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Well, here we are with the continued, and the latest expansion of the Hopslam brand. $8 for 16 oz at Curly's Village Inn, Fort Wayne, IN. For context, Curly's is a lovely, local Dive bar (I mean that in the most positive and affectionate way), and...
Pure, pure curiosity. I'm not a huge fan of Hopslam as evidenced by this, but as I say in various places I'll drink 1-2 bottles every year. Nor I did I anticipate being a fan of this version, BUT as a legacy drinker and an old skool guy I almost...
Well, Dale's, and perhaps more accurately Oskar Blues, is such an extraordinarily well-established brand in (relatively) contemporary US brewing, that a certain degree of reverence is required here even before one opens the can. The pour is much...
Full disclosure, at the time of writing these notes I had never had Utopias. Since then, I have. My mantra is that I will try anything once, and that's true, but I'ver never bothered to seek it out in 20+ years, and I won't do so in the future. If...
12 oz pour, J K O'Donnell's, Fort Wayne, IN. Happy to stumble across this purely by chance on a random Tuesday afternoon. Great clarity on the mid-orange pour. Some lace, light film on the surface. As expected. The nose has a surprising, stinky...
So, I wonder if this is some re-incarnation of an earlier Dank Tank or some other special release. It feels like it may be. I know Dank Tank #3 this, but internally I wonder … 60 IBUs screams the can. 12oz, part of a six-pack. Pour is a clouded,...
The last 12 oz can from a six pack bought in Wyoming. This feels like a throwback beer. Very reminiscent of on older style, west coast DIPA with plenty of fruit notes finishing out a clean, big ‘ole DIPA. It’s refreshing in that sense. Lovely...
Pale green attractive label on the 22 oz bottle. The usual Westbrook styling. Bottled on 3/7/16 and recommended consumed with 30 days, so about 2 months too late according to Westbrook. Reminds me of an old fashioned malt bomb IPA - yes. I KNOW...
OH look, a massive DIPA from Stone - how novel. This one has an Australian theme with 100% Australian Hops, and Australian Malt, and a name that belongs to a band that is only partly Australian. Mmmm ... I wonder how Australians feel about AC/DC...
12 oz bottle, last one in the six pack. Very reminiscent of Sticky Nugs. Pale golden pour. Good sticky, white head, all is in place. Nice rich, hoppy oil, nose, which is replicated in the initial tastes. Very drinkable with lots of malt backbone to...
Certainly a golden brown color but outside of that it is a run of the mill, West Coast influenced DIPA. Slight onion notes in the nose and taste. Nowhere near as aggressive and brash as some in the style, or indeed some/many Stone beers. Relatively...
Clear gold body, high white head and sticky lace, all a little reminiscent of sticky nugs. Plenty of aspirin like C notes breaking everywhere, with some sweetness. The beer is quite drinkable considering the style. Bitterness competes with...
Another Stone collaboration. Best before 10/10/13 - I'm two months late. Pour is an attractive, hazy, light golden color with some excellent bone-white head and a little lace. Smell is light onion with plenty of West Coast DIPA notes. Not much...
16 oz can. $2.99 from Brawley's in Charlotte, NC. Having been to the brewery the day before and NOT drinking this, I thought it wise to pick up a can for me to try at home. The first thing that strikes me is the cost. This is an expensive four...
I've known this beer for many, many years and usually I've enjoyed it immensely, but this is the first time I've had it in the bottle and seems like a very different experience than all of my previous draught encounters. The color looks fine, but...
I cannot help but to kept being pulled back to Twelve, every time that I open an Avery anniversary beer. For me, that was the absolute pinnacle of Avery anniversary beers, and perhaps the zenith of Avery as a brewery. Twenty has lovely clarity on...
Pale orange color. Brewed in conjunction with CBX. Trying to imagine that I'm in my happy place on Hilton Head Island. Westbrook often takes me there, even though we've had Ed's beers in ATL for a long time now. Summit nose with some onions - yes I...
22 oz bottle, thanks go out to @lnashsig. Into the Sierra Nevada Spiegelau glass it goes. Nice carnation release and some serious copper color. Clear at first but seems to induce to chill haze after a minute or two. Head is high and quite retained...
