5.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle thanks to bu11zeye. Pours a clear gold with a small, white ring. Aroma of burnt hair, DMS and dried apricot with a slight note of fruity gummy bears. Taste is soda like with a bit of apricot fruit and light DMS. Light bubbles and a dry mouthfeel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jan 2009
at 12:01
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours orange mahogany into a shaker. Fluffy micro head with excellent retention leaves spot lacing as it barely recedes. Citrus and resin aromas. Creamy caramel upfront, turning medium and soft in the middle yet crisp in the dry grapefruit finish. Nicely balance ride.
Tried
on 27 Jan 2009
at 18:55
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at home Batch E!009... Thanks to Beer Bill and My Secret Santa for this one ... copper off white bubbly head ... big bright american hop nose with a little spice ... big sweet fruityness ... toffee and vanilla ... light spice ... medium heavy body ... bitter linger ... definitly a bit boozy ... TK2 at home the Day after Jan left ... copper brown ... big pine hop nose... sweet spicy hop ... creamy vanilla ... definite alcohol... im tempted to up the score as its going great with the Curry... but in the end i think i might strugle a bit with this on its own.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jan 2009
at 14:33
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Woodshop Quad. Nose of vanilla and maple. Clear copper with a small beige head. flavor is slightly smoky with caramel and nuts.
Tried
on 21 Jan 2009
at 22:50
8.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Sllightly hazy orange coloured body with a super thin white bubbly head and some floaters on top. Aroma of pure hops, sugar, oranges (not just the peel), malt, more hops and tons more sugar. Medium to Full-bodied; Super strong hoppiness up front with a bunch of bitterness leading into a strong malty taste with a bunch of twangy characteristics. Aftertaste has way more hop bitterness which makes this really nice - no sweetness or malt to speak of...just an alcoholic kick and a hoppy taste in the mouth. Overall, I liked this beer way more than most other IIPAs, because it didn’t kick as much, but it had TONS of hops. Definitely worth trying if you can get your hands on it! I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased at Oliver’s Beverage in Albany, New York on 18-November-2006.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Jan 2009
at 23:06
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Pale coloured golden body with a very thin white head. Aroma of fresh hops, a nice maltiness and a very fresh taste of spruce! Medium-bodied; Strong showing of malt, hops and a very stong taste of spruce and mint. Aftertaste shows some of the wheat and a bit of the spruce - not much of anything else. Overall, a very crazy beer that has more of a holiday flavour than anything else. Damn good beer, and very complex, crazy for a summer beer! I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Oliver’s Beverage in Albany, New York on 22-October-2006.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jan 2009
at 22:51
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle courtesy of alraomon on 11/22/2008. Slightly hazy dark copper body with ruby highlights. Huge malty aroma with massive amounts of citrus and floral hops. Big caramel, citrus hops, light floral hop flavor. Medium body with moderately high carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jan 2009
at 15:46
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
750 ml. Dark brown with a short, fizzy light brown head. The aroma has notes of wood, bourbon, caramel, plum and alcohol. The flavor is moderately to heavily sweet and lightly bitter. It finishes moderately sweet and lightly bitter. Full body with a syrupy texture and light carbonation. Tastes of whiskey and sweet caramel with a hint of rye on the edge. Lots going on here, but its heavy sweetness throws this a bit out of balance.
Tried
on 04 Jan 2009
at 23:54
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Courtesy of tpd975. Pours deep dark brown with nice firm tan head. The aroma is crystal malts moving into fresh oak saw dust, a bit of rye bread, another bit being dark fruitiness and mild bourbon booze. Wow. The taste is full crystal malts and nearly fresh cut oak followed by muted roasted malts and some dark fruitiness. Midway just a sense of pine hops show up briefly followed by molasses and more crystal malts. Yummy. Thanks Greg.
Tried
on 03 Jan 2009
at 03:15
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
courtesy of our man, tpd975. Batch E!007, pours cloudy brown with beige head. Aroma has a good nose of oak, vanilla and caramel malts. Taste has excellent notes of bourbon - whiskey and oak. Amazing beer, cannot go wrong with Bourbon - Whiskey barrel aged brews. Finish of light bitter hops.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Jan 2009
at 16:43