Tasted at the April Northern California Beer Tasting. This Imperial IPA pours a medium orange gold color from a hand bottled 22oz bottle. Medium sized white foamy head. Aroma is fruity and sweet, with a whole lot of piney hops. A medium bodied Imperial IPA. The malts are fruity and sweet with some caramel. The hops are piney, grapefruity and citrusy. A big ol hop bomb of an double IPA. I needed to check to make sure it wasn’t from San Diego. Way overbalanced towards the hops. A medium to high bitterness IPA. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is crisp and clean. Aftertaste is bitter.

Holy crap this is hoppy. Provided by aspidites in a hand bottled bomber, this was the resiniest, piniest, hoppiest beer I ever imagined drinking. It had a tiny bit of malt, but it was quickly beaten down so that the hops could let more hops out of the glass and into the air, my nose, my mouth, the neighbors, the family down the street, etc. A unique experience. (Did I mention it was hoppy?)

Excellent beer, great nose, alcohol bite, good balance for a hop bomb. Resinous and dank.

Big resiny hops with a touch of alcohol in the nose. Thick mouthfeel with floral piney hops, caramel , alcohol and bright herbs. Finishes brassy and herbal.

Draft... GABF ’06... Mostly clear yellow ale with a small, frothy, white head. Earthy, woodsy aroma with a note of pine. The flavor is well-balanced and earthy, but leans a hair on the bitter side with mild toffee and moderate pink grapefruit tannins. Pinch of salt. Medium to full-bodied with a creamy mouthfeel and moderate carbonation. Lengthy, bitter, dry finish.