2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20Pours a deep hazy brown sienna color with a two finger foam. Nose is shredded wheat and a touch of grassy citrus and cardboard, The palate is malty and murky... no real hop appeal except a lot of bitterness that burns a bit on the finish. Not a fan.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
22 ounce bottle thanks to James. Slightly citrus aroma and body IPA. Soapy to some extent. Orange body. Feb bottling, so maybe more upfront when super fresh.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Draft in NYC. Deep hazy copper. Big malty bomb. Sour soapy hop. Its alright, not the most interesting balance.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
22oz bottle, shared by Jay. Bottled March 2013. Mildly hazy amber color. Minimal white head, little lace. Smooth, more crisp lighter carbonation, dry texture. Medium body. Nice light bitter taste. Some english style malts, kind of biscuity, less with the caramel, I dig that. Nice west-coast style hops. Some citrus (light grapefruit), some resin. Light spicy hop. Satisfying balance of hops and malts. Solid session IPA.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Pours cloudy amber orange with a large white-orange head, creamy with nice lacing. Aroma is pine, biscuit, caramel, floral. Flavor is the same, light sweet, light bitter. Light body. Meh.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bomber hazy bright orange. Tangy citrus nose. Taste is citrus hops with a slight malt backbone. Decent flavor retention. Not much alcohol presence. Decent and enjoyable.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Not quite a classic New England Anglo-American IPA--it is a bit stronger in the hops than I have seen in others. But still it has more balance, malts, and darker complexion than a run of the mill West Coast IPA. Reasonably good. Bottle.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
bottle. hazy orange with a small head. white grapefruit and lime aroma. flavors are bitter white grapefruit. very light malts with a white citrusy kick from the hops. light bodied and zesty.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bomber. Clearish deep golden pour with a foamy white head. Aroma was somewhat absent. Subtle hints of spicy hops and bread. Touch of caramel. Flavors were dry, lightly spicy, lots of bready malt. Bittersweet finish. Light mouthfeel, carbonation just about standard. Overall pretty weak and forgettable.
3.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours hazy golden and leaves same colored body, two finger fluffy off white head. This impressive head lasted a good two minutes before dissipating ever so slowly. Light slowly moving carbonated bubbles were seen rising. Barely any lacing was seen left on the glass. aroma is coffee combined ever so nicely with pine and floral tones. There were some hops slightly in the background. taste is bittersweet through the coffee but a bit more subdued with the pine and floral tones coming up front. palate is medium, dry and bitter with a bit of a metallic feel christening my tongue with some lashes, slightly sessionable, overall, a decent beer other than my palate, probably seek again fresher to see if its any better.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle sample at Grape and Gourmet. Delivers exactly what it advertises: a hoppy, sessionable IPA. Nothing big and brash, just an easy drinking IPA. Nice.
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