HeBrew Bittersweet Lennys R.I.P.A

Pours a hazy purplish amber color with minimal offwhite film. Aroma is sweet malt base with lots of a mixture of pine, flowers, and grapefruit. Flavor viscousy and very sweet with boozy warm burbony undertone and a piney resiny hop bite. Overall, enjoyable.

Bomber. Aroma is all about American Strong Ales, hops on top of heavy caramel and light resin. Amber with a beige head. Burning booze dominating everything else, some spicy back-end prickling. Sweet and dry alternating. Full body. Extreme, intense taste, a real big boy, but no attempt at balance. I’ll take it’s little brother.

The hop character was more earthy than I would like. The aroma is resiny and earthy hoppy. The malt balance is way heavier than I would prefer. Overall, not a great DIPA.

from the tap at papago this pours a rusty copper color capped by a thin off white head and random spots of lacing. drop kick of hop aromas in the nose... grapefruit, grass, resinous pine, peaches, earth and warm spicy hops... all recognizable...weird, since that usually never happens so quickly (literally, first two sniffs!). unfortunately, there is also a big ’ol drop of caramel and malt in it as well. the flavor pretty much mirrors the aroma descriptor... it is definitely on the sweet side but the bitterness, spice, (noticeable) alcohol and dry leafy hops keep it drinkable. the medium body leans on full. the mouth feel is lux... slick, rich and oily yet dry... 7/4/7/4/16/3.8

Great red-orange color that is clear with a small off-white head, it looks delicious. Nice hoppy smell that also has a strong malt presence like a barleywine. The flavor is resinous, chewy hop flavors (more resin than citrus) with a bitter aftertaste. I can kind of taste the rye but it is nowhere near as pronounced as Bear Republic’s Hop Rod Rye. This is not what I usually look for in a DIPA but nonetheless it is a solid beer. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 02-14-2008 02:06:15

Sampled at SF International Beer Fest. Dark reddish-amber color with an off-white head. Aroma of sweet malt, rye, and citrusy hops. Flavor is lots of rye, grapefruit, caramel malt, and hop bitterness. Medium-full palate with hoppy oiliness.

This poured a darker amber color with a small off white head. Aroma was sweet rye, bittering hops and some citrus notes as well. Flavor was very cloying and over the top sweet qwith not enough bitterness if hop flavor to balance it out to make it a great IIPA

Pours a deep reddish amber with some off white head. Aroma of hops, grapefruit, sweetness, Lightly sweet flavor with a heavy dose of rye, nice grapefruity hop presence. Some cherries. Flavor is quite nice, and the rye compliments the hops well. Some alcohol in the finish. Suprisingly, pretty good.