Harmon Rajahs Royal IPA

Brewed by Harmon Brewery & Restaurant
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Tacoma, Washington USA

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

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Copper colored with no head from the bottle. Earthy aroma that is bitter with a ton of citrus. The flavor is comprised of caramel malts and an ass load of hops. Seems a touch soapy. My synopsis: thick, bitter, and angry.

This brew is INTENSE and pretty much knocked my socks off at the brewpub--packs as much of a punch as any beer I have ever imbibed--certainly more suitable in shot form than a towering pint. This Monster is of a light medium-bronze body with a thin head. Floral hop aroma that grows in cloying intensity as it airs. The first taste sent my palate into sensory overload. Explosion of hops (crystal??) flanked by a sturdy belgian tasting malt base. In the periphery are grapefruit and wet sock notes. Weeks later, I still can’t decide if I loved it or hated it.

Cloudy orang with floaties and medium white lacing headl. Aroma is pine, citrus background. Flavor is citrus, caramel, honey. Palate is smooth with a honey sweet aftertaste. Mature and well blended.

Thanks to hopdog for this… Appears a hazy golden orange with small hops and yeast chunks in the bottom of the glass. A small white head that never leaves. Lots of lacing is left around the glass. Smell is of citrusy hops & caramel with some sweet maltiness and dough in the mix. Taste is of the same aromas with slight malt and sugar sticking out of the batch. Mouthfeel is sweet, malty, and doughy. Drinkability is decent overall with nice citrus.

Thanks to hopdog. Pours a hazy golden amber with large chunks of floaties. Average off white foamy head that left nice lacing. Aroma of citrus, pine and a sweet maltiness and great aroma. Flavor along the same lines as the aroma but not as well presented. Was smooth and blended though.

22oz bottle acquired in trade with DarkElf (thanks!). Poured a medium and hazy golden-amber color with an averaged sized off white head. Large floaters. Aromas of orange peel, citrus, and pine. Tastes of caramel, citrus, and had a light honey sweetness to it. Hoppier in the aromas than the tastes. Some lacing left on the glass. I found the alcohol content to be fairly well hidden (finished with a light alcohol burn). Gave me some nice piney burps. Maybe the extra months I had this one mellowed it out some as I’m surprised by the lower numbers.

Amber colo, thin head, light lacing. Nose of bright starchy sweetness and overwhelming malts. The flavor is bitter with light hops and other malty notes. Finishes sweet, tangy. Nice.

Bottle: Coppery beige, rather bizarre color, moderate white foamy head, spotty lacing, minimal carbonation.   Pale fruity nose with loads of tea and tobacco leaves.   Doesn’t seem hot at all for a 9% IIPA.   Huge tea flavor, not so much tobacco, with a very soft bitterness.   Tiz also somewhat sweet.   This is a 9% IIPA?   Moderate to big body, fairly creamy mouthfeel.   Its certainly very smooth.   This seems somewhat of an odd duck.   Good, but a bit different from your normal IIPA.   I am just glad it isn’t alcohol fueled.   Fairly clean finish, but very light.   Lack of hop bitterness or hop flavor at all doesn’t translate well for the style.   Needs to be hoppier!

(22 oz bottle: $3.75 at the brewery) Tea, hops, sweet fruit (orange citrus), and some wood in the nose, and oh yeah, lots of alcohol. But the alcohol in the nose is nothing compared to the burning alcohol sensation I get when I drink this. Wow, this is lethal. Very sweet, quite fruity, and lots of tea and bitter hops again. A moderate earthy smokiness emerges in the finish as the beer warms up. Medium-to-full bodied, somewhat sticky on the palate. Bright amber, and slightly hazy in appearance, with many large chunky particles suspended in the beer. Pouring the beer barely musters a tiny, off-white head that dissipates completely before my eyes. No lacing, obviously. This would probably be a pretty nice beer, if it weren’t for the alcohol burn. It wasn’t as apparent when cold, but once the beer started warming up, that’s when the alcohol really started kicking ass and taking names.

22 oz. bottle - with big thanks to DarkElf for obtaining and sharing this one with me! Pours slightly hazed amber with a thin white head. Sweet orangey aroma with acidic notes, nice floral hop bouquet and hints of triple sec due to the noticible alcohol. Very sweet, almost cloying, but a nice bitterness as well with big grapefruit hop flavors and lots of alcohol making it taste a bit mediciney with a bit of spice in the finish. Medium to full body with gentle carbonation. Not bad, but I far prefer the Harmon Pt Defiance IPA over this DIPA.