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Deschutes Hop Henge Imperial IPA

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
2323.65/5.03.63/5.0Winter8.1%59.4Snifter, Tulip
Commercial Description:
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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 blutt59 (2100), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Jul 10, 2008  
bottle, very nice bready grapefruit nose, flavor is mostly grapefruit and oranges, very good body with a slightly too bitter finish


 GMCC2181 (856), Bear/Elkton, Delaware, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/515/20
Jul 8, 2008  
Bottle from mashmaster. Surprised to see such a low style percentile points... Any way, nice red amber color, good head. Very flowery on the nose. Taste is really smooth. Very well balanced and highly drinkable. Not that bitter but still enjoyable. Low carbonation with a medium texture. I am not sure about the 95 IBU’s. But still impressed overall on this beer. Thanks tom for this one!


 killjoy966 (219), Washington, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/56/103/513/20
Jul 8, 2008  
Smells absolutely heavenly, very floral. Bitterness takes its place front and center. As the glass empties, begins to taste muddled as my tastebuds have become accustomed to the bitter and have begun searching for other flavors. Not quite as good as the Ruination I had recently.


 CelticBrew (691), The Crystal Coast, North Carolina, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Jul 6, 2008  
Pours from bomber a clear light coppery color, forming small off white foamy head. Aroma of caramels, pine resins and hops with a particular wet forrest smell as well. Flavour of yeasty, yet biscuity hoppy beer. Lovely malts and hops dominate wih a nice yeast character that reminds me of a "Belgium IPA", but not quite. Exceptional beer, yet mainstream. Get it, drink it, enjoy it!


 carruthm (1125), Seattle, Washington, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/102/516/20
Jul 6, 2008  
V - lacy, medium cream head, clear auburn A - creamy, hops, caramel T - mild hops, creaminess ,sweetened sugar P - thin but not watery, just dissipates quickly.


 sebletitje (1903), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/515/20
Jul 6, 2008  
Courtesy of Gunhaver. The beer’s ABV was 8.75% Color is copper with a white head. Aroma is quite hoppy and with the yeast, make it very bitter, some caramel malt, but it does not seem to balance the bitter taste. Noted a slight touch of raisin.


 OldMrCrow (1188), Seattle, Washington, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Jul 5, 2008  
Bomber

Nice big C-hop IIPA that doesn’t wear its IIPA nature on its sleeve, not too sweet, even thought the crystal malt backbone is right there and substantial. Nothing exceptional here, perhaps -- not even the magic of its earlier predecessor -- but very easy to drink and enjoy.


 robforbes (1085), Bremerton, Washington, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jul 2, 2008  
purchased at red apple in bremerton, washington.
pours a semi-hazy orange-amber with a medium yellowish head, good lacing.
smell is hops, some citrus, sweet malt backing.
taste is hops, somewhat creamy, touch of lemon, little bit of malt, ends bitter.



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