Big Dogs USA IPA

Brewed by Big Dogs Brewing Co.
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Las Vegas, Nevada USA

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

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Date: July 03, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: hazy gold, wispy white head
Aroma: sweet crystal malt aroma with citrus hops
Flavor: lots of citrus hop flavor, sweet ctystal adds the balancing backbone to cary the hops
Overall: sweet grapefruit IPA is always the welcomed classic
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4

I’m not sure if the brewer would classify this as an Imperial, however I did based on the alcohol content. The flavor doesn’t come off as overly-hopped at all. In fact, it’s almost smoother than the Dirty Dog IPA. I also think it’s better. A nice hop character that has a good balance between bittering hops and lightness. Great.