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Brash The Bollocks Imperial IPA

Score
9782
OVERALLStyle
Serve in Shaker, Snifter

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 90   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.66   IBU: 110   EST. CALORIES: 360   ABV: 12%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
We love ipa. Especially big hoppy ones. This west coast style imperial India pale ale is not messing around. At 12% abv and 110 ibu’s, it’s the liquid equivalent of Lenny in John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men. Gently tending rabbits then suddenly….snap, it’s a whirlwind of crazy. Big citrusy aromatics, solid bitter backbone, and candy-like finish.


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3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
stumpyiliz (174) - Boulder, Colorado, USA - JUN 12, 2013
Hazy orange pot with lingering white head smells of pine and resinous hops. Taste is very one dimensional. Hops hops and hops. Missing the malt bill of a big abv beer. Nothing really special going on here that you couldn’t find locally from your town.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
fletchfighters (840) - AUSTRALIA - JUN 10, 2013
bomber into a tulip Hazy orange amber color. Nice head for the ABV. Off white head, half finger that slowly falls to a collar. Little bits of lacing and some very obvious ABV legs. Big nose. Lots of malt, candied pine, candied grapefruit and candied orange. Some flashes of the ABV. Big malt body taste. Lots of caramel, caramel covered orange and grapefruit. Booze in the taste. Oily and chewy. Big feel, low carbonation, slightly sweet candy finish. Fun, big beer

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
Cuso (2719) - Bratislava, SLOVAK REPUBLIC - JUN 8, 2013
Bottle from bierkompass.de. Orange gold color with medium off-white head. Aroma of malt, pines, caramel, tropical fruit. Taste, starts sweet malty with honey, continues with citrusy hops, resin. Hoppy finish. Tasty.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Slayer85 (989) - Firenze, ITALY - JUN 7, 2013
Bomber. A clear medium amber beer, with a large, frothy, mostly lasting white head. The aroma is lightly to moderately malty (toasted grain, caramel), moderately to heavily hoppy (resin, grapefruit), with notes of tropical fruits, orange, onion, candy sugar and alcohol. The flavor is moderately to heavily sweet, lightly to moderately acidic, moderately bitter. Medium to full body, oily texture, lively carbonation, very long finish with heavy bitterness, heavily alcoholic, abrasive. Pretty fun and fruity nose, but then the rest is somewhat disappointing. Sharp bitterness and very, very boozy. Far from great, but it’s pleasant if you take only a few sips.

4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Danyel (196) - Colorado, USA - JUN 6, 2013
Tap. Pours hazy orange with white head. Smells do good, rich, very malty with citrus. Tastes very fresh, like fresh malts, very good balance. Really good, I think it’s great.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Nero55 (125) - Leeds, Alabama, USA - JUN 3, 2013
@Magic City Brewfest. Amber with medium head. Aroma of citrus hops. Malt backbone balanced nicely with hop bitterness.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
laiti (4016) - Tampere, FINLAND - JUN 1, 2013
65 cl bottle @ lusikka
Aroma is fruity, hoppy and sweet with pineapples, caramel and resin. Flavour is sweet with caramel, hops, fruits and hints of pineapples. Finishes with gluey notes. Hides the 12% rather well, no big differences between 9‐10% DIPAs. Heavy stuff.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
tiong (2297) - Espoo, FINLAND - JUN 1, 2013
650ml bottle from Bierkompass

Pours dark orange with a foamy white head. Aroma of caramely malts, sweet notes, fruity hops and toffee. Taste is malty, slightly boozy and caramely with notes of juicy hops, fruits and toffee. Finish is juicy hoppy, slightly boozy and heavily malty with notes of toffee, glue and caramel. Quite strong DIPA, alcohol burns through a bit too much.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
lusikka (4124) - Tampere, FINLAND - JUN 1, 2013
650 ml bottle.
Pours a cloudy orange amber colour with a white foamy head. Aroma of grass, floral hops, some caramel and hay. Flavour of strong caramel malts, grass, floral hops, citrus, alcohol, resin, some herbal notes and syrup. Full bodied, thick mouthfeel and a rich, warming, malty, floral and sweet finish. Great.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
olio (4156) - Tampere, FINLAND - JUN 1, 2013
65 cl bottle.
Pours hazy copper color with a small head. Aroma of resiny hops, caramel malts, some fruits and sugar. Flavor of resiny hops, caramel malts, toffee and fruits. Yet again too sweet IIPA for me.
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