Oh good, another Stone DIPA. They don't make many of those! The usual Stone presentation. Very pale yellow pour, almost macro lager like in terms of the color. Average white head, some lace but very little retention. Low level hop aroma in the...
Modest head, retention and lace. Nothing to write home about. Some pale orange hues with very light haze. Lots of onion and a touch of garlic here especially in the nose. Tastes are slightly more restrained, but honestly not much. Light burn, the...
I've had very little exposure and experience with Back Forty beers, but when I did, I thought they were incredibly average. This is the first one that has made it across the border to GA, and predictably a DIPA. 22 oz bomber, cost me $4.99 I think....
Dammit. Enjoy by 04.01.13 - that means that once the 4th of January has passed this is going downhill. Oh, hang on, this is America, so actually that's April 1st. A joke? Maybe, but either way you're hardly likely to confuse this beer with anything...
Thanks go out to @lnashsig for a chance to have another crack at this one. I last time that I drank this was when I was in Houston last summer, but to be honest, I was pretty sure I had a couple of older bottles. This is much fresher and a much...
Bottled conditioned, August 2012. OK, the last Stone Anniversary beer that I thought was any good was 13. That beer was superb. 14 and 15 I disliked strongly, and I thought that 14 was simply a bad beer. That brings us to 16. Well, there are some...
Anything involving Alpine in the DIPA category usually gets my attention, so I was interested to see how this would pan out. The last New Belgium collaboration that I tried (Brett Beer, with Lost Abbey) was woefully disappointing, so I am hoping...
Purchased on a recent trip to Raleigh at Bottle Revolution. An attractive pour with a good clarity on a light copper color. Unfortunately, that's as good as it gets, the rest is frankly awful, truly awful. The nose offers only a hint of the...
32 oz growler from Hop City rather than a can from the 16 oz, tallboy 4-packs. Official word on the beer from Oskar Blues. Shiny copper colored pour with some decent white, sticky lace. Nicely put together as expected, with requisite lace for an...
Surprised to find this at Hop City on Friday. I didn't even realize this was coming out as the next beer in the Solitary Confinement series. Not a favorite style of mine, so we'll see. Described as an Imperial Pale Ale (not IPA) on the label; not...
The 22 oz bottle is adorned with a bright orange label which seems appropriate for the contents. The beer reflects both the color on the label and the typical DIPA color which is pleasing on both fronts. Head is small and there is a disappointing...
Surprisingly clarity on the pour (given the Imperial India Style Wheat Ale moniker - whatever THAT is) even if there is a little chill-haze, and some vibrant carbonation. When the beer has settled down a bit it looks like a bright, clean Pilsner...
22oz bottle from Binny's in Clybourn, Chicago, IL. $11.99 (I think). Pour is a very attractive, orange/golden clear pour with decent carbonation. The head is good, and the lace attractive. A very attractive beer all around, actually. The lace is...
God bless 'em, Red Brick (aka Atlanta Brewing Co.) just CANNOT get their packaging right! Despite a whole bunch of recent attempts to re-brand, it still doesn't seem right to me. Anyway, I guess that's another rant so back to the beer. 12 oz...
22 oz bottle, $7.99 form Smyrna World of Beverage, Smyrna, GA, USA. Bottled on 5/5/11 with an additional dot-matrixed '5212' on the neck in yellow ink. Shock, horror! This is a big, bold, hop-bomb without any excuses or any pretense. In many ways...
From notes. Beer was consumed May 2011. Surprisingly light color with come haziness. Big, fluffy one finger head. For the style, the nose is not particularly aggressive but it is assertive. The same can be said of the taste - strong, but not too...
750 mL capped bottle in the usual DFH presentation. Pour offers a low density, bright copper color with a moderate head and some lace. Given the ABV, quite acceptable. Aroma is mainly a sharp, medicinal, alcohol infused assault that offers some...
22 oz bottle. $7.99 from Ansley Wine Merchants, Atlanta, GA, USA. Heard a lot of buzz about this beer in the last couple of weeks as LA/Port has recently made it to GA. For some reason (not sure why) I was under the impression that this was going...
