Hop 15
Split a 22 two ways. Poured into tulips. Reviewed 1/14/2010 Ar: Citrus and floral hop, resin, citrus peel and sweet satsuma, pine/grapefruit, pungent hop, complex, strong aroma, tropical fruit, alcohol, *pineapple, *sweet esters Ap: medium off white head, good retention, clea/very fine haze dark straw with orange T: Strong citrus and fruit, resin, pine, tropical fruit, dry citrus peel resinous end, light alcohol, floral, strong bitter end with resin and very mild burn, pineapple, grapefruit, complex citrus and fruit, hop&gt;malt, dry=sweet, very light caramel and pale malt, light candy sweetness initially, alcohol becomes a bit bothersome in taste with warmth, *lightly grassy, alcohol and resin become aggravating, *resin helps dry the beer out M: strong mouth coating resin, medium carbonation, light alcohol warmth, *light astringency O: great hop presence, varied and complex, hop not too muddled/indistinct, stronger with warmth, slightly less alc would be good, very well done, couldn't really be done better but the beer is too much