7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours reddish amber with off white head. Nose and taste of sweet caramel, pine, grapefruit rind and citrus hops. Medium body. Dryish resin/sap finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2012
at 12:16
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bomber from Capitol Beer in Sacramento, CA. Pours light amber gold with a foamy beige head. Aroma is heavily citrus/pine. A little lightly roasted malt for backbone. Med+ body. Flavor is harsh resin/citrus hop over a hardly noticeable malt. The caramel does come out a bit after the hop seeps away. The hop is heavy NW burn. Likely the hoppiest beer ever out of Sacramento. The bar is raised!
Tried
on 22 Oct 2012
at 17:45
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sample at GABF 10/11/2012, thanks to Bluemeow76 for assistance with note-taking. Brown-black pour with a medium tan head and strings of lacing. Aroma of malt and vanilla. Full-bodied with flavors of sweet malt, vanilla and milk chocolate. The finish is sweet with a vanilla/chocolate aftertaste. Pretty good overall.
Tried
on 21 Oct 2012
at 12:19
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap (listed at 11.3%). Pours with a crystal clear yellow hued body with a massive white head that lasts. Smells pretty good. Aromas are of stone fruit, tangerine, floral citrus, light pine and a decent amount of alcohol. Minimum dextrin malt. Flavors are warming, only a very light sticky malt presence. Alcohol, low bitterness, big fruity, citrusy and tropical fruit hop flavors. Medium carbonation and warming. Apprehensive going into this as I anticipated a big, sticky, sweet mess; very nicely surprised by this one.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Oct 2012
at 15:15
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle. Opaque black liquid with medium to big, firm light tan head. Aroma of vanilla, chocolate, biscuit, light coffee, caramel, earth and bread. Nice. Taste is light to medium sweet and light bitter with notes of coffee, vanilla and chocolate. Full bodied with medium carbonation and very velvety, smooth mouthfeel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Oct 2012
at 12:50
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
From a bottle shared with nick. Pours deep amber with very little head. Citrusy hop aroma. Apricot and grapefruit. Bitter finish. Really tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Oct 2012
at 20:54
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bomber from Beverages 4 Less in Santee, CA. Pours clear dark ruddy copper with a creamy beige head. Aroma is quite pine/citrus over firmly roasted malt. Full bodied. It’s very resin/citrus hoppy. Almost burningly so. The malt is typical "red" roast, and it’s strong enough to stand up to the huge hop bill. This ale screams NW. Brilliant.
Tried
on 29 Sep 2012
at 18:45
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
65 cl bottle (11,25%) @ lusikka, no BBE info
Aroma is somewhat sweet with resin, some exotic fruits and caramel. Flavour is also somewhat sweet with resiny notes, some exotic fruits, caramel malt and hints of gooseberry bush. Nice and hoppy but too sweet.
Aroma is somewhat sweet with resin, some exotic fruits and caramel. Flavour is also somewhat sweet with resiny notes, some exotic fruits, caramel malt and hints of gooseberry bush. Nice and hoppy but too sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Sep 2012
at 09:28
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
650ml bottle from City Beer, San Francisco, CA
ABV: 11,25% - Pours dark orange with a foamy white head. Aroma of super fresh fruity hops, caramely malts, hints of lemon, grapefruit and exotic fruits. Taste of citrusy and fruity hops, caramely malts, hints of lemon, grapefruit and exotic fruits. Finish is hoppy and malty with some caramely and lemony notes. Nice, quite hoppy and malty but still extremely well balanced IIPA.
ABV: 11,25% - Pours dark orange with a foamy white head. Aroma of super fresh fruity hops, caramely malts, hints of lemon, grapefruit and exotic fruits. Taste of citrusy and fruity hops, caramely malts, hints of lemon, grapefruit and exotic fruits. Finish is hoppy and malty with some caramely and lemony notes. Nice, quite hoppy and malty but still extremely well balanced IIPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Sep 2012
at 09:25
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at my house with John. Pours amber orange with off white head. Nose/taste of citrus, caramel, pink grapefruit, resin, pine and harsh tree sap. Finishes abrasive enamel stripping resin. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Sep 2012
at 19:52