4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Batch 9470. What a fantastic beer, definitely in my double IPA top 3, right behind Pliny the Elder and Double Trouble. Pours a dark transparent amber, with a cloudy white head of a decent size. Smells like pure, piney, delicious hops, with a touch of sweetness. Hits you in the face with floral hops when you take a drink, followed by some citrus notes, a touch of sticky sweetness, and tailing off to a finish that coats the mouth with a mix of sweetness and pleasant hoppy bitterness. The only thing giving Pliny and Double Trouble the edge in my books the bit of sweetness in the Hopslam, I like my hop juice dry!
4.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Pours a orange-yellow amber with a light white head. The aroma is full of floral and hoppy scents. Taste was actually different from the aroma. It started off sweet, like honey, but then the hops started to kick in as it went down. The alcohol isn’t that strong, could barely taste it. Kind of surprising for a 10% ABV. Good thickness and carbonation. Since the alcohol wasn’t that strong, I would almost recommend this as an anytime beer. But due to price and the 10% ABV, i’ll back down a tiny bit.
4.7 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Serving: 12 oz. bottle from Total Wine Sterling.
It pours a deep gold color with a pillowy white head. It has excellent head retention. The nose is full of citrus and tropical fruit. Lots of pineapple, grapefruit, lemon, orange, and slight herbal notes. The aromas fill the room. The taste is solidly bitter with lots of enamel eathing hops. The tropical notes make a return as well as some herbal and resin notes. The malt is no slouch either providing a sweet honey taste. This brew is simply delicious! The mouthfeel is rich and the carbonation is fairly aggressive. The finish is long and bitter as you can imagine. Despite being a being an absolute bruiser of a beer, it still maintains decent drinkability. I certainly plan on having more than one! This is one of those brews that is definitely worth seeking out.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Aroma of heavy citrus. This beer hits the palate with a mildly bitter citrus type hoppiness that does not dry out the mouth, like most IPAs. Not a big IPA fan because of the typical drying effect, but this one didn’t do it. Not bad.
4.8 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
heavy floral aroma ... very inviting. Golden / amber color with a very nice foam head. Bitter ... very strong but not sharp over overdone. Medium body with avg. carbonation, pleasing finish that lingers a little. Very nice IPA... just watch out for the 10%!
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
12 ounce bottle a dark golden pour two finger white head .Sweet citrus, floral, honey brutally bitter on the finish
5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
This is the best DIPA out there in my mind, but I haven’t had Pliney the Elder or Younger yet. If you drink more than two at a session your taste buds will be numb from the hops. Aroma is very hoppy as expected. Appearance is amber in color with a medium head as it is poured from the bottle. Taste you can definately taste the variety of hops. Palate the beer is not harsh on the palate.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
This really is about as good as it gets. I thought the two hearted ale was good but this may one up it. It pours a copper with a thin cyclone of carbonation bubbles from the bottom of the glass to the head of the beer.
The nose is a strong aroma of citrus hops. Orange and Grapefruit.
The palate is extremely bitter due to the sheer amount of hops. Citrus flavor with a lingering honey aftertaste. It coats your mouth and throat and stays in your mouth for awhile.
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