7

Strong, resinous, malty

7

Magus, mõru, kuiv, kange, tsitrus. Ok, vana koolikas

8.3

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5

A beer I’ve had before, thought it had been rated. It appears not. This is a 2025 edition 12 oz bottle purchased at Mr. T’s across town recently. I pull the cap and lift into my chilled ABGB tulip glass. The appearance is a clear gold liquid topped by a thin skim of ice white foam. The nose is pine, straw and syrup. The taste far exceeds the smell, I get dankness, pine resin, plenty of malt, varnish and some dried apricot sweetness. Quite good. No lack of a thick sensation in this one and moderately bitter. Also good. I call this a high level IPA.

7.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

A bright, slightly hazed, 24K gold colour with a 1 finger head of foam with some good to damn good lacing. Gorgeous looking brew.

A fairly weak nose of pine with some noticeable sweet malt notes.

Very resiny hop bitterness that stick to my tongue in a very good way. It's like pine sap and and is tasty but I find that the malt does a decent job of interjecting and providing some relief from what could be an immense bitterness that I would not totally enjoy. A very long finish and aftertaste keeps the spirit of the beer on your palate long after the swallow. And, pretty much, no sign or intrusion of the ample alcohol.

Ooops...there it is. Some warming building now.

Medium bodied bordering on full with medium carbonation, this has a great mouth feel.

This is a big old 24ozer, bottled on Dec 17, 2010, and is very delicious and surprisingly easy to drink. Thanks go out to my local retailer for picking this one up so I can enjoy it.
Jan 14, 2011

7.5

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

2025 bottle from Sierra Nevada Cascade Club UK. A golden/amber coloured pour with a healthy off white head on top. Hoppy, malty, orange, caramel, tropical fruit taste and aroma. Not as sweet as before and not quite as complex in my opinion but still quite decent.

9

Beer of the session for me.