6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Amber beer with a decent head that quickly falls. Slight citrus aroma, but the taste is more a grassy/floral hop with an underlying caramel. Dry finish and easy to drink.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2003
at 13:47
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
2003 bottle. Interesting experience I had. I try it at about 55 degrees and it seems exceedingly bitter, overhopped, out of balance. I let it warm up to about 60-63 and all of a sudden there is ample sweet malt to balance it out. Still, nothing out of the ordinary here, well made, PNW alpha hops, pale malt. Very bitter. Nice appearance, duller amber-red, small amount of head, tons of sediment that hangs in suspension throughout. Typical bitter hop smell, mildly citric. Not overly complex in aroma, average complexity in flavor.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2003
at 19:09
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Star colored with a decent head and very faint aroma. This is a very hoppy pils - probably too much so for the style. Fruity/spicey hops dominate, but give way to a slight metallic taste that's not unpleasant.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2003
at 20:19
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Great hoppy aroma on top of an orange beer. The first taste is a huge presence of hops, but there's enough body to stand up to it and leave a slightly sweet presence that again fades to hops and a high alcohol presence. It does have a slight sharpness, but otherwise a bit of grapefruit and pine. A fantastic strong IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Oct 2003
at 20:09
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
The head is thin and collapses quickly, but you are assaulted by wonderful hops, and grapefruits on the nose. Orangy hazy light brown. Beautiful rich body, with the hops and citrus cutting thorugh the malt in harmony...Hops heaven...excellent beer!
Tried
on 13 Oct 2003
at 19:01
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Golden, bit of a copper tint, minimal white lacing - aroma is heavy with pine - nice malt/hop balance - not as aggressively hopped as many Cali. beers, but that doesn't have to be a bad thing - citrus, maybe even some melon, and a nice woodiness - a mouthful of sweet maltiness in the initial flavor makes way for a clean, hoppy finish - very smooth considering its alcohol content.
Tried
on 08 Oct 2003
at 21:00
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Clear golden colour with a thin white head. Aroma of wheat, yeast and bananas. Medium to Light-bodied; Decent sweet bananey flavour with strong wheat characteristics. Aftertaste shows some of the wheat and subtle spicey character. Overall, a different-albeit strong summer beer! Definately worth trying....I really enjoyed it! I owe a great big deal of thanks to Phil (Haddon90) for bringing this 65 cL bottle back all the way from California for me to sample on my visit to Knoxville on 27-September-2003.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Oct 2003
at 23:26
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Slightly hazy orange/amber colour with a medium-sized dense off-white head. Super strong hoppy aroma with the alcohol noticeable. Medium-bodied; Strong hoppyness in the taste with a slight medicinal quality. Aftertaste very hoppy and fairly alcoholic. Overall, a great IPA one to be had by everyone! I owe a great big deal of thanks to Phil (Haddon90) for bringing this 65 cL bottle back all the way from California for me to sample on my visit to Knoxville on 27-September-2003.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Oct 2003
at 23:25
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Thick yellowish head, creamy, fast dissipating. Amber-orange beer, and an unbelievable funky stuff floating around - Unidentified Floating Obscenities. Citrussy smell, but not much further nose. Nice hoppy (USA) taste, balanced by a full maltiness, developping some sweetness - nearly not as much as the name suggest. To make things better, there is a naturally tasting acidity to counterbalance the beer. Very full - sugar in the aftertaste, becoming quite dry. This doesn't start me liking Lagunitas - I liked them already. Here's more proof - but when I look at those UFO's, I wonder what sort o'brown shugga they added...
Tried
on 11 Aug 2003
at 12:33
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Hazy golden-amber; lemony hop aroma with pale malts and, yes, oats. Tropical fruit esters (guava, mango, tangerine). The palate is fruity (peach, tangerine, lime), with some cedary hops. Light & refreshing.
Tried
on 12 Jul 2003
at 22:24