When this came out, rumor had it that this was exactly the same beer as the 15th anniversary. I have no idea about the validity of that statement, and it wound up in the BA db as a different beer anyway, so here goes. The bottle has silver foil on...
Additional notes 08/22/23 (pictured) Draught, JK O’Donnell’s, Fort Wayne, IN. 12oz pour, presumably 2023 vintage. Now sporting an 11% ABV (as opposed to 10.4% in the bottled 2011 vintage) and a ‘Triple IPA’ moniker (yawn), it’s been around a dozen...
$9.99 for the 22 oz, foiled and boxed bomber. Bottle #2002. Pour is a rather attractive golden color with some nice clarity. Head is tall, frothy and sticky. Retention is average, wish it was better to complete the visual package. Nose is a...
12 oz single from Hop City, Atlanta, GA, USA. Pour is a rich, clouded, honey orange hue with an inordinate number of yest floaties. The combination of the color, floaties and general muddy appearance does nothing for the beer and frankly makes it...
22oz bottle, usual Dank Tank presentation. The usual nonsense written on the bottle (pointless) and this one comes with a similar (if not identical) green color as Wet Dream. Very attractive clarity on the mid-orange body. Good lace, nice retention...
12 oz single from Hop City, Atlanta, GA, USA. This bottle has been in the cellar for several months. I have had a few really NASTY experiences with Thomas Creek, so I approach this beer with a little trepidation to say the least. However, several...
12 oz single from Hop City, Atlanta, GA, USA. 9901 dot-matrixed at the bottom of the rear label. Typical of the style, there is a clouded, hazy orange body with a very sticky collection of head and lace at the top of the glass. Carbonation is...
11 oz pour at Deckard's. Their menu says 10.8% (new vintage with a different ABV perhaps?). Golden hazed body with relatively low carbonation. Bone white head that is small but well retained and tight. Lace is very pretty. West Coast Pine resin...
12 oz single, Hop City, Atlanta, GA, USA. Hazed, orange pour with a bone-white head. Not much lace. Unusually light in color for a DIPA with almost a Hefe (or a least a wheat beer) look about it. Nose has sweet, sugary citrus which is replicated in...
Purchased as a 750 mL at Big Z beverages in New York. Delighted to find this at the time, but also seems silly that paperwork (apparently) has prevented us from getting this in GA. Shared this one at The Brick Store recently. Hazy, orange amber...
#12 in the Side Project series. Drunk twice; once on-tap at Leon's, Decatur, GA, USA on the night of the Terrapin takeover, and once from the bottle. This review is from the bottle version purchased at Green's, Buford Highway, Atlanta, GA, USA....
16 oz bottle presentation, the usual Sprecher, bulky "stubbies" which I really enjoy. As soon as I tasted this beer I knew that if I read a few reviews at the lower end the criticisms would be that "this doesn't really taste like an American DIPA",...
22 oz bottle, usual Stone presentation. Arbor Place Beverage, Douglasville, GA, USA. OK, off the top I think the name is tacky. There, got that out of the way, now back to the beer. Very light haze on the mid-orange pour. The body looks a bit like...
22 oz bomber, courtesy of BitterBill - thanks, Bill! My first beer from Karl Strauss - excited to try it. Pour is very standard for the style, with a high, fluffy and rocky head atop a slightly murky, mid-orange/brown body. Nose and tastes reflect...
750 mL capped bottle, thanks go out to lackenhauser for the chance to try this. Pour is a cloudy, orange color with a nice head. Some decent retention and some sticky lace. Very good, and solid for the style. Nose offers a typical, west coast,...
10th Anniversary offering. Massive thanks go out to BEERchitect for the chance to finally try this beer! 750 mL, corked & caged bottle, from September 2004, this was bottle #1466. Thick, heavy green glass with dimpled bottom. Substantial...
Resisted the temptation to buy a $15+ four pack of this for a few weeks and went with a single from Hop City, Atlanta, GA, USA. 12 oz can, the usual OB presentation. Can cracks with a somewhat disappointing (but expected) lack of pop, but given the...
