Deschutes Hop Henge Imperial IPA

This beer was an reddish amber color. The aroma was malty with some hops showing through. It was not as bitter as I had expected but overall not bad.

Yet another beer smuggled back from Las Vegas in the bum of beercronic. Dark burnt orange body with a normal sized crown. The lacing on this is ridiculously sticky it’s just glued to the side of the glass. Nose is filled with chocolate, nuts and bitter hops, more of a malty smell in this compared to others I’ve had recently, I think the chocolate aroma is throwing me off. Piney bitter hops some random citrus and a big malty backbone. Caramel to a smooth roasted malts dominate the taste. More chocolate shows up toward end of glass. Very easy drinking IIPA but not the hop bomb I was hoping for. Yet another brew enjoyed in Gully’s basement."

On tap; I originally rated this under the Experimental IPA like an idiot. Poured a nice rich auburn/amber. Aroma of flowers, caramel, citrus, with some mesquite like wood elements. Very boisterous nose. However, flavor was more balanced than I would have expected. Still the hops were very nice with citrus, flowers and some woody/mesquite like flavors. Very nice beer.

Draught at Najas Place. Pours clear amber with a small, white head, diminishing with good lacing. Aroma is heavy malt (caramel, bread), heavy hop (flowers, perfume, pine), average yeast (dough) with notes of oak, vanilla, and brown sugar. Medium bodied, alcoholic texture, average carbonation, and a bitter finish. Average bodied, moderate sweetness, heavy acidity and bitterness.

On tap at stone. Pours a dark amber/ copper with a small off white head. Aroma is citrus ,pine hops. taste is citrus ,sweet caremal malts. easy drinker.

Bottled. Pours beautifully orange with lovely white head. Aroma has a lot of aromatic hops, fruits, peach and grapefruit, but most of all a nice amount of bitter, piny hops. Presence of hops is immense and intense, though I kind of get the feeling that it sort of rolls over all the slight nuances rendering the beer pretty simple, though tasteful. Anyways, I love that powerful bite of bitter, piney hops that this beer gives on the palate. Overall pretty solid beer.

Bottle from the Otown throwdown. Pours an amber color with a very nice whitish head. Aroma is full of grapefruit peel, christmas tree and some sweet malt. Flavor carries through from the aroma. Hoppy and malty and delicious!

22 oz bottle from Beverages 4 Less. Burnt orange-amber with a big fluffy head. Nose is perfect IIPA. Hoppy, piny, sweet citrus. Flavor is sweet and hoppy. Grapefruit and pineapple. Some creamy smoothness too. Yummy.