Raasted Triple IPA

Formerly brewed at Raasted Bryghus
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Randers, Denmark

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

Bottle. Nice big head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma is lots of hops. Taste is lots of hops perfectly balanced with sweetness.

UPDATED: OCT 2, 2009 2009-08-28, bottle, 2 years old, 8-5-8-5-16=42
Beautiful amber color; the head reduces to a thin layer, persistent. The aroma is immediately fruity and sweet; it then shows light vanilla and very light cheesy yeast. Good mouthfeel and body; the malt has become mellow with age; there is a good toffee flavor, some caramel; the bitterness level is excellent, biting but not too strong, well combined in the end with a pleasant alcohol warmth; the hopping is less aromatic than it used to be, with sweet resins, traces of bitter oranges and not much more fruits; light traces of yeast too. The final reminds dark caramel and rhubarb candies, long and balanced. It survived well and gained in harmony and complexity.

2007-05-11, draught at Københavnske Øldage 2007, 7-4-8-4-16=39
Cloudy golden color. I would expect more form the aroma. Full body, malty, good mix of sweetness and bitterness, good hopping, a bit resiny, fruity (grapefruit). Very good.

A Mes rate: Bottle during our Sunday night session.
A not overly attractive murky / hazy golden brown with an excellent white head and lace. Bloody gorgeous aroma. Similar to the previous beer we had I really had to work at it (is my nose not working tonight?) but it really is adorable. Incredibly perfumey. Sim could dab this on her neck and I’d love it. Stunningly aromatic hoppage. Delicate sugar notes are beautiful and the very slight earthy malt in the background round it off nicely. The flavour is even better. Damn, what a beer this is. A lip smacking blend of the incredibly aromatic hops, stunning alcohol notes and some sweet, almost sugary malt. Almost treacle thick but it’s still awesome. Jesus, the sweet alcohol is about as good as I have experienced. Grassy, bitter and dry in the finish that just goes on and on. Incredible length and mind blowing balance. Not at all delicate or restrained, it’s a full on assault. The mouthfeel is pretty much spot on. A complete coating of the tongue that is pulled down by the carb when you swallow. Bloody amazing. What a beer. Our weasel would be all over this like a flannel. Huge thanks to Jan and Charlotte for lugging this over from DK for us.

0,5 l bottle, at Hopheads tasting at Roger´s place. Golden color, nice white head. Aroma is hoppy and fruity. Flavor is hops, fruit, spices. Very balanced - nice!

Bottle 0.5 l. Bought Bjergtrolden, Roskilde. Very pleasant rich hops aroma. Colour almost orange with relatively small white head. Flavour fruit and hops, much less bitter than would be expected, and does not leave the usual very dryness, but rather refreshing hops aftertaste.

Hazy amber with an off-white head. Aroma is malty, caramel and very hoppy - grapefruit and pine needles. Flavor is rather sweet and very bitter. Dry and very bitter finish with warming alcohol. Great beer for a hophead. 041107

UPDATED: FEB 21, 2008 Re-rate February 2008. Basically same comments, but I added two points in flavour/overall, for a better pronounced bitterness (probably due to a tired palate at the festival) Bottle at Copenhagen Beer Festival, May 2007. Clear golden beer with a medium lasting, white head. Citrus and peach in the hop dominated aroma. Initially sweet, with plenty bitterness and some hop flavour to make up for it.

(Bottled) Very hazy amber with a smallish, creamy head. Exotic-fruity, strongly aromatic-floral-hoppy aroma. Strongly fruity-hoppy flavor with nice backing maltiness, and lemony, dryish finish. Medium to full body, creamy mouthfeel, smooth carbonation. A very pleasant, balanced and fruity double IPA.