3.8/5
AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
12 ounce bottle into tulip, best by Feb 9 2012. Pours very slightly hazy golden amber color with a dense 2 finger white head with fantastic retention. Decent lacing on the glass. Aromas of grapefruit, orange, and pine. Aromas are weak for it being a DIPA. Taste of strong pine, orange, and grapefruit with a bit of spices. Strong sweetness in taste on the front that leads to a fairly strong bitterness on the finish that lingers for a bit with citrus and pine flavors. No alcohol was detected in taste or finish. Very good balance of sweetness and bitterness in this. Really smooth drinking as well. Medium carbonation and medium bodied. Not what I was expecting for the bottle saying it is a "Very Hoppy Ale", but overall it is still an enjoyable DIPA.
Overall an enjoyable DIPA, but I was hoping for more bitterness and hoppiness.
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