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ReaperAle Sleighor Double IPA

ReaperAle Sleighor Double IPA - Imperial/Double IPA

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 Percentile 
94
overall
Brewed by Sudwerk Privatbrauerei Hubsch
Style: Imperial/Double IPA

Davis, California USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
2833.68/5.03.66/5.0Special9.1%64.5Snifter, Tulip
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Commercial Description:
Don't be fooled by the label depicting a Grim Reaper Santa Claus in a sleigh pulled by skeletal reindeer - this is not a Christmas Ale. "Sleighor" is an Imperial India Pale Ale. The intense hop bitterness, flavor and aroma will dominate at first. To complement, the body has a complex blend of malt and alcohol flavors. The ABV is 9.1%, and the IBU's are pushing the mid 80s. The entire family of Cascade hops is used. Cascade, Centennial and Columbus are spread throughout the boil, and a huge sack of Amarillo for dry hopping. The hop combination gives this brew a distinct profile true to its IPA roots. The presentation is clear copper with a thick tan head, coupled with billowing citrus and floral hop aroma. "Do You Dare" to enjoy this fine ale from the Reaper? Brewed at Sudwerk for ReaperAle.
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 Ungstrup (14760), Frederiksberg, Denmark
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Nov 5, 2005  
[At RBSG 2005] An amber beer with a small beige head. The aroma is sweet and very hoppy, but also with notes of caramel. The flavor is very sweet and very hoppy with alfa acids mingling in.


 Storm (2685), Amager, Denmark
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Nov 3, 2005  
65 cl bottle. No yeast in bottom. Amber colour with a very nice head. Great aroma of flower very hoppy. Also extreme hoppy flavour of bitter and dryness. Overall very fresh and nice IPA.


 mjg74 (1995), La Mesa, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/515/20
Oct 28, 2005  
Pours a light ruby/golden color. Aroma is hoppy with a bit of candy sweetness. Some pine and citrus as well. Hoppy flavor, but not super hoppy. Alcohol is noticable, not alot but it is there. A bit of malt is present. Nice sipping beer. Nice bitter finish. Bomber.


 Aubrey (2773), Denver, Colorado, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Oct 11, 2005  
Bright golden; nice head. Very rich, smooth and velvety texture. Alcohol is hidden fairly well, but it’s definitely warming. Bold malt flavors and intense hops. Lofty aromas of honey, flowers and nectar. Healthy bitterness. Ballsy, tasty double IPA.


 Silphium (2117), Haslett, Michigan, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Sep 19, 2005  
Sampled at the Ohio Labor Day gathering, provided (I believe) by BBB63. Hazy amber body, medium cream/buff clumping head. Bready, light piney aroma with some fruit rind but balanced nicely by malts. Sweet, sugary grapefruit body with rind flavors and pine, bread, and toast, and flashes of alcohol. Full and creamy. A very good IPA that didn’t really scream "I2PA" to me, but I wasn’t aware of the high ABV when I sampled this!


 trokini (1027), San Diego, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20
Aug 30, 2005  
I had this the same night I tried the Moylan’s IPA. Thank God I had that one first. Bronze pour with a huge head. Full of hops in the aroma with a good mix of pine and grapefruit. Powerful hops in the taste, mixed with a sweet malt back. Hoppy kind of bitterseet finish. Nice.


 BückDich (4793), McCall, Idaho, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/515/20
Aug 24, 2005  
Bottle: Mahogany color, light head, light lacing. Nose of musky hops and malt sweetness, fairly basic and balanced. The flavor is spicy and winter warmerish. Finish is nice and balanced as well. Good!


 Aurelius (2643), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Aug 24, 2005  
Woody gold brown. A more mature tasting beer than the Papago Hop Father that this went back-to-back with. Rich, caramel,diacetyl and fruit. Satisfying palate. Better than the last Reaper beer that I had by a long shot.



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