Epic Armageddon IPA

Epic Brewing Company
Brewed at Steam Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Auckland, New Zealand

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

Thanks to my sister who brought this over to me in Melbourne from Wellington, NZ. Quite simply this was worth the wait. While there are big hop characters to this beer there is a pleasing refreshing "light" element to the palate. Colour is good, clear and deep honey amber. Powerful pine scented hop aromas dominate initially then some lovely citrus passion fruit like notes and maltiness come through. Very malty on the palate with hints of caramel and grapefruit. Toasty, dried citrus rind, smooth biscuity malt and that massive hop bitterness driving full throttle the line and length of my palate leaving lingering bitterness in its wake. This is a beer for hop heads only and those who desire to be challenged. Apparently Purvis Cellars in Melbourne will be stocking this sometime soon!

Nice floral aroma, bit o citrus and some sweet malt, bright carb on a medium body, earthy flavours dominate the palate, leading through to a sweetish finish with lingering bitterness. Not sure I like the earthiness so much, but pretty tasty otherwise.

Light fruity, citrus, and grapefruit notes on the nose. Appearance is a light gold with a massive foam top. Taste is moderate leafy hop bitterness with a small bready malt finish. Overall, a decent India Pale Ale at best. Way too much carbonation for my liking. I’d give this a C rating.

Det här är en trevlig och välhumlad sak med mycket beska, nästan lite för mycket beska. Men i stort var det en behaglig upplevelse.

16.9oz bottle-shared by jtclockwork-pours gold with a tight foamy offwhite head. Aroma is tangerine/pineapple/some pine, 2nd light/medium malt-caramel. Taste is light/medium malt-bready/some caramel, herbal/pine/some citrus/dank hops.

Yellow. Average head. Fresh smell. Overwhelmingly hoppy. Epic are to be admired for their guts, but have to know that a beer doesn’t get better and better the more hops you add. They know better than this.

Pours a clear gold with thick white head. Aroma of bittering hops.... piney, resin, and a bit of citrus too. Flavor is very well balanced. Malty up front with a nice floral middle and slightly bitter finish that doens’t leave a bad taste. Bravo.

Pours pale golden with a nice frothy white head. Smell: grapefruit, lemons, nice caramel notes, some tea, pine and honey. Very bright hop profile, grapefruit, pine, lemonhead candy, honey and other citrus notes. Medium-thick on the palate with a good pine resin finish.

Hard yellow pour with a creamy white head and lace. Aroma is resiny hops and bready malt. Sweet bready maltiness and a decent resiny bitter finish. Just a tad light on maltiness but still a pretty tasty beer. A bit fizzy carbonation for my taste. I could drink a few.