375 mL bottle, corked (synthetic) & caged. Green glass, thick dimpled champagne-style bottom. Green's on Buford, around $10 for the bottle (I think). Pour gives a murky brown color with a LOT of yeast floaties. Drab and dull in the mid-brown color....
22 oz bottle with a stick on label rather than the usual ST, screen printed presentation. Thanks to the wife for bringing this back from SC just a few days before ST hit GA - typical. Pour is an obvious orange color, but the two things that strike...
The wife was kind enough to cart this back from Hilton Head, SC for me, just a few days before ST hit GA - typical! 22oz bottle in the usual screen printed ST style. Pour is a beautiful, golden clear body with a smashing white head that gives some...
Pictured at The Lodge, HHI, SC, USA, 06/19/16 Original notes 04/10/10 OK, here we go with the much vaunted Boy King from COAST. I got really lucky as my wife was in Hilton Head when the Boy King was tapped at The Lodge - one growler = $19. Growler...
On tap at Taco Mac, Douglasville, GA, USA. Part of the Abita Select series that we now see in Atlanta. Pour gives a golden body with a touch of chill-haze and some significant head,. The head retention is good and he lace that it produces is not...
On tap at the newly re-named place that used to be The Grange and The Angel and is now called The Marlay House. Pour is a solid looking, strong orange body with a small amount of head but excellent, sticky lace. Nose and tastes reveal plenty of...
12 oz, stubbie single from Hop City, Atlanta, GA. One of the few Founder's beers currently in GA that I have not had before their recent arrival. Pour is a very surprising golden hue which s extremely attractive. Much lighter than I was expecting...
I've been waiting to try this for many years, and after the initial influx of Smuttynose to Georgia this finally came into the seasonal rotation a few days ago. $4.99 for the bomber from Green's on Ponce, Atlanta, GA, USA. This beer essentially...
Passed on this at Hop City in the bomber, and went with a pint at Taco Mac on the East-West Connector, Austell, GA, USA instead. Pour is a mid-brown with a nice rocky, creamy head that has pretty good lace, retention and "stickability". Looks good....
22 oz bottle form Hop City, Atlanta, GA, USA. Let me say right off the top that I love sweeter beers and beers that are malt based, BUT ... this is a disaster in terms of sweetness and taste. The look is strong. A really nice clarity to the orange...
12 oz single. A hazed and murky orange brown body results from an aggressive pour. Small head with decent retention forms quickly to leave some decent lace. Looks OK but body and color is not really attractive. Nose and tastes are a largish,...
22 oz bomber from Green's, Atlanta, GA, USA. What I like about Lagunitas is their simple adherence to style and the great value that one usual gets, especially in the bomber size. Pour is a bright, golden, clear body with a high, bubbly head. The...
Thanks go out to mikey711 for the chance to try this one. 750mL bottle, capped and bottled on 04/16/09 according to the yellow, dot-matrix style stamp on the neck. Impressive looking pour with a very high, bone-white, two finger head sitting atop a...
22 oz bottle, $7.95 from the relatively unlikely location of Cheers, Carrollton, GA, USA. Bottled on Jun 19, 2009. Black foil on the neck with a white cap. This should be interesting - a style that I am not crazy about, with the additional element...
On-tap, Taco Mac Metropolis, Atlanta, GA, USA. 16 oz pour. Solid orange color, tight head with some good retention and lace. Looks as it should. Big whiff of (what appears at first) to be a "West Coast" style hop profile. This does get toned down a...
Big "ups" go out to Grant (gford217) for the chance to try this one. Part of my BA March Madness 2009 "winnings". 22oz bottle, black wax and my first Flossmoor experience. On opening there is a small amount of dense gushing. Poured into the Young's...
12 oz bottle as part of the 2009 mixed sixer with the cranberry wit and the traditional bock. In a nutshell, VERY, VERY disappointed, but at the same time not all that surprised. Once certain beers start getting some momentum and hype it can...
Dank Tank #3 sampled at The Porter, Little Five, Atlanta, GA, USA yesterday afternoon. Small, Wellington style glass pour, perhaps eight ounce. Golden hazed body, on the lighter side of things in terms of the shade. Small head, but it produces...
