Asheville Shiva Ratri Double IPA

Brewed by Asheville Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Asheville, North Carolina USA

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

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Date: April 16, 2010
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub, uptown
Appearance: hazy orange, frothy off white head, lots of lace
Aroma: sweet crystal and pine aroma
Flavor: sweet fruity flavor, lots of balancing hops, touch of citrus, fruity tangerine, light breadyness, just enough bitterness for balance
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *** /4

Draft at the Coxe location. Pours a clear copper color with a large creamy tan head. Decent head retention. Aroma of resin and tropical hops. The taste is earthy, herbal, tropical and resin hops with toffee malts. Slight lingering bitterness. Medium bodied.

Draft @ the brewpub on Coxe Ave, Asheville, NC. Pours an orange color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity hoppy bitter grapefruit aroma. Fruity malty hoppy piney grapefruit flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter finish.

Draft at Merrimon. A murky orange with a white head. Scent is citrus hoppy. Taste is a bit sweet. More fruity bitter as it warms. Decent.

On tap at the Coxe Avenue location. Cloudy orange, decent white head. Aroma is rather faint, but what I can smell is pretty citrusy. Flavor is very citrusy, but also sweet. Kind of a juicy sweet, actually, not a caramel sweet like I was expecting. As it warms, some brown sugar and honey, as well. Nice stuff.