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RATINGS: 59   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.2   SEASONAL: Special   EST. CALORIES: 246   ABV: 8.2%
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Beer #2 of 4 in a special release series celebrating Geary’s 20th Anniversary. Imperial IPA has its origins in the traditional English style, with a generous helping of American exuberance. Bright copper in color, Imperial IPA has an assertive hop bitterness balanced with a subtle malt foundation. Dry-hopping at two stages of the brewing process provides floral and fruity hop flavors adding to the complexity of the brew. Strong, assertive and balanced, Imperial IPA is made for true beer lovers.


3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
fonefan (25125) - VestJylland, DENMARK - JUN 9, 2010

Bottle 12fl.oz. @ chrisos Back In The UK Tasting.

Clear medium amber orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted - caramel, light butter, moderate hoppy. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20100522]

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
yespr (22206) - Copenhagen O, DENMARK - OCT 24, 2011
From tap at Sunset Grill. Pours hazy orange with a small white and lacing head. Aroma is fruity and crisp citrusy hoppy, light peachy. Bitter, slight herbal, pine and grapefruity hoppy. Ends dry and bitter, yet smooth.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
bu11zeye (10164) - Frisco (Dallas), Texas, USA - FEB 25, 2010
(12oz bottle, courtesy of BMan1113VR) Pours a golden orange body with a small off-white head. Aroma of peach, tangerine, pineapple, and mango. Flavor of pineapple, pine, citrus, grass, light toasted grain, and caramel malt.

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
harrisoni (10070) - Ashford, Kent, ENGLAND - JUL 27, 2010
Bottle at ChrisOs ’Blue Ridge Mountains Of Virginia’ tasting. Diacetyl. Some toffee and hot hop. Too much diacetyl for me though.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
argo0 (9227) - Washington DC, USA - DEC 13, 2009
12oz bottle. Small off-white head atop crystal clear amber body. Aroma is medium sweet, resin/pine, light caramel/bread. Taste is moderately sweet, pine/grapefruit, caramel, light chocolate. Medium body, some resin.

2.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
cgarvieuk (8656) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - MAY 22, 2010
bottle at Chris-O ... butterscotch and pine hop nose ...sweet buttery hop ... some oddness ... unpleasent

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
hopdog (7053) - Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA - NOV 10, 2009
12oz bottle. Poured a deeper and dark amber/copperish colorw with an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of citrus, floral hops, and toasted grains. Tastes of citrus, some floralness, toasty, and caramel.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
CaptainCougar (6835) - Columbia, Maryland, USA - OCT 7, 2009
Pours a transparent dark copper amber with a a thin, stringy-lacing white head. Aroma of lightly caramely sweet malt and some orange citrus hops. Starts with decent malty fullness and fine carbonation with a resiny earthy hop bitterness before a drier bittersweet finish. An ok imperial IPA, but could use a more floral hop presence and balance.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
BMan1113VR (6531) - Los Angeles, California, USA - JAN 29, 2010
Bottle via a trade with dkachur. Pours with a fading off-white head over a hazy golden body. Aroma is fruity with hops, citrus and caramel. Taste is orange, orange peel, citrus caramel and decently bitter. Creamy carbonation.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
madmitch76 (6273) - , Essex, ENGLAND - JUL 2, 2010
22nd May 2010. ChrisOs ’Blue Ridge Mountains Of Virginia’ tasting! (Early hours of the morning rating). Clear amber beer. Small white head. Dry hops - a little spicy. Lingering piney and grassy notes. Some bubblegum sweet malt to finish.


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