Phillips Amnesiac Double IPA

Brewed by Phillips Brewing Co.
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Victoria, Canada

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

Bottled. Brownish amber, dense head. Lychee aroma. Sweet and malty. The hop flavour seems to accelerate when you sip the beer, and so does the maltiness. The mouthfeel is soft, and the finish packed with hop bitterness. An over-the-top beer that manages to be in control.

22 fl oz bottle. Pours hazy orange with a small and dense white head. Solid hoppy and mild pinewood note. Dry yeasty and solid hoppy aroma. Sweet malty and solid hoppy flavoured. Lasting sweet and solid hoppy and bitter finish. Smooth and easy and quite fruity hoppy. Nice one.

Bottle. Cloudy golden coloured with a medium sized white head. Fruity aroma of hops and pine needles with notes of yeast. Fruity flavour of hops and pine needles with notes of yeast and grass. Hoppy finish.

Date: May 20, 2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Noog II
Appearance: hazy amber, whispy off white head
Aroma: sweet pine aroma with a nice citrus grapefruit character
Flavor: big sweet carmel malt flavor with tons of grassy citrus hops
Overall: a wonderful iipa that stands out from the crowd

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4

Date: September 24, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: City Center Liquor, Surry, BC
Appearance: clear dark amber, frothy beige head, drippy lace
Aroma: sweet and spicy aroma, dark caramel sweetness, spicy hops, lots of earthyness
Body: big body
Flavor: sweet dark caramel flavor, lots of spicy and earthy hops, nice flaral character, peppery alcohol melds with the spicyness of the hops, breadyness add depth, long bitter finish
Overall: quite a bit different from what I had a couple of years ago, drinks more like a double red

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4

Golden-amber colour, with some odd floaties. Big hop aroma - woody, grapefruity with some chewy, nutty malt. Palate is more of the same, with the balance perhaps leaning even more to the hop. I like that they didn’t overcompensate with crystal or other dark malts - just let the light pale malt work with the big hops. Very nice.

Amber color; creamy head. It has the caramel-malt aroma of a Barley Wine or American Strong Ale. Indeed the flavor plays a lot on the bold caramel, the body is medium-strong, strong bitterness; the hop feeling is dry, resiny. The final is less sweet than an American one, but the hop is equally good. Very good.

Hazy amber with hoppy and citric notes. Flavour had loads of hops, lemon and malty notes. Flavour was hoppy with piney and caramel caramel notes. Finished bitter.i Like.