Location: .5 L bottle from State Line, 1/28/13

Aroma: The nose of this beer is quite fruity and pretty sweet with lots of citrus/orange/mango, there's also some distinct rye bread notes in there, spice, and it has some pine hops as well
Appearance: It pours a clear orange color with a large, lasting, and frothy off-white head/lace
Flavor: This one is not quite as sweet as the nose lead me to believe it would be, though it certainly starts somewhat sweet with the same fruits present as in the nose, but the medium-plus hop bitterness takes over mid-palate, with the spicy notes, and continues through the finish
Palate: This one has a medium body, it feels clean and fresh early on, which rolls nicely into its smooth creamy mouthfeel, there's some soft-to-average carbonation and a dry finish
Overall Impression: I really found myself enjoying this beer quite a bit. I was expecting more of a spicy rye bread type of IPA, but what I got was a big fruity IPA with some rye and spice notes. Where I did find the rye/spice was in the mid-to-late part of the palate, but because the hop bitterness is also at its most pronounced at that point, the rye gets a little overpowered. Regardless, it works quite well. From the pour all the way through the end palate, I enjoyed this beer.

Fra fat på Lord Nelson, København, feb-11: Humlearmoane bare slår mot deg og smaken eksploderer i ganen og fyller hver avkrok. Heavy duty stuff. Vanskelig å drikke noe annet etter denne, ganen må inn til full overhaling.