Phillips Amnesiac Double IPA

UMMMM! This is a big beer with a lot of hop, but it tells you that- Double IPA. If you like hop this is it! From the hops this beer has plenty of aroma and flavour. IPA on steroids!

Bottle@Hotel. Floral and fruity aroma with a hint of grass. Light brown colour, beige head, good lace. Pretty sweet, bitter, malty, fruity, light floral, hint of grass. Full and soft. Flavourful, powerful yet easy going. Great stuff.

Bottle. Poured a clear dark orange color. The head was off white. Smelled of toffee, burnt caramel, orange, and subdued pineapple. Medium bodied and slightly sweet with minimal hop bitterness. Overall, the flavor was somewhat bland, and included the likes of subdued orange, caramel, alcohol, and earthy root. The alcohol was dominant, even at 8.5%.

Bomber thanks to Mark! Poured medium orange with a creamy, well-retained cap of beige head. The aroma picked up spicy floral and grassy hoppage over a caramel base.. smelled a little rough around the edges, but with nice components in there. The flavor had a pale malt and caramel base supporting a building and aggressive bitterness without much distinguishable character (perhaps some pine and cat pee).. finished with bitterness amped by alcohol. Medium-plus bodied with round, creamy carbonation on the palate.. too bad the bitterness got out of hand on the back.

Picked up 22-oz bomber from BC Liquor Store at Cambie & 39th. Pours a hazy orange amber brew with an averaged sized off-white head that has some nice retention and excellent lacing. Aroma of grapefruit, citrus zest, a hint of lemon, caramel malt, some pine and mild herbs. Taste is medium bodied, with more grapefruit and citrus zest that hides most of the caramel malt flavors. Finish is mildly bitter, semi-dry with some lingering grapefruit aftertaste.

Bottled. Amber coloured. Unclear. Dense light brown head. Pine, herbs, flowers and caramel in the aroma. And lots of it. Nice. Flavour again has all the hoppy characteristics, that pleases my palate. Pine, herbs and flowers. Again some caramel and some light fruity sweetness notable. Medium to full bodied. Very dry. Very dry bitterness in the end. Very refreshing beer, and definately the winner for me at the tasting.

Bottle 65 cl. Courtesy of fiulijn. Slightly hazy amber golden with an off-white head. Fresh hoppy nose with citrus and peach. Medium-bodied, lightly sweet caramel and distinct, perfumy hop accents that also leave a solid and rather dry bitterness in the finish. 291208

Bottle at Madsberg 2008 Tasting. Pours hazy orange with a small, creamy, white head. Aroma is sweet, lightly hoppy with lots of fruity character, mostly resempling apricot. Fine mouthfeel, rather dry. Flavour is powerfully hoppy, very fruity with pineapple, apricot and grapefruit. The mouthfeel is lacking a bit as the bitterness really kicks in, but it is still quite refreshing.