2013年到現在為止，總算在這鄉間僻壤的小鎮給我重新找到了一瓶像樣的(美國人自己釀的)美式IPA啊~~ 

Sierra Nevada, Torpedo Extra IPA, 7.2%abv. (American IPA)

Purchased at the Waitrose supermarket in town, it comes in a 350ml short brown bottle, BB 09/09/2012, served cool in a straight imperial pint glass.

4/5 Appearance: dark orangey amber in colour, coming with mild carbonation, a thick and tight dark beige frothy head, and very good clarity.

4/5 Smell: clean citric hop aroma intertwined with perfumy, sour-sweet esters and lightly sweet pale malts; a good swirl brings out nectar-like intense sweet liquid, lychee shell-ish flowery aroma of hops, some pine-ish notes of hops (again), toasted tea, a touch of sultanas or overripe white grapes, and many good elements harder to relate to anything specific. Very enticing and yet well balanced.

4.5/5 Taste: a refreshing swallow of lubricating bitter-sweet malts and piney-resinous hops shows a beautiful integration of malt’s dark fruity edge and hop’s juicy citric & pine-ish flavour; growingly bitter, chewy and even dry (like the dry-ish touch of roasted tea) in the aftertaste with an edge of phenol, with an intensifying flow of herbal hop tannins creeping up to render a satisfyingly long and complex finish.

4.5/5 Mouthfeel & 4.5/5 Overall: moderately carbonated but very refreshing on the palate, this is a full-bodied ale that tastes ever so light and even thirst-quenching due to a marvellous balance. This is now my favourite from the whole range of Sierra Nevada ales that I have tried, and this is a permanent brew! So lucky I am to be able to get a bottle every now and then in my neighbourhood.

--Yau (tasted 10/02/2012, notes transcribed 31/03/2013, revisited 29/03/2013)