21st Amendment Hop Crisis

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

A hoppy beer right out of the can! The pour is a cloudy gold color, with light red edges. Head is off-white, pillowy, and sticks around. Aroma is very tropical and very citrusy. The biscuit malt is there, but overwhelmed by the hops. After a few minutes, the yeasty notes become apparent. Average mouthfeel. The flavor mimics the aroma, it is a very hoppy beer balanced by sweet tropical fruit notes.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Can from Belmont party Supply, OH. Wish List beer. Lightly hazed orange amber pour, white head, some lacing. Grapefruit and pine hopped aroma and taste, nice and lively, offset by ample malt sweetness. Very easy to drink and does so way easier than a 11.8% ABV beer should. Tasty little monster.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 8

As others have mentioned this DIPA is nothing special to look at, faintly resembling an American adjunct with slightly more body. The nose gives hints as to what is in store with pungent/dank aromas of citrus - primarily grapefruit. Mouth bruising bitterness leads to wonderful lemon/citrus notes which make up an amazing complex beer. The oak staves lend to a smooth mouthfeel and notes of vanilla that really play well with the hops. Easily the best offering I have had from 21st Amendment.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Picked up a 4-pack from a local shop. Great pungent hop presence fronting a mildly dry malt backbone. Citrus and evergreen are in abundance providing a hop punch to the senses. Plenty of apricot, orange and spicy grass. Cloudy golden orange body, 1/2" filmy white head and streaky lacing. Sweet then bitter, nice and dry. Dank hop-centric effect throughout with a touch of biscuit. A most excellent offering to satisfy my hop jones.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

4 week old can practically dripping with tropical fruits and pine. Light in color, not in character. Really enjoyed this dank offering - probably the best I've had from 21st ammendment. Only monks blood is even close.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Pours a hazy, orange-tinged amber color with a medium sized head of off-white foam that left a slight ring of clingy, carbonation. The aroma consistes of lots of muted, citrus hop resins, a whiff of alcohol and some bourbon-soaked wood chips go along with a tobacco-leaf, earthy malt aroma. The taste is sweet, juicy malts hit up front with a bit of earthy, roasted grains that throw hints of tobacco and raisin before becoming quite bitter. The bitterness ranges from mild and earthy to astringent and citrusy-herbal. The oak-aged essence imparts a hint of vanilla and mature spices before subsiding with a smooth, boozy finish. The mouthfeel is full-bodied with a smooth, vanilla-oak characteristic.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Poured a clear, golden from a 12-oz. can into a Duvel tulip. Smallish 1-finger head with a moderate pour. Head was white and settled to a coating which lasted throughout. Lacing was minimal. Nose was some pine and citrus notes, particularly grapefruit, pineapple, and lemon-lime. Taste: Hop presence but this was a malty IPA. Sweet caramel malts predominated with hints of fruit and oak. There was some alcohol warming/burn which I felt was a little out of control. Bitterness (especially at the end) was there, but moderate. Texture was medium, sticky, slick and with healthy carbonation. Overall, this was a decent offering but not one I would go out of my way to have again.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

Holy.Shit.What.A.Fricken.Awesome.Beer!! Where the hell does 21st Amend. get off making a beer so disgustingly awesome and so ungodly hoppy?? It's the first beer I've had in at least 2 years where I was genuinely heart broken when I drank the final sip. I was going to see my friend's band play and I had 45 minutes before he started so I cracked this open. I felt rushed actually. I could have sipped on it for hours. Dense, hop syrups, pine, grapefruits. The finest Cali bud anyone has ever sampled? Aroma is to die for. Tropical citrus heaven. Steamy boozy goodness. Honey nugget pitch at Real Madrid. Thanks be to God for blessing us with this beer.

Aroma: 10 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 9

Comes out of the tap a beautiful clear golden with a thick, fine-bubbled, off-white head that sticks around and leaves some respectable lacing. Aroma is seriously hoppy with a firm undertone of grapefruit and more than a hint of sour orange. Flavor is about half strongly hoppy and half grapefruit, and fairly bitter but having just a whisper of honey sweetness. Texture is ragged and fizzy, leaving behind a hop-bitter tingle. If you love hoppy beers, this will help you deal with any crisis! Had again in a can. Good, but this is better on-tap - as has been my experience with many beers.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Tasted on tap at the 2008 Bistro 2xIPA Fest. This IPA pours a medium gold color from the tap. Small to medium sized white foamy head. Aroma is citrus and pine. A medium bodied Imperial IPA. The malts are caramel and fruity. The hops are piney and grapefruity. Nice carbonation. Good balance. Hide the alcohol very well. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is crisp and dry. Aftertaste is slightly bitter.