Thanks go out to stopbarking for the chance to crack this, 750 mL corked and caged, champagne style, dimple bottomed bottle. Batch D8240. VERY complicated beer for me to review. I'm really not at all sure where I stand on this one but here goes......
Well, it took a LONG time to get this; I've been admiring this beer from afar for several years and today I got the chance to finally try it. Huge thanks to Grant for the opportunity to crack this one as a shared growler with many of the usual...
Many thanks go out to Grant for the opportunity to try this one at one of the usual Friday afternoon Brick Store gatherings (NOT at the tasting on 1/10, the day before with about three or four of us present). 64oz growler, one of the last from...
Thanks to kp for sharing this one. Flat looking pour which lacks any head, and there is no retention or lace to speak of. Very light colored pour with a light, golden orange note. The nose is by FAR the most interesting element to this brew. As...
22 oz bottle from a recent trade. Apparently $5.99 from "Vendome". Very typical (but good) example of the style. Over the years I've become increasingly tired of these beers (meaning this style) with their unrelenting hop bitterness and high...
22oz bottle, gold foil on the neck. Cloudy orange beer. Mid-level carbonation with a small amount of lace and a spotty, thin head. Aroma is that of sweetish hops, perhaps even floral in their nature. It is not really aggressive. A typically...
Updated Review 11/10 12oz bottle, directly from Scotland sent by James from the brewery. Batch 71 BB: 27-04-11 Immediately it is plain to see that the color is TOTALLY different from two years ago. So much so, that it would be pretty much...
On tap, $5.75 for the 16 oz pour, Taco Mac, midtown, Atlanta, GA, USA. Served too cold. Cloudy, deep orange pour with a small head (partially because of the pour which was not aggressive), but still yields some good lace. The lack of clarity is not...
On tap, Brick Store, Decatur, GA, USA. Happened to share the first pint of this with pghlee when it was tapped at the Brick Store for the first time. I *think* that this is similar (if not the same) to a version that was tasted at the Atlanta Cask...
22oz bomber (partially) into the Terrapin 22oz snifter - a nice combo! Picked this one up at State Line. Pour is a mid to dark orange with a nice head from the aggressive pour (I thought the aggression would be a good idea because with the ABV the...
11.2oz bottle from State Line Liquors. The Ratebeer, SM No.12 edition (if that matters). Rust colored, hazy pour with nice head, and very impressive, sticky lace. Aroma is sweeter than expected, and does not reveal as much hop character as I...
$7.99 bomber at Dukes Package, Marietta, GA, USA. Murky, light brown pour into the US pint glass. Lack of clarity, and a turbid brown color rather than the orange end of the spectrum. Decent head, but lace fades quickly. Average looking. Sweetened...
Thanks to russpowell for this opportunity. 650 mL bottle, with a red wax-dipped neck. Nice presentation. Pour is VERY good looking. GREAT clarity, super head and some lace but with a delicious looking, dark copper colored body - really nice...
Pictured Jan 2021. Original notes 02/17/2008 Thanks to brickstoredave (via Robert AKA Georgiabeer) for the opportunity to crack one of these on a quiet Friday afternoon at The Brick Store, Decatur, GA, USA. 12oz single. Pour is a fairly typical,...
Bomber, thanks to BA russpowell for the chance to savor this one. Dark orange body with some clarity but chill haze makes an appearance. Nice sticky lace above the small film of head. Fairly standard for the style with plenty of big, sweetened...
12oz bottle from a six pack. Light orange pour with a slight haze about it. Mild carbonation. Half inch head that is nice and dense, Some decent lace and retention. Fresh, zesty hoppy nose. Mild bitterness on the tongue, and to be honest for the...
22 oz bomber, purchased at City Beverage, Winston-Salem, NC, USA. A "Triple IPA"?? Pour is a dark orange pour with plenty of head and some superb lace. Hoppy nose, but this is balanced in the aroma with lots of sugary sweetness. Considering the ABV...
Shared with Dave and a few others at The Brick Store, Decatur, GA, USA. Standard DIPA pour from the bottle, with a good head, retention and lace. Body is a little murky. Good balance in the nose and taste with plenty of solid malt backbone to hold...
