Bottle with three hop cones (I’m assuming 2010) via a trade. Pours with a hazy, hazy orange body with a thick white head. Aromas are huge with tropical fruit, big c-hops, papaya, grassy, resiny, estery. Fruity, light alcohol and some caramel. Taste is a bit oxidized (showing itself most in coconut flavors), caramel, toffee, medium to low bitterness. Light floral hop flavors with light warming. To be honest this has become a very acceptable, American barley wine. Sweet, but not really a sticky, caramel, crystal sweetness. Medium to lively bubbles. Medium bodied. A bit full for an IIPA, but dry for a barley wine. Overall: tasty.

2010 bottle - had to buy this - there is a hop cone in the bottle; who wouldn’t want to buy it because of that? - anyway, at first it was cool, but once the cone got stuck in the neck of the bottle, making the beer extremely difficult to pour, it wasn’t quite as cool anymore - turbid straw color - minimal head after the trickle of a pour the blocked neck produced - earthy, piney hop aroma, with some additional grapefruit zest and underlying sweet maltiness - nice nose, really - moderate sweetness for the style - loads of earthy hop flavor - still tastes fairly fresh, despite its age - strong bitterness, but only moderate acidity - sweetness is just strong enough to temper the hops - finish eventually becomes a bit sugary, but this is mostly fairly well-executed - I probably wouldn’t buy it again, but you’ve got to love the novelty.

12oz bottle from Ughsmash
Appearance: Slightly hazy amber with a off-white head and decent lacing. There is a hop cone in the glass, a few leaves poured into the glass. +1 for appearance, never seen that before
Aroma: Sweet malts, caramel and grapefruit
Taste: Sweet malts and grapefruit, piney hop bitterness in the finish
Decent IIPA. Sweet malts in the front, but backed up with hops in the finish.

Bottle 12fl.oz.Light light unclear medium amber orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate to heavy hoppy, citrus - orange, light grapefruit - pine. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20100410]

12 fl oz bottle, courtesy of Papsoe. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is mild herbal and grassy. Bitter and herbal flavoured, subdued malty. Bitter and bone dry finish.

Bottle 35,5 cl. Courtesy of SecretSanta himself. Pours amber with a slight haze and a small and discreetly lazing off-white head. Sweet caramel aroma and some licorice allsorts - hops too, but not excessive. Solid body, lots of fruit and caramel with perfumy hops that leave quite some bitterness. But a rather balanced IIPA that isn’t overly aggressive. And yeah, the hop cone was there! 100410