Pyramid Imperial IPA

Brewed by Pyramid Breweries
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Seattle, Washington USA

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

Slightly hazy orange coloured body with a thin white head. Aroma of fresh grapefruit and piney hops with a good resiny nose. Full-bodied; Very bitter and filling hoppy notes show first with a ton of malt backbone and a super strong thick and full-bodied malt flavour. Aftertaste shows a lot of hop bitterness, but even more alcohol. Overall, a good imperial IPA that is strong as hell with the alcohol and bitterness to show for it. I sampled this growler from the Walnut Creek, California brewpub on 18-March-2011.

on tap-pours a thin retaining off white head and copper color. Aroma is dark/heavy citrus hops, secondary medium malt. Taste is alcohol, dark/heavy citrus hops-raw/bitter, secondary medium malt. Sipping. OK carbonation. Solid I2PA for style, a bit too big for me.

Part of the new "Brewmaster Reserve" series. On tap only so far, trying to decide if they want to bottle it. I told them they should....great beer for Pyramid. Light amber with huge overflowing head. Very perfumey and citrus hop aroma. Very unique aroma; intense perfume hops. Balanced well. Lots of floral hops, but the malt is never too far behind. Can taste the alcohol quite a bit. One of the best beers I’ve had from Pyramid.