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Deschutes Hop Henge Imperial IPA

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2323.65/5.03.63/5.0Winter8.1%59.4Snifter, Tulip
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Our latest Bond Street Series brew, Hop Henge, got bumped up to Imperial status this year. With a few more IBU’s than last year’s version, this IPA has a monumental amount of hops coming in just under the century mark for IBU’s. Two and one half pounds of Centennial, Cascade, and Northern Brewer hops are added, per beer barrel, and another half pound is used in the dry hopping process giving Hop Henge a whopping 95 IBU rate. A hearty malt bill, consisting of Crystal, Pale and Carastan malts, creates a biscuity note while building a dense base supporting the mammoth hop presence.
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Senormac (14), Springfield, Oregon, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/58/104/517/20
May 17, 2008  
22 oz. bottle. A very good Imp IPA. Has a moderate to light hop nose. Pours a beautiful golden amber color with a white head that dissapates moderately. No carbonation bubbles. Mostly clear but not totally clear. Flavor is multi layered. Good and strong. Finishes well.....clean....not bitter. Bottle art is superb!


 theisti (1654), Leawood, Kansas, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/515/20
May 15, 2008  
12 oz draft pour at Uber Tavern, Seattle. Pour is a mostly clear orange, brown and amber. Not much of a white head. Some really nice lacing is left behind on the glass. Aroma of grainy resin along with some bitter pine hoppiness. Taste is nicely balanced between the malty graininess and the resin pine hoppiness. Good clean finish.


 BOLTZ7555 (1080), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/514/20
May 13, 2008  
Where’s the imperial in this IPA??? Perdy (yes, I meant to spell it that way) crystal clear orange-amber color with a small white head that left lacing. This beer has a sweeter aroma than expected, but still possesses the traditional characteristics of most IPA’s. Flavor is well balanced and truly enjoyable...citrus, douglas fir, caramel late, minimal bitterness. A little thin. If this wasn’t categorized as a double or Imperial IPA, I’d definitely rate this highter!!!


 AmEricanbrew (1808), Doing Rogue, Louisiana, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
May 13, 2008  
Clear amber color with an eggshell white head. Big piney hop, spicy smell. Medium body and smooth. Taste is bready malt sweet at first then a tasty floral hop and spicy alcohol bitterness to finish. nice.


 Pigfoot (2226), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/104/516/20
May 13, 2008  
Clear, dark crimson coloring, big, creamy slab of froth atop, lace leaving. Intense hop aroma, big pine & grapefruit, & more fruit. Twist of orange, slice of lime, ...bitter, but lovely. Drinkin’...plump flavor, but surprisingly easy drinking and smooth, though the hop bitterness rises up again. Big blast of hops with each sip, mellow malt below, nice and toasty. Hop bitterness shines above it all, and delights even the most hardened hophead. Nice one. Maintains a bitter hop edge, but cool, calm, & collected. Delicious.


 trokini (1027), San Diego, California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
May 12, 2008  
Massive IIPA. Pours orange-gold with a pillowy whyite head and thick lacing. Fresh, floral hops with a lot of mango and pineapple. Somewhat syrupy mouthfeel. Hop-bomb of pineapple, grapefruit, more mango, and resin. Definite biscuit back with more sugar flavor than caramel. Loved it.


 BelgianBeerGal (1285), Sabbatical in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/514/20
May 11, 2008  
Bottled. Very nice golden caramel colour with a medium white head and sticky lacing. Very floral hop aroma, nice and not overwhelming. Surprisingly balanced flavour. The hops do not overpower the smooth malt. Very nice to drink and tough to believe the 95 IBU’s. I imagine this recipe will get better in time, but it’s good right now.


 FoolishMortal (965), San Diego, California, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/513/20
May 10, 2008  
22oz bottle. Dark red-orange color with a medium sized rocky white head. Citric metallic hop aroma dominates, with vegetal and floral tones. Buttery caramel and apple malt flavors. Grassy, perfumey hop characters. Citric, acrid hop flavors in the finish, with a lingering maltiness. Mouthfeel is medium, slightly dry.



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