Thanks go out to Hoppymeal for the trade. Thanks. Apparently $6.99 at the time of purchase. Bottled in 2003. 22oz bomber, gold foil on the neck. Cloudy orange, slightly viscous looking body with a small, but rich and soapy looking type head on the...
Delighted to find this on tap at the Taco Mac in Austell. 11.2 oz pour which is a huge bonus because it avoids the conversation about NOT pouring the beer into a frozen glass! Very light, orange pour with excellent sticky, white lace. Unfortunately...
On the label it says, "a triple IPA"! WTF?? I dunno, more marketing crap that we have to put up with. 12oz bottle into the Young's 20oz glass. Thanks go out to Vancer as a part of CEO/Old Farts BIF. 13% ABV - Jeez ... Pour is dark orange with a...
22 oz bomber, courtesy of YonderWanderer in a recent trade. Nice pour in terms of the head and retention (real creamy and thick looking). Sticky lace. Color is a dark, burned orange and lacks the clarity I would like to see - a couple of ticks off...
Draught, The Brick Store, Decatur, GA, USA. Wow. Even by West Coast standards this seemed like a BIG hoppy beast. Pour is a typical cloudy orange with a nice head and some good, sticky lace. After that...well, very little to report except in your...
$2.99, 22 oz bomber from Green's on Ponce. Surprisingly light colored pour. Not a problem, but the beer looks as though it lacks a bit of body. A lot of carbonation, wispy head and not much retention. Light hops in the nose, not huge. Floral in...
Took me an age to get around to trying and reviewing this. Purchased as a single from Michael's, Marietta, GA, USA. Aroma is VERY promising, plenty of the typical hop characteristics of your usual American, DIPA. Color is a mid-brown with a little...
Thanks go out to Solomon 420 for the trade. 22 oz bomber, opened and split with a few kindred spirits at the Brick Store, Decatur, GA, USA. (I think it said 9.1% on the label as opposed to 9.6 listed currently in the BA db. Suprisingly light...
It's big, it's bold and it's good. An Arrogant Bastard clone, this is a super beer. 22oz bomber, Bullock's, Marietta, GA, USA. Pour is a good looking copper colored pour with a nice head. Lace is a little scant. It's BIG hops all around including...
Updated 12/15/07 Re-visited this after 6+ months in the cellar - still nasty IMO. Close to undrinkable. Original Review 05/04/07 Cloudy, rusty orange colored pour with a big initial head that fades to give a minimal head and ring on the surface of...
On-tap at the Brick Store, Decatur, GA, USA. 2007 release. $4.50. Same great dark orange pour and some nice carbonation leading to a large, off-white head. The aroma on this is really very strong witht he rye coming through HARD - almost herbal....
On-tap at the Brick Store, Atlanta, GA, USA. Dark orange/brown pour with great head and lacing. BIG hoppy nose that is reminiscent of the standard Gordon fare. Extremely smooth vanilla and bourbon finish which is the only hint of change from the...
Thanks to zrrbrrt for the trade. Been waiting on this one for sometime, and he did me proud. 64 oz of pure hoppy pine! Light amber/orange color with absolute clarity with some light carbonation. A few bubbles but not much. Huge frothy head with...
Nearly two years since I tried this on-tap for the first time, this is a 12 oz bottle sampling, bottled on 03/30/06. Part of my haul from my recent trip to Lexington, KY, USA, I seem to remember it was around $8 for the 12 oz single from Liquor...
22 oz bottle, Liquor Barn, Lexington, KY, USA. Gold foil on the neck with an attractive silver and green label. Murky orange pour with a little bit of sediment. Nice frothy substantial head an some sticky lacing. Overall this reminded me of Sam...
Thick gold foil on the neck of the capped 750 mL bottle. Thanks go out to BEERchitect for the gift. Cloudy, honey colored pour with excessive carbonation. The carbonation is too much for me, too much for the style and frankly a little annoying....
12 oz single, $1.70, Liquor Barn, Lexington, KY, USA. Very light in color, an orange hue with some lovely, sticky lacing. Looks great in the glass with layered, complex lacing. The nose and the tastes are really rather sweet which would not be to...
