Midnight Sun Cohoho Imperial IPA

Brewed by Midnight Sun Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Anchorage, Alaska USA

22oz bottle. Nicely piney, fruity hop aroma, some brown sugary sweetness to counter, but the hops obviously far more prominent, being fresh, leafy, green, faintly spicy and citric with notes of lemon and tangerine. Deep, murky red-orange color, the head creamy but subsiding with some light, spidery lacing. Flavor profile is malty, very lightly toasty and sugary to start, the middle fruity and citric with a resoundingly spicy, hoppy and bitter finish. Very well-balanced overall, some mild complexity to be found. Medium-full body, palate is slightly watery -- effervescence is low, giving an almost cask-conditioned feel. Bitterness is perhaps a bit more subdued than expected overall, but the balance is extraordinary, the hops having likely mellowed somewhat in the 6 months or so since it was bottled. Quite drinkable for its heft and a well done Imperial IPA.

Cherry-amber body with decent carbonation and noticeable viscosity. Frothy beige head with thick lacing. Nice aroma of cherries, spice, and grapefruit. Has some intriguing mustiness too. Flavor is more fruity than anticipated but improves well as it warms. Subtle, but nice hoppiness.

Big hop nose when poured. SLightly sweet malt body to balance the huge bitterness in this brew. The alcohol is balanced quite well. Finishes slightly sweet. A decent IPA.

Very hoppy aroma out of the bottle - full of pine and citrus with some sweet malt. Light amber in color with modest head at first. The flavor is heavy grapefruit with a dense malt aftertaste. The alcohol is well masked - unlike a lot of IIPAs. Overall a very nice beer.

HUGE thanks to Kinz for this! Pours reddish brown with a small tan head. Aroma is pine cones, citrus and some sweetened malts. The taste is more piney and citrusy hops along with some spice and odd woody and metallic notes. Very weird tastes in there. Finish is more pine and light citrus. Seems almost like a suped-up standard IPA. It's good but not great.

ich amber coloured body with a dense tan head. Aroma of peaches, pine, hops, nutmeg and a slight metallic twang. Medium-bodied; Metallic-bitter flavour starting fresh and finishing short. Aftertaste very bland and unimpressive. Hops and pine in the taste-but not sweetness at all! Overall, not a good beer-especially for the style! I bought this 65 cL bottle from Whole Foods in Vienna, Virginia and sampled it on 07-March-2004.

A dark orangey amber with a good head. There's a distinct spirits-soaked dried fruit smell in the aroma. There's a light caramel sweetness added to that in the flavor. The hops are surprisingly in the background, but there is a firm bitterness supporting it. The body is surprisingly thin and seems to weak to support the flavor. Perhaps a bit ragged.

Bomber, Sept 2003 bottling. Medium reddish maple cast, thick foamy head. Really lovely aroma featuring grapefruit, cherries, orange, very fresh and hoppy. On the tongue, nicely balanced with firm maltiness underlying the bold bitter exterior. Creamy-to-syrupy mouthfeel...fairly bitter but wet and juicy finish, very "green." I like it, but it doesn't seem as finished or complex as a Dreadnaught or 90 Minute. Quite good overall, a good session IIPA.