Elysian The Immortal IPA

22 oz bottle (Dec 2004, Sam’s in Chicago). Totally different label from the one shown. Pours an immense, lasting head of thick meringue atop a dirty, hazy amber body...fairly spicy, lightly woody, citrusy nose...nice but muted...full-bodied, fruity-woody flavor profile to begin with, dry hoppiness grows throughout along with strange peppery hotness...body a bit thinned and dusty, but still capable of sustaining the burning fury that is the finish of this fascinating creature...sour cherries, dried wood, burnt caramel...this is a very interesting attempt, I wonder if it is actually improved or at least made more complex and weird by a year in the bottle? Best I’ve had yet from these guys.

(Bottle) Pours a lightly cloudy orange body with a thn off-white head. Aroma of mild citrus, bread, and caramel. Flavor of mild hops and caramel with a bitter finish.

on tap at good times, pretty good, hoppy and malty with a bite of the Northwest, i don;t know what that means but it sounds good and i know i mean it, typical IPA good not bad decent but not mediocre citrusy in general

Pour is bright deep golden in color with another huge off white head...smell is nice with soap, pine, and grapefruit, but not overdone...I would not have guessed by the aroma this was PNW or even West coast...taste is phenomenally balanced...nice and slightly sweet quickly and slickly turning warmly bitter, but NOT in your face...very well done and way under-rated.

Pour is nice, beer develops a loose, bubbly head that laces away nicely. A big floral hoppy aroma indicates that this beer is fresh and well-hopped. Colour to the dark side of IPA’s, which I like...orange copper. Mouthfeel a bit slippery, standard for IPA’s...veeeery nice. Great hops taste....full of some high alpha variety, with no hint of harshness or mungy-ness. Very fresh tasting and refreshing. A classic example of a New World PNW IPA. Kudos to Elysian.

Had decent citrus and floral aromas of an IPA. Orange body with not much of a head. Medium bodied and had a good orange and grapefuit flavors. Dry aftertaste. Decent beer.

Bottle poured orange with no head. Crisp citrus aroma. Flavor was oranges and grapefruit. Easy drinking ,medium strength IPA.

Tap at 30th Street Station. Poured dark golden with a thick white head. Very nice lace. Aroma had graitfruit, citrus and pale malts. The taste was layered extremely well starting with a pleasant hop biterness and them becoming malty towards the finish. This was enjoyable because the balance was so good. The citrus and graitfruit blended perfectly together.