Blue Mountain Big Blue DIPA

Brewed by Blue Mountain Brewery
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Afton, Virginia USA

Serve in Shaker, Snifter

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Growler courtesy of dkachur from the brewpub on 09/12/2009. Cloudy orange body with a medium frothy off-white head. Huge citrus aroma, lots of grapefruit. Sweet grapefruit and tropical fruit flavor, with a nice caramel background. Medium full body with moderate carbonation.

Growler from the brewery, shared at the 9th Richmond Gathering. Pours a slightly hazy bronze color with a medium head. Big malty toffee aroma with loads of resiny and citrus hops. Some earthy and herbal notes as well. Very bitter taste. Fruity with peach, apple, apricot, citrus and pineapple. Good toffee malt backbone balances very well. Lingering hop bitterness. Full bodied.

@Richmond Gathering 9-growler courtesy dkachur/Thanks Dan-pours a thin white head and hazy gold color. Aroma is orange/floral/herbal hops, secondary sweet medium malt. Taste is orange/floral/herbal hops with some bite, secondary sweet medium malt. OK carbonation.

substantial body and flavor to this well made dipa. a little slick with refreshing vibrant carbonation and a lively citrus hop character balanced nicely with a firm caramel malt. nice deep orange and a touch of sweetness to a long bitter finish. very nice.

Medium orange, clear, decent head. Big citric hop aroma, mostly grapefruit. Gummy caramel malts wither under a barrage of citric hops. Pine on the finish, as well as some alcohol heat with the lingering bitterness. Very nice.

On draft at BeerRun. Pours a light amber with a thin head. Light aroma of honeyed hops. Medium bodied with a nice palate.

Draft: Pine needle and caramel nose. Clear amber, medium off-white head, good lacing. Pine needle and maraschino cherries. Chewy mouthfeel, moldy peach finish. Intense hop flavor, but missing something.

On sampler at the brewery. Clear yellow with light gold tinges and some white head. Nose is a sweet woodsy hop. Flavor has some alcohol warmth as it goes down, and it tastes a little resinous pine. Preety good, but not as good as hiphopapotomus from star hill

Draft at County Grill. Lighter than anticipated and absent the expected DIPA whopper of an aroma. But this delivers a decent visuous kick and piney drnk, so kudos enough. (#3768, 12/13/2009)

Draft. Medium off-white head, clear amber body. Aroma is moderately sweet, grapefruit/orange. Taste is moderately sweet, grapefruit, some pine, light orange, bread. Medium-full body, light resin, alcohol well contained.