[1] Review by Vac from San Diego, California, USA who has tried this beer once. (9/2/2007 4:49:08 PM)
"Pours with a deep amber body topped by a thick lasting head with a good amount of lacing. It’s slightly bitty and hoppy with a slight floral note, a little pine and a hint of grapefruit. The nose is very floral. Medium bodied, tingly and dry."
Aroma:
6/10
Appearance:
10/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.7)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[2] Review by Stoutlover72 from Northern, California, USA who has tried this beer once. (12/16/2006 6:36:25 PM)
"An average beer to say the worst, but it has room for improvement. The beer I had was a tad oxidized, but nothing extreme. Classic hoppy aroma, albeit a little on the weak side. Malty and bready on the palate, with a nice hop bite. Nothing sub-par about it and I think if it were fresh from the tap it'd rate much higher."
Aroma:
6/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
6/10
Overall:
6/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.1)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 22oz @ $0 Unit Cost: $0 per Pint
[3] Review by Reidrover from Oregon, USA who has tried this beer once. (5/30/2006 3:37:13 PM)
"This is an unusually dark colured IPA, almost brown ..dark garnet hints, small splotchy white head. Nice spicy/citrus hop aromas, piney and candy sugar come to mind. Deep piney, resinous hop flavours, then it smooths out a bit and shows a bit of malt body.Long pleasing biter after taste. Quite good on the palate, smoth yet not boring again enjoyed the after taste. A nice slightly unusual IPA. A good spring day beer."
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.5)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 22oz @ $3.99 Unit Cost: $2.9 per Pint
[4] Review by EyeChartBrew from CA, Liechtenstein who has tried this beer a couple times. (7/3/2005 4:22:41 PM)
"Very interesting timing, on this one. My buddy Richard dropped me an e-mail today to let me know that the La Mesa Beverages & More had this beer (which up until then I had never heard of). While I wasn't planning on going all the way to La Mesa, I was running to my favorite beer store to buy some stuff for future trading. Lo and behold, there's a 22-oz'er of the very same beer calling my name....
While my disdain for "red" beers holds no bounds, I went into this beer with an open mind. Killer aroma from the get-go, along with a very attractive reddish glow in the body. As far as the taste goes, I detest red ales with a passion due to the cloying sweetness in the mouthfell. While not perfect, this is mild and enough in this IPA to not be a major hit on this beer, which features lots and lots of fresh tasting Cascade and Centennial hops through and through. I'm willing to bet that draught (or even better, from a cask), this would be even better.
As such, this a very nice IPA that I would be happy to recommend.
//TB"
Aroma:
9/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
9/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4.1)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[5] Review by beerguy101 from Newark, CA, USA who has tried this beer a couple times. (6/28/2005 11:45:14 PM)
"Red/amber color. Medium head. Aroma is floral hops with a touch of grapefruit. A medium bodied IPA. Malts are nutty and sweet. Hops are fairly bold, grapefruity, citrusy, piney, a touch resiny and fairly bitter. Little bit overbalanced towards the hops, but a nice solid IPA. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is bitter. "
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
6/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.5)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
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