the finish. The bitter lingers forever too! Hints of peach and melon are hidden in there throughout as well. The ABV is not really all that detectable either! Good stuff...hope to try a full bottle at some point!
GodOfThunder (24), Orlando, Florida, USA
Sep 29, 2008 It pours a bright bronze color with a slight cloudiness. The head is nice and thick and a light beige color that leaves lacing all the way down the glass.
The smell isn’t as strong as I thought it would be. It has a light, and sweet, hoppy smell to it, not strong and bitter.
The taste is fabulous. Not bitter at all, just smooth Simcoe hoppiness. There’s a lot of grapefruit in it, especially the aftertaste. I’ll have the taste of grapefruit in my mouth for an hour. Very enjoyable.
gsmitty80 (532), Washington DC, USA
Sep 25, 2008 I really enjoyed this beer as it poured a nice golden color with smells effervescing from it that were strictly of hops. Taste was exceptionally smooth for a double IPA. Mouthfeel was silky and pleasant and there was no lingering aftertaste except for a clean hoppy palate.
fonefan (4850), Ulfborg, Denmark
Sep 22, 2008 Bottle 12fl.oz. [ Courtesy of Gazza ]. Clear medium yellow orange color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, heavy hoppy, pine, grapefruit. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. Very nice ;o)) (260708)
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