Moylans Hopsickle Imperial India Pale Ale

Brewed by Moylans Brewery & Restaurant
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Novato, California USA

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

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UPDATED: AUG 23, 2008 Dark rufous. Lots of haze. Dense carbonation lethargically rises to form a thick head. Extremely potent hop aromas of pinesap, grapefruit, papaya, and blood oranges flood the nostrils. Muted glazed malt sweetness and a touch of cotton. Big mouthfeel with a hefty creaminess. Heavily chewy and sappy, initially, yet slightly airy, too. Pine needles pack a pinpoint sharpness which effortlessly penetrates the seductive wall of gooey hop oils. Noticeably bright upfront, despite the full-on hop intensity. Flavorsome hops are chock-full of fresh-picked grapefruit, rind and all. Malt lends a toasted caramel sweetness, but is essentially indiscernible. Acidity does emerge, but the unwavering sappiness does its best to dispel it. Hops continue to prick the tongue with their torturous grapefruit rind and pine needle bitterness. Becomes much brasher toward the finish as it loses much of its hop luster, but does reveal a fluffy whisper of malt sweetness that possesses just enough strength to combat the acidity. Profusion of pine and citrus flavors ensue with each belch. The aroma is huge, but sort of stale and not the least bit refined. Bitterness is one-dimensional, unrefined and heavily fatiguing as a result. Poor.

Wow, this beer is not for babies....Very extreme. Very hoppy, but very boozy. Too much alcohol presence for my taste. Not one of my favorites. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Big, big, big hop aroma!! This was smack you in the face hops, awesome. A big full flavoured beer that only the very daring should attempt to drink.

Bottle. Pours a nice golden orange color with a white head. Aroma is of sweet citrus fruits like orange and tangerine, grapefruit, slight tropical notes of pineapple and mango along with some caramel and sweet malt. Flavor is much more malty, lots of caramel and sweet malt, with bitter grapefruit, orange and tangerine with slight mango notes. The body is medium with a dry mouth feel. Overall a pretty solid DIPA, but I don’t think this was the freshest bottle.

Bottle. Pours a hazy amber with a white head. Smells of pine, caramel, floral hops. Tastes of a piney large bitterness, a medium-heavy resiny sweetness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, oily texture. A very super hopped beer with an interesting set of flavors. Its a bit excessive in the American way.

Bottle. Light amber, hazy, average and mostly diminishing head. Moderate to full, malty and sweetish aroma, tropical fruitiness and some caramel, lots of piney and some grapefruit hoppyness. Body is medium to full, malty and sweetish flavor, some tropical fruitiness and some caramel, lots of piney and some grapefruit hoppyness, faint alcohol. Finish is average to long, malty and lightly sweetish, light caramel, light tropical fruitiness and lots of piney hoppyness, some alcohol. Really nice and well hopped IIPA - not too sweet/not too much caramel. Ace.

Bottle. Nice amber color with pretty head, decent retention, and decent lacing. Smells sweet- almost like vanilla cereal- plus perfume, grapefruit, and lemon notes. Quick sweet flavor, followed immediately by a sour and bitter note that lasts. Nice long hop finish. Doesn’t taste as sweet as it smells.

WOW! From the bottle poured an amber brew with a fine white head. Mostly malt aromas. Vicious hop flavors assault your mouth, over powering the malt. Medium bodied. The hop flavor is so strrong I may have to scrape it off my tounge.

Clear amber with a soapy cream colored head and solid lacing. Aroma of citrus, caramel, bread, herbs, and grapes. Taste is really well balanced; substantial bitterness and heavy malt flavors. Pretty full bodied.

If you like hops, this is your beer. Very resiny IPA, bitter finish. Good palate -- again, loaded with hops. Well done. Would definitely seek out another bomber of this.

Bottle from Oxford wine store. Crazy hop smell and super bitter. Good aftertaste and mouthfeel. 9.2% and it let's you know. Not for slamming. It Puts hair on your grandmas chest. Ever more than she already has. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone