3.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bright gold in colour with big white head. Peppery aroma. Short dry hop flavour.
4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Tried thanks to Stu and Kel at the coach in a kind of impromptu tasting. Must have been one of the last one’s in existence! Read a couple of other peoples ratings...yep i do remember us saying that it looked fantastic...fantastic beer really, yep loads of pineapple, citrus etc...i reckon this is up there with alesmith IPA and kicks ass all over meantime ipa. Not sure why we made the comparison with meantime but It struck me at the time as an ipa that seemed more traditional like what an ipa should be like...which is what meantime sort of claim...
Anyway overall a really great beer, love to drink more of it, it messed me up so much i tried to sleep in a dogs bed...
3.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Really nices floral, resiny & piny hops on the nose, with a grape-like fruit.
Also nice flavours, but for me they seem a little subdued - maybe my nose just isn’t in the game.
Would happily drink this all night.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Beervana 09, courtesy of Stu. Pale-copper with medium white head. Sublte (yet strong) hop aroma. Strong hop flavour. starts small and grows enourmous. Full of citrus and other fruit goodness, with a strong of resinous character that gives a bitter finish. underlying malt balances the whole affair. Awesome.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Appearance wise this is the best looking beer think I’ve ever seen. Golden amber with a piercing clarity and a finely meshed white head that persists for most of the glass. Dense aroma of NZ hops that I picked gooseberry, passionfruit, grapefruit and peach out of.First notes in the mouth it tasted like a thick hop fog, but as it warmed and opened it offers soft citrus hops notes followed by a cleansing rich toffee with a gentle yet persistant bitterness. Mouthfeel is as smooth as jesus in velvet sandals. Top drop.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Big!! This is a very big beer, with huge pine resin hop aromas and flavours. Fans of big APA’s will need to try and get there hands on this.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at D4. His Majesty pours a the classic IPA dark amber. The nose is big and hoppy, full of grapefruity citrus with a biscuity sweet malt.
This one is a bitter beast, big bitter grapefruity hops cling to the back of the palate and grow with each sip. After a few it becomes peppery and balances out the toffee malt nicely.
A brutally bitter IPA, yet still very drinkable.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: AUG 30, 2009 Thanks to Steve at Invercargill Brewery I was able to get a 2L rigger sneak-preview of this little beauty. Shared with friends in Te Anau, I wish I had made notes, but I will do my best. It pours a beautiful deep orange amber. Big, mouthwatering hop aromas of topical fruit and resin. Sweet honey toast and toffee malt flavours support the big hop character perfectly, chewy and slightly oily. The finish is long and very bitter. A delicious IPA! Thanks guys! ADDENDUM: This apparently took a medal at Beervana this year!
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