Midnight Sun Obliteration II

Formerly brewed at Midnight Sun Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Anchorage, Alaska USA

15 DEC 07, Southeast YeHa. (DIPA), 100 IBUs, 8.3%ABV. 22oz bottle Deep orange color. Aroma of sweet citrus hops. Beautiful malt backbone followed by the rich bitterness. A great Double IPA.

Bottle… O-Town Christmas Gathering ‘07… Mostly clear golden ale with a mid-sized, creamy, white head. Good retention. The nose is composed of both pink and yellow grapefruit and cotton candy. Full-bodied with a biting mouthfeel and medium carbonation. Violently bitter flavor up front with tons of fresh, lucid, citric hops. Followed by and blended nicely with topical and fuzzy fruit sweetness. Lengthy, bittersweet and then drying finish. Thanks to kmweaver for supplying this beer!

Big hoppy, grapefruit nose with lots of grapefruit flavor.This had a small hop and spice bite to it with a bitter finish.

Bomber, from Jimbowood. Aroma of grapefruit and pine. Flavor is extremely hoppy, and tasty. Palate seems a little rough near the finish, but this stands on it’s own as a pretty good IIPA.

Thanks to beastiefan2k for sharing - slightly hazy gold/orange beer, with a frothy head - spicy, piny, west coast hop aroma, with some underlying citrus and strawberry - highly resinous hop flavor, which gets quite spicy on the back end - a mild, ambiguous malt backbone keeps this beer all about the hops - dry and biting, without becoming astrigent.

22oz bottle from SamuraiArtist. Pours a glowing orange color with medium clarity. Aroma is a very dry and bitter hoppiness. Very grapefruit skins like. Taste is similar but even stronger dry yellow grapefruit skins. Strong bitterness from the hops. Very low on maltiness and sweetness

Thanks to beastiefan2k for sharing this one. Hazy golden beer, thin white head. Very fresh hoppy aroma. Bright and citrusy with loads of tangerine and orange peel. A bit of spice and light pithy resinousness. Light spicy and fruity flavour. Lean-bodied, crisp pale malts. Slightly spicy, black pepper and white pepper. A bit of dustiness. Lingering bitterness. Very dry but pretty tasty. The hops are a bit more indistinct tasting than the aroma would suggest.

The green beans in the fridge were going on two weeks or more old. I had to use them tonight, or it was all over. Two dollars worth down the drain. For whatever reason, the wife made me buy them when her folks where in town, and she never used them. I’ll save you the details, but I got together a decent dressing of yogurt, soy sauce, chili, onion, carrot, vinegar, and with a few other items made a nice stir fry. And the beer? This Double IPA I’ve been meaning to drink for twice as long. Like others of this style, the taste is bold, hoppy, malty. I don’t agree with others here that it’s unbalanced I get that kick from the hops I want. That’s the balance I need.. And like the one other Midnight Sun I’ve had, this one is damn good. It goes well with green beans too.