Sample, draught, during the Great American Beer Festival (Denver), savoured on October 3 2014; eye: golden, clear, no effervescence, tiny ring of head, no lacing; nose: resinous hops, orange, light grapefruit, malt, light caramel; mouth: resinous hops, orange, light grapefruit, malt, light caramel, mild astringency, finale in bittering hops with presence of Cointreau, average carbonation, quite bitter, lightly harsh texture; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Échantillon, en fût, lors du Great American Beer Festival (Denver), savourée le 3 octobre 2014; œil : dorée, limpide, pas d’effervescence, petit anneau de mousse, pas de dentelle; nez : houblon résineux, orange, léger pamplemousse, malt, léger caramel; bouche : houblon résineux, orange, léger pamplemousse, malt, léger caramel, astringence moyenne, finale en houblon amérisant avec présence de Cointreau, carbonatation moyenne, pas mal amère, texture légèrement râpeuse; en résumé : bien

650ml bottle at the Hoppy Pub, Thessaloniki. Light unclear golden orange color white head. Hoppy citrusy, piney and malty caramel aroma. Sweet and bitter taste, fruity - orange, pine. Medium oily body soft carbonation.

Lukt: Duft av mye honning og noe citrusfrukter.
Utseende: Dunkel gulbrun farge.
Skum/kullsyre: Uten skum.
Smak: Smak av te, honning, noe ctirus og krydder.
Hvor: Nydt@Lokal hjemme tasting hos Bryne
Medium: Flaske@650ml, ABV@10%, Når@02.01.2015
Kommentar: En øl som skuffer. Lurer på om det er noe galt med denne flastken og bør kanskje prøves igjen senere..

(650ml bottle from Systembolaget) Pours a hazy medium orange with a huge whitish bubbly head that lingers for ages and leaves lace. Aroma sweet and hoppy with a pale and caramel malt core supporting lots of fruity, slightly resinous hops. Lychee apparent at first, mango, orange, a little passion fruit, also orange, citrus peel, floral notes, some resinous pine. On the palate, fairly sweet and tropically driven with passion fruit, mango, lychee blended with orange and grapefruit zest, some other fruit here, I think it’s strawberry?, pretty strong floral notes, a honey and moderate caramel malt sweetness forming the core. Sweet and fruity middle gives way to a fairly resinous finish where spruce and pine join florals and some lingering citrus zest and tropical fruit, moderate to high bitterness and a bit of alcohol heat. Medium bodied with medium carb. Surprised how well this has stood up to its shipment overseas, no obvious date but I am certain it is not extremely fresh. Still lots of lush fruity hop character balanced by an appropriate malt core and resinous bittering hops to dry. Maybe just a hair too boozy, but top DIPA nonetheless.