East End Bigger Hop

Brewed by East End Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

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1L, RBWG. Small off-white head atop hazy apple juice body. Aroma is moderately sweet, pine, some grapefruit, caramel. Taste is moderately sweet, pine, some caramel, grapefruit. Medium body, some resin.

RBWG@RLRL-thanks to Rciesla-1L bottle– pours a white head and hazy gold color. Aroma is floral, pepper, sweet light/medium malt. Taste is floral, pepper, sweet light/medium malt.

1 liter flip top bottle. Poured a medium and cloudy amber color with an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of floral hops, citrus, and lighter caramel. Tastes of the same; floral, citrus, spicy, and some toasted caramel.

Cask at Brazen Head. Clear pale golden-amber pour with no head at all. The nose is quite fresh and bright. A lot of fruitiness and light honeyed sweetness. Some grapefruit and pine although it’s not very punchy at all. A little bit of peachy sweetness that kind of detracts from the hops. The alcohol is pretty noticable in here. Definitely needs the hop bill to be tripled at least… comes across as far too sweet.

Bottle from PUB’N via a special messenger. Pours turbid deep copper with riby edges and 2 f owh. Nose is c malt, orange marm, earthy perfumy floral hops, and the taste is rich, very resiny, complex, piney, hoppy, with a huge caramel malt bill, fruit, tangerine, and brown sugar. This is yet another great beer from Scott Smith and East End.

1L Swingtop. Pours a golden body with a white head. Pine, grapefruit rinds and a some floral hop notes. Pine and tangerines with a lush tropical fruit tone, even some fruit punch. Surprisingly nice.

UPDATED: NOV 15, 2009 1L Bottle (Bottled 9/4/09 at approx. 7.5%ABV, per the brewer): Aroma of hops, pine, grapefruit, tropical fruit, light grass, slight bready malt, slight resin, slight spice, and citrus. Poured amber in color with a medium to large-sized, creamy, dense, but rocky, off-white head that diminished but lasted throughout. Cloudy. Slightly sparkling. Full of tiny particles throughout. Very good to excellent lacing. Flavor is lightly sweet and light to medium bitter. Tastes of hops, tropical fruit, pine, light grapefruit, slight spice, light resin, slight citrus, light grass, and slight malt. Medium body. Creamy, slightly oily texture. Soft to average carbonation. Hoppy, resinous, tropical fruit, and slight pine finish is lightly sweet, lightly bitter. ABV is completely hidden.

Hazy amber color with a small, off white head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of floral hops, pine, citrus fruits, toffee malts, and toast. Taste of citrus, grass, pine, caramel malts, and bread with a light grapefruit finish.

Orange, sweet/spicy notes, soft dust. This smells like a belgian somewhat. Fruity, spicy, and peppery bitterness. Somewhat floral bitterness lingers on the palate. Really interesting mix of belgian/saison/ipa. Orange amber pour with really nice head retention.

1L swingtop. opaque dark orange with loose white head and webby lace. oranges, spices, and grapefruit on the nose. creamy medium body with soft but active carb. tangy grapefruit, coriander, and a bit of white pepper on the mid palate. long dry finish.