This USED to be listed as a different beer each year in the BA db but in Oct ’09 he versions were merged along with one another.
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2009 (13th)
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‎24 oz bottle, the usual presentation.
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What’s this? A SN hop based beer in the classic APA/American IPA style – I’ve NEVER seen one of those ‎before, WHAT a huge departure for SN!! ;-)
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Anyway, here we go.
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As usual a great looking copper clarity in the body and some decent head, retention and some sticky ‎lace. Carbonation seems a little low, but the body is fine.
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Grassy, fresh hops in the nose (imagine THAT!), and similar notes in the taste. Little else. Bitterness is ‎high but according to style. Malt backbone is there, but obviously in takes a lesser role. Finish is clean ‎with more astringent bitterness that lingers a little.
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What to say? I really have run out of adjectives that distinguish this from UMPTEEN other SN beers. ‎Fine, but how this is diffeent from about a dozen other SN beers I fail to see.‎
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2007 (11th)
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24 oz “bomber”, 2007 vintage. $3.49 from Tower, Buford Highway, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Light orange body, good carbonation, HUGE head, nice lace and good general retention. Nice looking brew.
Light body with PLENTY of soapy, soapy hops! Tastes light and fresh. Wet hopped feel. The wet hops are really upfront, and I like the feel that this brings.
Tasty, but it is a rather one-dimensional soapy hop taste. Not bad, but by the end of the bottle it’s waring a bit. I guess a couple of bottles each season and I’ll be happy.