22 oz bomber (#7 of 10) thanks to BigLove as part of Blue Max BIF (#48). Mid-orange pour with some lovely lace and a small but well formed head. Aroma and tastes are one and the same. Layers and layers of West Coast resinous, pine hops, loads of...
On tap, Taco Mac, Decatur, GA, USA. $6.25. All I have come to expect from this fine beer, at last on tap! This has been constantly out of stock at the Taco Mac East West Connector and I was delighted to be able to snag a pint here instead. Fine...
22oz Bomber. Green's, Buford Highway, Atlanta, GA, USA. Mid amber/orange body with a degree of chill haze and some persistent carbonation. Half inch head that is decent and immediately leaves some nice, if somewhat scant lacing. Sugary sweet hops...
$9.99 Green's, Atlanta, GA, USA. 2006 bottle conditioned vintage, tall, longnecked, dark olive green bottle, 750 mL corked and caged with screened label. Pain in the ass, tightly twisted cage - the most difficult I have ever had to open. Anyway,...
Delicious from the 22oz bomber. Pour is a fantastic garnet color with great head, super lacing and great retention. All the characteristics of a big American DIPA are there. Very sweet malts are the backdrop and the hops are drippin' all over it....
Summer Version (11/02/07) Thanks to BA Hoppymeal for the trade. Summer version. More of the typical West Coast DIPA appearance with a huge rocky head and massive, sticky lace - exactly as expected. Still typical, with large resinous hops, big...
Thanks to BigLove for the chance to try this as part of BCG BIF. Well, the problem here is that the reputation goes before it. Here's my take. Lovely deep orange color, small head and some lacing but not quite as good as I was expecting, nor as I...
Very good looking beer, with deep, deep browns and reds making up the body, a small but nice head and then some serious, sticky and persistent lacing. Hops dominante the aroma, but the taste is not as bitterly hoppy as the aroma suggests. Quite...
Additional Notes 03/18/23 (pictured) I'm pretty sure that this Maximus Colossal is the same beer as Maximus, just updated with a different hop bill than the original, and being bumped up to 9% from the original 8.2. Golden orange body with lovely...
Nice looking red/Copper body with a lovely dense, slightly orange colored head. The head, body and the lacing are certainly very attractive. Sme chill haze. The aroma and taste combine to give a definite resin based, pine flavored hop profile....
Originally from mentor as part of BIF #16 phase #3, subsequently from Green's in Atlanta, GA. In a nutshell this is everything good about the great American obsession with big, hoppy monster IPA's. Great looking orange pour, beautiful citrus...
Pictured 02/07/23 Original notes 08/16/05 Golden hazed pour with orange highlights, slightly lighter than I was expecting with a small head and some, but not a great deal, of lacing. What lacing is produced is sticky. Aroma is not the huge hop bomb...
I'm going to go against the grain here - for the usual reasons - and say I don't much care for this, but more importantly for the price there are several other examples of better beers within the style. I feel that Rogue often "hops" out of a style...
03/08 === Paid $13.49 for a four pack at Smyrna World of Beverage - this is getting pricey. Great clarity as usual and the classic, sweet alcoholic experience. Not to be trifled with! 03/07 === Had to come back with some additional notes on this...
Very unusually I found myself craving some hops. What better way to take care of that than with some Ruination? Thanks to BA Prostman. Crystal clear, golden orange pour with a fantastic, large, billowing, rocky head and some sticky lacing. A treat...
Pictured Original notes 01/30/05 This is a truly super beer - and I don't relish lots of hops. Great looking "orangey" colored pour with a small, but perfectly formed, bubbly head. The look is good, but this brew isn't about looks. Firstly the...
Finally, a Double IPA that I really enjoyed. The pour is a butterscotch orange that is very murky. The bottle conditioning doesn't really help the appearance, and some very clumpy yeast came out of the bottle at the last minute and disappointingly...
This is certainly a popular brew amongst BA's, but if you're not a huge hop-head (as I'm not) this is obviously not going to be your cup of tea. Having said that I am glad that I tried it (thanks meathookjones) and I am trying to review based upon...