Rock Art Belvidere Big IPA

Brewed by Rock Art Brewery
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Morrisville, Vermont USA

Serve in Shaker, Snifter

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22oz bottle pours a clear orange with some frothy, lacing, white head. Soapy nose, fairly pungent hops, grapefruit zest, lemon zest, pine needles. Flavor is malty, some honey, some agave syrup, then loads of sticky hops, pine, lemon, grapefruit, orange candied. Full, sticky finish. A bit sloppy, but pretty good overall.

Out of the bomber and into my snifter, it poured a beautiful hazy orange and left the same color body. A half centimeter white foamy head concaves gently into the body. The smell had rich fruity notes up front with hops backing it up very strong. Malts were more subdued. The taste was pretty much the same. The palate was about a medium with some slight sharpness on the tongue. At 8% for the ABV, the alcohol was fairly hidden well which lead to fairly sessionable beer. Overall, this would be a hop forward double IPA, I liked it for the most part, but probably won’t seek it out again.

Nose is caramel, pine, strong flowers. The appearance is slightly murky red, translucent, white head. The flavor is just like the aroma, maybe a little more bread in additiona to caramel maltyness. The finish is perfumy, floral hops. Medium in body, lots of carbonation. Pretty nice.

22 oz. bottle, pours a clear coppery orange with a medium foamy beige head with good retention. Aroma of toasted bread, biscuity malts, and mild piney and resinous hops, though rather mild on the hop character. Flavour of faded, muted piney hops, lots of caramel malt, toasted bread, and some wood. For a fresh bottle, this is surprisingly muted on the hops and features a much heavier caramel malt backbone without the often-accompanying sweetness from more malt-heavy IIPAs. Rather lively carbonation for the style, more so than I’d desire from an IPA. All in all, solid but with obvious flaws.

Bomber from Whole Foods Market Paramus. Pours a hazy orange color with a large creamy white head. Good head retention. Aroma of resin, pine and floral hops with faint pale malts. The taste is big citrus, herbal and resin hops. Medium bodied, lingering bitterness, average carbonation. Definitely on the dry and hoppy side, but a solid DIPA.

Strong aroma of citrus and pine hop scents and grass odors. Tastes follows suite with hop notes of grapefruit, orange rinds and pine. Not much malt flavor. A strong bitter  flavor which doesn’t quite follow into the aftertaste.  Palate is relatively thin, but doesn’t take away from the ale. Alcohol is noticeable on the palate, but not when not held. Overall, a very hoppy beer with little to no malt flavor and a strong bitterness.

22oz bottle in a solo cup. Pours amber. Aroma of citrusy hops plus some caramel malts. Flavor mainly of hops. Average texture. A decent beer.

Bottle. Pours a clear amber with a foamy off-white head. Big hoppy aroma of pine, citrus & caramel. Flavor was toasted malts, citrus, piney resin, caramel and a hint of grapefruit with a dry finish.

Hazy amber color with a foamy tan head. Very full with a floral, but sweet, hoppiness that is not out of balance. Very nice and punchy finish.

clear copper with foamy white head and excellent lacing, light pine and cascade floral nose. Medium to light medium mouthfeel with no discernible ethanol even at 8%. Well balanced and drinkable though not to be construed as a DIPA. Really reminds me of SNPA