Old Schoolhouse Imperial IPA

Brewed by Old Schoolhouse Brewery
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Winthrop, Washington USA

Serve in Shaker, Snifter

send corrections   |   shelftag   |   edit barcodes   |   update pic

Pours a lightly hazy orange with a bubbly/creamy off white head. Aroma of pine, American hops, light alcohol, herbal, orange and caramel. Flavor of a load of American hops, caramel, pine, toffee, orange and a lot of hop bitterness. Very solid IIPA. Kinda reminds me of fresh Dreadnaught.

Bottle. Pours a deep copper-amber with a very slight head. Has a huge spicy and fruity hop aroma, maybe involving Summit hops but I could be wrong. Flavor pretty much follows in the same vein: lots of spicy bitterness with citrus and pine. I have high expectations for Old Schoolhouse, but this was surprisingly good. Like their regular IPA, this is immensely bitter. Beyond that they are two quite distinct beers.

Sweet pink grapefruit that is the best thing I can think of to tell the story of this beer. Aroma is citrus and hops. Body is great silky and soft with a everlasting bitter and peppery finsh. A very good beer and a must try for the hop heads.

Bottle @ 18th RG. Yellow amber with didn’t white head. Smells resiny and sweet. Nice bitter hoppy flavor with a little funk. Medium hop finish.

Poured from a bomber. Dark orange cloudy with lacing head. Sweet and citrus aroma. Smooth bitter taste. Pine and raisin backbone. Hoppy and delicious.

Pours amurky orange color with a fizzy/creamy off white head. Aroma of pine, American hops, light alcohol, herbal, orange and caramel. Flavor of a load of American hops, caramel, pine, toffee, orange and a lot of hop bitterness

Red amber color with a small, off white head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of floral hops, pine, citrus fruits, resin, grapefruit, and light alcohol. Taste of citrus, pine, grapefruit, and a bitter, dry finish.

Pours from the bottle a medium orange with a thin creamy colored head. Powerful aroma of pine, lemongrass, and orange peel. Strong carbonation with lots of hop character. Grassy, spicy, and piney hop flavors. Body holds the hops in check, but stay way in the background. Finish is dry and bitter. Lingers for a while.

Bottle from Malt & Vine. Pours light amber with a large foamy beige head. Aroma is heavily floral over light caramel. Flavor is piney/citrus/floral with pine seeming to come on predominately. Certainly true to the NW traditions of hop/hop/hop. Nice long smooth bitter finish. Excellent.

22oz. Bottle: Aroma of hops, grapefruit, crystal malt, light pine, resin, and hop oil. Poured amber/orange in color with a small, tan head that greatly diminished but lasted throughout as a film on top of the beer and around the edges. Hazy. Very slightly sparkling. Flavor is medium sweet and medium to heavily bitter. Tastes of hops, pine, resin, crystal malt, wood, slight citrus, light caramel, and a hint of grapefruit. Medium body. Lightly oily, then lightly dry texture. Average carbonation. Medium sweet, medium bitter, hop, pine, resin, crystal malt, slight wood, and caramel finish is slightly dry. 9%ABV is completely hidden throughout.