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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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 marcus (1826), Sacramento, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/515/20
Oct 1, 2008  
This copper ale poured with a thick beige head and a floral aroma. It’s very hoppy with lots of citrus and pine lending a familiar northwest hophead aura. There is also a tasty caramel malt base that leaves a thick finish on one’s palate.


 skoisirius (570), Seattle, Washington, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/516/20
Sep 24, 2008  
22 oz bottle. Pours a see through golden copper with a small light tan head that diminishes quickly. Fairly resin filled piney nose. The flavor is a huge continuation of the nose, very resiny and piney with a huge malt backing. These flavors do a tremendous job of thickly coating the pallet before flushing a deep citrus bitter end through the finish. 9.1% is not too detectable, but is hinted at. Nice work over all!


 blutt59 (2042), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Sep 6, 2008  
bottle, golden orange pour with large tan head, nose is malty pine, flavor is pine, malty grapefruit and a sticky thick finish


 Brigadier (1220), Chagrin Falls, Ohio, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/102/514/20
Aug 23, 2008  
22 oz bottle

This was an over the top unbalanced imperial IPA. I’ve had it for a few months in the fridge. I don’t think that caused it to go off the rails so much. Other beers in the style seem to hold up well in the same conditions. Thanks to whomever bonused it. However unless the other Reaper Ales are brewed better I’m not going to revisit this brewery.

Aroma / Appearance - A billowing two finger head surged above a carbonated bronze body. Orange peels, lemon and pine blasted the dust out of my nose. Strongly hopped this was about as extreme as it can get. Somewhere in the debris field was a trace of maltiness.

Flavor / Palate - The bitterness overwhelms any other aspects of the flavor profile. It is strong enough that I even got tea dregs at one point. A one dimensional hop bomb I ended up leaving half the bottle alone. If I had another one I would just age it until it turned into a mellow barleywine. Perhaps then it would be more drinkable.


 AmEricanbrew (1747), Louisiana, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Aug 6, 2008  
Clear amber with a tan head. Mild aroma is sweet caramel with piney hops. Medium body. Flavor mirrors the smell with sweet caramel dashed with a pine and alcohol bitterness. Probably better to drink a fresh Sleighor


 JB175 (1654), Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/514/20
Aug 5, 2008  
Darker amber pour with a med-lg head. Aroma is thick with piney/citrus/tropical fruit hops and some big, sugary malts. Flavor is sugary, sweet, and sticky with the hops pushed a bit too much to the background. Still quite tasty. Nice DIPA overall.


 JDUB (170), Beautiful Venice Beach, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Aug 3, 2008  
rich copper/amber hus with a soft fluffy off white head. Earthy hop flavor up front with a lingering sweet candy hop after taste. lightly hopped in my opinion for a double ipa.


 RCL (1443), Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/56/104/514/20
Jul 20, 2008  
Beautiful pour. Mango skin aroma. Slightly boozy, piney hops with more not-quite-ripe mango flavor.



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