3.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 2.5
Dark brown coloured body with a small, fast-dying tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, nuts, caramel and cardboard. Medium-bodied; Strong nut flavour with major malt, no hops and some smoked peat thrown in the mix. Aftertaste is also harsh and bitter! Overall, not a great beer at all...fairly bad and will never be sampled by me again. Thanks to Jon[R888710] for buying this one so i didn’t have to! I sampled this twelve ounce beer purchased at Whole Foods in Tyson’s Corner, Virginia on 18-September-2004.
Tried
on 28 Oct 2004
at 21:04
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Hazy deep amber coloured body with a medium-sized fast dying head. Aroma of grapefruit, pine, caramel, raisins, pit fruit, malt and of course-HOPS! Medium to Full-bodied; Strong assertive grapefruit hoppiness with a full malt backbone and some strong sweetness. Finishes bitter, but also shows some sweetness & a prolonged alcohol kick as well. Overall, a decent double-better than most (still not a style I like), but nice to try out here on the east coast! I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased at Whole Foods in Clarendon (Arlington), Virginia on 29-August-2004.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Oct 2004
at 20:58
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottled, thanks Dr.Bill! Reddish amber. Restrained hop aroma. Hugely malty with clean rounded mouthfeel. Dominated by citric, perfumy hops. Lingering very bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Oct 2004
at 13:56
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
I was expecting to be bowled over by piney, grapefruity hops but this beer opens up with a malt assault instead- big, chewy breads, toast, and crackers and hints of caramel back up the earthy, bitter (but not overwhelming) hops bill. The body is soapy and full. Semi-astringent finish with lingering resins. I’ve sampled several I2PAs and this isn’t exactly unique, but it is a step up from Great Divide’s very average Titan IPA.
Tried
on 24 Sep 2004
at 20:24
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
A hazy amber beer with a caramel colored disappearing head. The aroma is sweet hoppy with notes of caramel and oil. The flavor is lovely hoppy with notes of the oil from the hops before a dry hoppy end sets in. A lovely IPA.
Tried
on 13 Sep 2004
at 16:24
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
A hazy orange beer with a small disappearing beige head. The aroma is nicely hoppy with notes of oil. The flavor is sweet with notes of caramel and a sticky dry end.
Tried
on 13 Sep 2004
at 14:54
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Not too sure why this is so highly rated. IMO a run-of-the mill (if well-made) IPA with standard grapefruit/pine hops balancing caramely, toasty malts. The body is full and flavorful, but I’ve had this beer in various incarnations by a variety of brewers. IPAs can be boring, and I think this belongs in that category, even though it’s a well-done boringness.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Sep 2004
at 22:02
2.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 2
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 2.5
Insignificant pilsner aroma. Looks like a hefeweizen; cloudy. Flavor of a pilsner with some malt. One dimensional. Even for an American wheat, this is bad. If they called it a lager it might be ok.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Aug 2004
at 18:35
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours a very think copper with little or no head. Aroma is of course very hoppy and the flavor is like a Carolina pine forest. Very piney and citrusy. NIce hop overpowering you expect. The swallow is chewy and thick. Lots of good stuff happining here.
Tried
on 21 Aug 2004
at 15:58
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Thanks to Lord Gorlock (DrunkAsASkunk) for this sample!!! Light amber color with a small head. Clean aroma dominated by malt and a citrusy hop note. The flavor is well balanced, with a respectably dry finish. Nice IPA.
Tried
on 30 Jul 2004
at 10:59