Alley Kat Dragon Series Blue Dragon Double IPA

Brewed by Alley Kat Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Edmonton, Canada

Serve in Shaker, Snifter

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Poured a gorgeous golden amber with some thick fluffy white head. Retention was decent and heavy on the lacing. Aroma was all grapefruit citrus for me and very appealing. Taste is citrus and grapefruit from the hops but a very evident malt backbone is present. Just the right touch of sweetness from the malts. Finish is bitter and delicious. Really enjoyed this one.

Bottle. Bright orange gold, thick creamy cream-coloured crown that retains beautifully. Aroma is fresh fragrant tropical fruit-- papaya, melon, orange-- with underlying notes of golden syrup and wood. Sweet ripe tropical fruit flavours with a big bitter citrus oil finish. Medium to full bodied, oily mouthfeel. So fresh and tasty!

650ml brown bottle. Golden pour, small cap, creamy and tight. Good sticking lace in the glass. Nose has and herbal, pungent woody hop note from the Columbus hops, backed with some caramel malt sweetness. Taste has a caramel malt base, with a smooth piney finish, milder bitterness than expected. Medium body, average carbonation profile. Pretty tasty.

Bottle. Dark amber with light enough head to empty the bottle in my pint glass. Aroma is interesting floral and wood mix which seems complex for single hop beer. Flavor has the same tasty notes. Like a strong woody ESB. Hint of dark sugar, candy and pretzels.

I was very anxious to try this brew after the great sucess of the red Dragon. This one pours out a rather boring light golden orange with a finger of yellowish head. Thick lines of sticky lacing are left on the glass. On the nose, a rather bland hop presesnce for an Imperial IPA with light caramel malts and mild grapefruit notes. Light caramel and sweet grapefruit in the middle with a hint of hop spice and grass. Light apricot and an herbal pine. Subtle, sweet tropical fruits such as pineapple and apricot are noted. The finish has a good bitterness and a resinous smack with a little bit of hop presence. A lingering aftertaste of hop bitterness and a light hop spiciness. Blue Dragon has a medium-to-full body with a resinous, hot and sticky mouthfeel. Overall, a great DIPA.

650ml bottle pours a clear golden color when held to the light with a finger of white head and some nice thich lacing left behind. Aroma is citrusy hops. Taste is light grapefruit bitterness balanced nicely with a light malty sweetness. This is truly representative of an American northest style IPA and was honestly a pleasure to have tasted. Outstanding.

Pours a bright clear amber. Large fluffy head dies down to a thick lacing. Sharp grapefruit, citrus on the nose, with a hint of sweet caramel & malt. Dry bitterness on the front and back of the tongue, with a nice malt sweetness helping it along. Long dry, bitter finish.