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WillCarrera

Illinois

4.4/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

16 oz can, canned on 10/04/12, poured into a pint glass. Major thanks to Brian for the hookup with this.

A- Pours a clear golden amber color topped with a finger of creamy white head, nice retention and thick sheets of lacing.

S- Juicy hops, lots of citrus and fruity orange aroma, also some pine and freshly-cut grass. Caramel malt lingers in the background but this is definitely all about the hops.

T- Huge rush of hop flavor with grapefruit and lemon rind, lots of pine resin and a bit of dank earthiness. The malt is also very assertive, with bold caramel flavors and a nice bready texture. Bitterness is persistent throughout and builds on itself.

M- Medium-bodied, smooth feel, oily hop resin feel, dry towards the finish.

O- An awesome, juicy, and very bitter IPA. The hop flavors are really great and are balanced really nicely by the malt; as bitter as this is I could definitely drink a few of these in a sitting. Great stuff.

Serving type: can

11-06-2012 04:37:21 | More by WillCarrera

jarrgal

North Dakota

5/5  rDev +13.1%

06-10-2013 01:58:38 | More by jarrgal

dazedandconfused

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev -3.8%

06-08-2013 15:32:35 | More by dazedandconfused

MNPikey

Minnesota

4.5/5  rDev +1.8%

06-07-2013 21:25:10 | More by MNPikey

HoppyLuckyGoGo

California

4/5  rDev -9.5%

06-06-2013 18:41:29 | More by HoppyLuckyGoGo

DrZeus10

Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev -3.8%

06-03-2013 22:56:20 | More by DrZeus10

Beerdy

Heard & McDonald Islands

4.25/5  rDev -3.8%

06-03-2013 21:16:21 | More by Beerdy

GimmeGumballHead

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev -3.8%

06-03-2013 15:57:25 | More by GimmeGumballHead

Gotti311

Wisconsin

4.75/5  rDev +7.5%

06-03-2013 13:45:50 | More by Gotti311

DrHoptagon

California

5/5  rDev +13.1%

06-03-2013 11:21:16 | More by DrHoptagon

Woodman70

Wisconsin

4.25/5  rDev -3.8%

06-01-2013 03:03:21 | More by Woodman70

Ragnarok88

Minnesota

4.75/5  rDev +7.5%

05-31-2013 22:36:12 | More by Ragnarok88

CCutch

Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev -3.8%

05-29-2013 17:05:36 | More by CCutch

JCam9981

North Carolina

4.25/5  rDev -3.8%

05-28-2013 00:15:56 | More by JCam9981

ajzy

Wisconsin

3.5/5  rDev -20.8%

05-26-2013 06:28:39 | More by ajzy

CosmoHopHead

Kansas

4.5/5  rDev +1.8%

05-21-2013 04:29:31 | More by CosmoHopHead

adhallick

Manitoba (Canada)

5/5  rDev +13.1%

05-21-2013 00:57:48 | More by adhallick

Ctrauty

Minnesota

4.5/5  rDev +1.8%

05-20-2013 01:34:05 | More by Ctrauty

ShawnMH

Indiana

4.25/5  rDev -3.8%

05-19-2013 15:19:24 | More by ShawnMH

iHeartMNBeer

Minnesota

4/5  rDev -9.5%

05-16-2013 20:37:42 | More by iHeartMNBeer

virinow

New York

4.5/5  rDev +1.8%

05-16-2013 20:16:31 | More by virinow

carlosega

Ohio

4/5  rDev -9.5%

05-16-2013 20:16:03 | More by carlosega

assman79

Wisconsin

4.25/5  rDev -3.8%

05-15-2013 01:27:15 | More by assman79

Lorianneb

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -15.2%

05-12-2013 18:20:08 | More by Lorianneb

MCImes

Minnesota

5/5  rDev +13.1%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

A- Light golden color, medium low carbonation

S- Nose will be slightly different each year due to different hops, but the common theme is REALLY fresh hops. Fresh cut grass, leaves, vegetation along with the citrusy hop profile

T- This is THE best fresh hop beer ive ever had, and Im a huge hop head. Its over the top fresh while not overly bitter and still being over the top hoppy. The fresh hops really come through. There is just enough malt and sweetness to hold up the hops. Definitely a hop centric beer for the hop heads in us. The closest beer to it is fresh Heady.

M- Just enough body/malt/sweetness to hold the beer together for the hops. A medium-light bodied IPA.

O -I go out of my way for this every year and will do so again. This is tied for my favorite beer from surly. (its tied with Moe's Bender, which is Oaked Coffee Vanilla Bender which only makes it to very limited releases)

Serving type: can

05-12-2013 17:14:33 | More by MCImes