Emelisse Double IPA 9%

Brewed by Bierbrouwerij Emelisse
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Kamperland, Netherlands

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

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Small offwhite head with fair retention and lace. Amber orange in color. Mild nose of pine and bready malts. Medium bodied with a nice carbonation, lightly resiny. Lightly sweet malts backed by some resiny piney hop notes, fruity, lightly tropical. Fairly dry finish, fruity, hoppy and surprisingly bitter. Bottle procured @statelineliquors.

330ml bottle pours a golden amber color with a 2 finger off-white head that gradually subdued leaving a thin spotty lacing behind. Aromas are plenty of caramel and a mild citrusy hop aroma. Taste is lots of caramel malty sweetness with a mild grapefruity hop bitterness with some earthy notes. Although this is not as bold as some of the American DIPA’s, the flavours are well balanced and this is a solid brew.

Tap. Pours hazy amber with thin, fizzy white head; short retention and minimal lacing. Aroma is floral and grassy hops, bread malt, citrus esters, and honey. Flavor is mostly hops with supporting malt and some fruit esters; dry finish. Medium body, carbonation, and warmth.

Tap at Max’s. Pours lightly hazy orange with a medium, bubbly off-white head, medium retention with good lacing. Aroma is fruity esters, floral, citrus and pine hops with biscuit and honey malt. Flavor is moderate hops and medium bitterness, supporting malt and fruity esters with a dry finish. Full body, medium warmth and carbonation.

From notes. On tap. Pours a honey gold-amber. No head to speak of, maybe the bartenders falt. Aroma: Malt, a bit of honey, no hops at all. I do get a little hoppy bitterness, some malty sweetness, but the mouthfeel is killing me. Supper watery.Little carbonation. However, this beer is dangerous, extremely drinkable for a 9% brew. Overall this is not what I’d expect from a double IPA.

from Erzbierschof - cloudy copper-orange beer with a little but long lasting foam; hoppy aroma with notes of tea and red fruits marmalade; slightly thick and full-bodied, low carbonation, some sweetness and a late fair bitterness; some residual sweetness in a long hoppy finish where notes of red fruits and flowers appear; slightly soapy

33 cl. bottle @ home – left-over from RBWG 2012 – not sure who brought this, I think Rene/Benzai – thx. a lot to the one who brought this – hazy fox red amber with a creamy head – smell is fruity bitter grapefruit hops, slight earthly/floral/… touch – taste is bitter grapefruit hops, grapefruit peel, kid’s vitamin pills, bitter with a dash of spices & yeast, caramel malts – full bodied, nice

Sampled on New Years Eve 2012. Label claims 11 percent. Clear amber pour with fishegg clearish head. Very old musty hop aroma and lots of caramel malt. Flavor has the pale and caramel malts with old citrusy hops. Feels old and flat on the palate, but not that exciting. Does hide the abv very well, but pretty blah otherwise.

Nice, hoppy, and smooth double IPA. Good malt balance and tangy sourness from the hops.

Bottle 30 cl from erzbierschof.ch. Red amber with small foam, fine crackling. Aromas of hop grapefruit, malt, herb and note of dog rose bush. Taste rather soft. Pale Ale without much flavor. Bitterness is present but less aggressive than expected. Dry mouth, acidulity, floral, a little astringent. Good lenght on citrus, herbs, pine.

Bottle. Amber with a white head. Is this really a DIPA? A simple question, where were the hops? Sweet with a lot of caramel and malt. Drinkable but its not a DIPA according to me.