Big Time Emeritus Ale

Formerly brewed at Big Time Brewery
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Seattle, Washington USA

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

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Hazy tan-amber colour. Chewy, woody flavours. The hops are pretty rich but balanced by a lot of pale malt. Resiny bitterness at first, but a sweet finish. Deceptive strength. Drinkable beer that straddles the line between Imperial and standard IPA.

On tap at the Big Time Brewery in Seattle

Pours dark orange-amber with no head. The aroma is as expected, a big pine/citrus hopped beer with whiffs of alcohol in the nose. But the mouthfeel was disappointing: flat, sticky, oily - and made worse by the syrupy sweetness of the brew itself. This beer featured a reasonable dose of hops, but the sweet malts and the hard bite from the high alcohol content made for a disappointing overall experience, relative the usually very good IPAs and double IPAs at the Big Time.