Oppigårds Thurbo Double IPA

Brewed by Oppigårds Bryggeri
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Hedemora, Sweden

Serve in Shaker, Snifter

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Draft @ The Rover Gothenburg: Hazy yellow colour, with a big nice head. Aroma is dominates of a "bomb" of fruits, orange,flowers, maltynes. Flavor was a bomb for my mouth, a werry nice fruity, orange,citrus complex mouthfeeling. Big body and a dry bitter finish who is endless!! Well done!!!!!!!

A light hazy amber colour with a small off-white head. An aroma of lemon, grapefriut and black currant. The taste is medium sweet and medium bitter.

Hazy caramel color, nice white head. Aroma is fruity, sweet caramel, orange, sweet, overripe fruits maybe, dank, Nice smelling DIPA! Taste has very bitter grapefruit, sweet orange, pine, pine, bitterness. A well crafted swedish DIPA!

Draught @ Ardbeg. Pours orange, hazy, with a big white head. Nice complex aroma with notes of pineapple, caramel, mango, citrus and lychee. Big fruity taste! Notes of pineapple, grapes, honey, caramel and orange cest. Long, grape-like, bitterness. Well balanced.

Draught @ 3 Små Rum. Pours hazy amberish golden with a creamy offwhite head that sticks to the glass leaving lots of thick lacing while slowly dissipating. Smell is sweet, malty, fruity and hoppy with winegums, pineapple, papaya, passion fruit, lychee, buttery wood, tropical fruit hard candy and hints of butterscotch and alcohol. Taste is sweet, bitter and fruity with grapefruit juice, resinous wood, alcohol, pineapple, papaya, peaches, mango, oily pine, sweet bread, black tea, lemon peal, honeydew melon, crackers and hints of butterscotch and black currants. Mouthfeel is tiny round, slightly astringent, tiny boozy and medium bodied. Finish is bitter with pine, watermelon rinds, grapefruit juice, pine, black tea, pineapple, unripe peaches, unripe mango and hints of butterscotch and alcohol. Had higher hopes but it’s still pretty solid.

(Draught at Ardbeg Embassy, Stockholm, 11 Dec 2012) Reddish amber colour with frothy, off-white head. Malty, fruity nose with notes of dried apricots, orange peel, toffee, grapefruit, hints of rubber and a touch of honey. Fruity, malty taste with dried apricots, caramel, orange peel, pink grapefruit and a solid bitterness in a finish with lots of fresh hops and a touch of rubber. Almost full body, with a touch of sweetness. Very tasty with an impressive hop presence. Excellent beer!

On tap at Ardbeg Embassy, December 2012. Slightly hazy amber with a medium white head. Very fresh aroma and taste of hops, grape, some toffee, mango and something that reminded of licorice. Nicely balanced and with a bitter finish. A great one from Oppigårds, thanks a lot!

Aroma: Smelling of apples, pear, citrus and grape-fruit peel.
Appearance: A hazy amber colored beer. An off-white head with good lacing and good curtains.
Taste: Tasting sweet toffee, brown bread, citric marmalade and grape-fruit zest.
Palate: Medium high carbonation, a soft and oily texture. A big body with a dry finish.
Overall: Really, really well balanced. Oppigård quality.
Note: On-tap at De Klomp. Reviewed 2012-12-08.

UPDATED: JAN 24, 2013 Draft Tre Små Rum Göteborg. En fantastisk IPA. Jag utnämner den tillsammans med Omnipollo moebius till min Sverigefavorit före både Draken och Anders. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone. 20130124 : sorry nu slagen av en svensk: omnipollo Nebudcadnezar

Draught at Café 3 små rum, Göteborg, Sweden. Clearamber, medium off-white head. Strong perfumy and citrusy hop aroma with some mango and peaches, upon a bready malt base. Medium bodied, medium carbonation. Dry with medium to high bitterness. Great ipa, could have taken a bit more bitterness bite.