12oz bottle pours out crisp golden topped with a white head. Nose is floral pine hops and some grain. Tatse is more of the nice hop combo floral some pine citrus and bread malts.

From Aug 2007

I got this bottle in a trade with Wasatch. Thanks, John!

Pours from 12oz bottle a cloudy light gold with a nice big head of foam that fades after a while but every time I take a sip and put my glass down, there's *another* close to 1" layer staring at me from the glass and...there's lots of sticky lacing.

The smell is very hoppy with notes of pine and citrus.

The taste, well, it's hoppy as hell with big pine and grapefruit profiles but there must be just enough malt in there because I don't find it overly bitter except right near and through the finish. Man, that grapefruit is ruling it now and it makes me want to take sip after sip and at only 5%abv, I'm definitely going to indulge myself. Btw, if I want to bring out the bitterness more, I just swish it in my mouth and then, my mouth puckers a bit. lol. This is a damn good IPA and a fun one to drink. How do I know it's fun? After every sip, I find myself smiling. ;^)


Bottom line: This is my first Haverhill brew and boy am I impressed!

Bottle at the RBWG 2014 grand tasting, thanks! Pours a clear gold with a white head that dissipates quickly to the edges. ARoma has a bit of grassiness with light pine and a light grain backing. Flavor has more resinous pine with light grains and a hint of grass.

Bottle at the RBWG grand tasting
Clear golden with a big frothy white head and good lacing. Aroma is floral and citrus. Taste is floral and piney
Decent

2014 RBWG Grand Tasting. Medium gold with a white head. Floral hop aroma. Needs more hops & malt. Somewhat undistinguished.

Draft @ The Tap. Nose is mostly pine and floral hops. Flavor has lots of bitter resinous hops without much malt balance. Leafy green hops and more pine cone. Whoa, for me it’s really on the harsh side. Lighter body doesn’t make it any easier to drink. More malt for balance would really help this recipe.

Bottle thanks to John. Pours light apricot gold with white head. Nose and taste of pineapple husk, pine wood, spruce, caramel malt and light resin. Finishes dry and piney. Medium body.

A murky hazed amber IPA with a thin lacing creamy light mocha head. In aroma, classic floral c-hops, pungent and meaty, with light grassy notes. In mouth, a nice smooth biscuit malt with herbal floral hops citrus notes, grassy, OK. On tap at Lord Hobo, July 15, 2012.

Der Antrunk ist nur kurz hopfig, dahinter deutlich wässrig, bevor die intensive Bitterkeit zuschlägt und den Hopfen weit in Abseits drängt. Kurz darauf regiert plötzlich die Wässrigkeit, trotz den Bitternoten ist und bleibt das Bier nun wässrig. Nur noch wenig hopfig, nicht fruchtig, holzig-bitter. Ein IPA, das erstaunlich wenig Hopfenaroman aufweist. 7/8/8/7/8/8

Bottle sample at a tasting. Thanks David Cohen. Slightly hazy golden. A pleasant citric and floral aroma. Very dry and bitter flavor with grapefruits. Medium-bodied.