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RATINGS: 1055   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.92   EST. CALORIES: 276   ABV: 9.2%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
"In celebration of the Hop. . . . This is a "Hop" tribute, worthy of a King’s Imperial Court! Enjoy the blast of fresh Cascade, Simcoe, Columbus, Ahtanum, and Chinook Hops as they stimulate the taste buds in a truly Imperial Fashion. Pucker Up!


3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
mjg74 (2140) - La Mesa, USA - APR 12, 2006
Bottled. Pours a medium amber color. Strong hoppy and bitter aroma. Lots of sweet pine and citrus. Really bitter right up front. Pine needles. Bitter and spicy finish. Touch of alcohol.

3.1
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
Michbeerlover (36) - - MAY 8, 2012
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

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 15/20
BarossaLuke (437) - AUSTRALIA - MAY 7, 2012
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.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
beerisgoodforu (753) - Nørresundby, DENMARK - APR 27, 2012
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.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
magdalar (476) - Zurich, SWITZERLAND - APR 25, 2012
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.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
mile (1459) - Helsinki, FINLAND - APR 21, 2012
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.

3.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 14/20
tia (467) - Sandston, Virginia, USA - APR 20, 2012
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.

3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
HopTsing (159) - Sandston, Virginia, USA - APR 20, 2012
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.

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 16/20
rougeau13 (1226) - Texas, USA - APR 15, 2012
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.

4.4
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
heminator (54) - Virginia, USA - APR 15, 2012
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.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Evolutionary (50) - Ohio, USA - APR 6, 2012
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


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