4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draft. Pours a medium copper with a full white head. Excellent lacing. The aroma is a blend of piney, citrusy hops, and some malts. I initially was expecting a pure hop bomb, but that was not was I got. The initial taste is all hops. Very floral and citrusy, but then the malts kicked in to balance the beer out. Damn well put together beer. Based on opinions at a tasting, this should be their next bottled offering.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pours dark amber with thin head. Smells hoppy. Aroma is chocolate and has a hint of licorice. Aftertaste lingers due to the hoppiness.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours a heavy orange with a frothy head. Taste is bitter as would be expected. Some citrus notes.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
From a 22oz bottle obtained in a trade from CarlyRaes. My first Imperial Pale Ale, nice title. The pour was a semi-dark amber color with a nice foam head. I got next to nothing in the aroma department. The taste was pronounced malts but I might be biased based on my recent trend of DIPA’s the last month. I didn’t find much on the finish and was hoping for a little more hop goodness. Didn’t know this was 8.5% and this could definitely creep up on you rather quickly.
2.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Bottle. Pours a hazy dark orangewith this white head. Aroma is sweet malts, bread, and a small amount of hops. Palate is a little flat. Taste is a bit bitter and sweet at the same time. Nothing special, but refreshing.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Orange pour with white head and lace. Resiny hops and light caramel. Resiny, perfumey, sweet maltiness, with a medium hard bitter. Medium bodied but just a tad too foamy for me. Best beer of the stop.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at browning’s. Pours deep amber. Aroma of citrus hops, caramel malts, and some spice or something. Flavor has some weird light taste. A decent pale ale.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Aroma of grapefruit hops, caramel and confectionery sugar. Appearance is reddish brown with tan head. Flavor matches the nose. Palate is lively and creamy. I wasn’t blown away, but I do see why this is their most popular beer.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
Clear apricot color. Good holding head. Light resinous nose. Mild
sweet hoppy flavor. Small bite. Bitter finish.
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