Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

From old tasting notes. Deep Amber red color. Thick rocky beige head. Earthy toasted malt nose. Bittersweet caramel malt flavor. Lots of hops from middle on. Bitter hop finish.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle. Caramel malt and pine/grapefruit peel aroma. Dark amber with small head. Moderately sweet caramel malt and moderately bitter grapefruit peel flavor. Good body. Okay - might have been something special when there were only 5 IPAs available.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle: Hazy, brown-amber with a small, creamy, tan head. Resiny ,slightly spoiled fruit aroma. Taste is dry, resin, old orange-peel, biscuit. Very dull and stale feeling.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

12oz bottle into a Corsendonk tulip glass on 5th June 2016 while on holiday in California. Dark orange with a copper hue, the head an off-white affair. Hop forward in both the nose and taste, piney with a slight citrus leaning. OK, but no world beater.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Reviewed from notes.
This was poured into a pint glass every time I had it.
The appearance was a nice orange to amber color with a one finger white foamy head that dies basically within seconds. There is some lacing, but not much, as it leaves a bit to be desired.
The smell was a nice malty yet crisp floral sweet running about my nose.
The taste left a little bit to be desired with some of the previously mentioned tones scaled back a bit. The aftertaste seemed like it was overcooked caramels. The finish was quick and dry.
On the palate, it sat about a medium and didn’t show much of a sessionable quality to it. I found myself sipping this all of those nights.
Overall, this was nothing impressive and I found myself almost wishing I didn’t try this one.

--- Beer merged from original tick of Alimony IPA on 21 Sep 2012 at 15:01 - Score: 6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

The bottle opened with a Pop! and then poured a solid white head that eventually settled into a dark yellow body. Strange phenolics in the aroma. Some lacquer thinner. The flavor is lightly bitter with a sweet finish. i wouldn’t drink this one again.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

A lot has changed since this was considered the most bitter beer in america - I’ve had much more bitter beers - however, what has not changed is the validity of many of the criticisms that have been lodged against this beer in the past - while it may not be as bitter as other beers, bitter is all it is, without much in the way of malt character or any other complexity to contrast - even the hop flavor itself is a bit abrasive - one dimensional and tough to enjoy.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle from QFC - Seattle (Ballard)
Hazy amber color; medium sized creamy head. Light aroma of malt. Dry malt and some caramel flavor, strong bitterness, but missing interesting traits, be the malt or the hops.