Central Waters Illumination Double IPA

Brewed by Central Waters Brewing Co.
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Amherst, Wisconsin USA

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

Hazy golden color with a whitish head. Strong and hoppy with a citrus hint and bitter punch. Not as strong as the alcohol would suggest. Very good.

Pours a hazy honey color with a medium tan head. Arome has orange and mango...a bit of sweet pineapple. Flavoe has some caramel malt and still a bit of citrus but much more earthy/bitter than the aroma suggests. Mouthfeel is medium/heavy and oily with a very bitter, dry finish.

bottled feb/march consumed 5/1/11. pours a very yellow shade of yellow-orange with a small white head. slight haze. big pineapple and tropical fruit nose... along with wood, spiciness, sweaty yeast and pine. the flavor is the same.... very pineapple-y. as it warms it becomes bitter on the finish. fruity but not sweet. easy drinking medium body. 7/3/7/3/15

Orange pour with a nice white head. Juicy grapefruit peel, resin hops, light herbal notes. Flavor is nice and bitter but balanced by some tropical fruit notes and honey hints. Good stuff.

A floral aroma, a nice head initially with lacing, but went down quickly, mildly bitter taste, but good on the palate, overall a good beer that I would enjoy again.

Pours deep burnt orange with off white head. Aroma is citrus, florals and caramel. Taste was sweet with good amount of bitterness. Somewhat more malty then expected...maybe due to age. Oily mouthfeel.

Hazy glowing orange with a long lasting white head. Strong aroma of floral and candy-like hops, pine resin, and caramel. Sweet, similar flavor with alcohol warming and a very bitter finish.

Bottle from Steve’s Mineral Point, Madison. Pours a hazy amber color with a medium sized creamy tan head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma of citrus, resin and floral hops, caramel and lightly toasted malts. The taste is citrus, resin and herbal hops with toffee malts. Medium bodied.