Says bottled on 3/14/16 so it’s amazing the freshness expected, with just a little over a month shelf life. Nice aroma of fresh, sharp hops. Crisp hop bite with a bit of a sweet aftertaste that’s a bit tangy. If “dank” means halfway between resinous and fruity, that’s how I’d describe this.
4.5 Out of 5 stars.
Strong sweet hop aroma, very succulent. Initial flavor has hop bite, then quickly changes to a mixed hop bouquet of flavors. Backed up by a hearty malt backing, but left with a hop bitterness than lingers. Very powerful flavors going on here, but excellently balanced and doesn’t give me any hints of its massive ABV.
4.5 out of 5 Stars.
Sharp hop aroma. Very hoppy full flavor hop bite. Fades out with a bit of a mild malt flavor with some hop aftertaste.
4 out of 5 Stars.
Nice dry, sweet hop smell. Nice strong hop flavor with a bit of malt sweetness. Not much aftertaste other than a faint clean sweetness of grains. Delicious blend of go sweetness and malt grain flavor. Drank on 2/1/2014, so I made it in time.
5 out of 5 Stars.
Slightly sweet aroma. Initial taste is one of both strong hops and strong malt. The hop taste transitions to end up with a strong malt taste that tapers off slowly. Leaves you a bit confused with all these strong flavors and aromas coming and going. After a few drinks, the aftertaste starts to collide with the aroma, and the 2 do not compliment each other. Leaves you feeling like you’re not sure if you can handle another drink. In the end, I think I prefer not, but it still intrigues me for some reason…
3 out of 5 Stars.
Usually pretty reliable as a good strong flavored IPA. A bit wet and smooth going down with a harsh hoppy aftertaste. On good bottles the aftertaste is nice, on average ones it leaves you a bit raw.
4 out of 5 Stars.
