[1] Review by Phishpond417 from Madtown, Wisc, USA who has tried this beer once. (5/26/2008 6:47:55 PM)
"Pours a vibrant orange/amber colour with a thick white head. Lacing is awesome, noticeable throughout the whole beer. Aroma is floral, piney and pushing grapefruit, lime and soft caramel on the nose. Taste is pretty nice as well- fruitforward- lotsahops, caramel two name a few flavors, finishes off with a slight spiciness. Very clean beer."
Aroma:
6/10
Appearance:
6/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.3)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 22oz @ $3.99 Unit Cost: $2.9 per Pint
[2] Review by Hannah from OK, USA who has tried this beer once. (2/15/2008 7:42:15 PM)
"Pours copper with good clarity and small, fading head. Hoppy aroma with solid malt base notes; apricot topnotes. Balanced flavor overall with typical, bitter finish. Not a top IPA in the taste department; simply nothing special about it. Medium bodied and a little undercarbonated; kind of feels thick for an IPA. Fine sample, but probably not a beer I will choose again."
Aroma:
6/10
Appearance:
5/10
Mouthfeel:
5/10
Flavor:
5/10
Overall:
5/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(2.6)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 22oz @ $4.69 Unit Cost: $3.41 per Pint
[3] Review by Brett from Far from good beer, OK, USA who has tried this beer once. (2/15/2008 7:39:23 PM)
"Sampled from bottle. Pours clear amber with a scattered, off-white head. The aroma is underwhelming with a sour apricot note most dominant. I expected more citrus/pine hops with the 'american hop farm' tagline on the bottle. Those flavors are in the flavor, however. Nice spiciness. Medium-full body. Odd aroma - nice IPA. Perhaps a belgian farmhouse-style twist on the style?"
Aroma:
5/10
Appearance:
6/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
6/10
Overall:
6/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.1)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[4] Review by Sap from Tucson, AZ, USA who has tried this beer once. (8/7/2007 12:36:41 AM)
"Absolutely, brilliantly clear, the beer pours with a pretty, bright copper color and is topped by a frothy, initially fat-two-finger thick, tan colored head. Aromas of crystal malts (caramelized malt sugars, biscuit-like notes and toasty grain) mix with hop notes of citrus and pine. The hop character is not as pronounced as I would have expected; in fact it seems a bit muted. There are notes of orange peel and grapefruit as well as sharper notes of pine, grassy herbs and perhaps a touch of menthol. There are lots of malt aromatics here though.
Lightly sweet up front, the beer has a soft citrus character to it, but finishes with an astringent, grassy bitterness; the grassy note almost leans towards a sort of plastic flavor that, while subtle, is not all that appealing. The body has a certain lightness to it that does not quite have enough heft to carry the hop notes. The beer is perhaps a little cool right now; as it warms it softens up a bit, but is still a bit too astringent in the finish. The malt character plays a big role in the flavor, but for some reason seems a bit flabby compared to the nose. Hop notes of orange zest and ruby-red grapefruit as well as a green, herbal character are quite apparent. The hop character, while definitely present, is just not well integrated; somehow the malt and hop notes seem to clash in this beer, making for a sometimes jarring session. Having said that, this beer is not nearly as bad as I have perhaps made it out to be, it is certainly drinkable and is something I could drink a pint of while sitting at a pub amongst friends."
Aroma:
6/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
6/10
Overall:
6/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.4)
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure Compared to this brewer's other beers: Not Sure
[5] Review by Rmussman from Northern, CA, USA who has tried this beer once. (9/17/2006 7:33:55 PM)
"An average nor cal beer. Nothing special. It pours nicely and has a nice cloudy hue. A solid IPA that if worth a try if you can find it, which will be at BevMo i assume."
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.6)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 20oz @ $3.99 Unit Cost: $3.19 per Pint
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