Toccalmatto Surfing Hop Imperial IPA

Brewed by Birrificio Toccalmatto
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Fidenza (PR), Italy

Serve in Shaker, Snifter

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750 ml bottle (8,5% ABV). A hazy/cloudy medium to dark brown beer with a huge, frothy, creamy, lacing, mostly lasting beige head. The aroma is moderately malty, moderately to heavily hoppy, lightly yeasty. There are notes of caramel, toasted grain, resin, pine needles, grapefruit, licorice and alcohol.The flavour is moderately to heavily sweet, moderately sour, lightly to moderately bitter. Medium to full body, velvety/syrupy texture, lively carbonation, very long finish with moderate to heavy bitterness, moderately alcoholic, lightly abrasive. Very dark for the style and a sort of DIPA meets Barley wine. The malt is present in a very good and fair amount, but it’s almost overpowered by the massive hopping. Clean and absolutely not overly syrupy and sticky or abrasive. Aromatic with a long lasting and lingering bitterness. I liked it a lot.

Bottle. Dark brown, average and mostly diminishing light brown head. Moderate, malty and caramel sweetish aroma, fruitiness, piney and grapefruit hoppyness. Body is medium to full, malty and sweet flavor, piney and grapefruit hoppyness, some fruitiness and alcohol. Finish is average, malty and sweet, alcohol, some hoppyness and fruitiness. Sweet DIPA, alcohol is noticeable in the finish.

(bottle, 75cl) Hazy, dark amber colour with a beige and thick foamy head. Fruity and piney hoppy aroma with notes of citrus, grapefruit and a peppery spicy touch, accompanied by a tinge of toasted malt. Sweet-bitter flavour, full bodied with a mild carbonation. Earthy and slightly toasted malty taste with spicy, almost a bit ethereally notes and a rich hops character; sweet and moderately bitter, medium-dry finish with a rounded malty and hoppy aftertaste with spicy and almost vinous fruity notes. Bravo. 09.III.11

Alla spina a Rimini, poi in bottiglia da 75 condivisa con Gian. Una fantastica Imperial IPA, ambrata, resinosa, saporitissima. "Ai confini del luppolo"

Bottle@Home. Super hopped but not overwhelming. Wonderful balance between bitter and sweet. Accompanied with hoppy flavours as well as fruit and malts. Very nice.

Bottle from Bierkompass. Dark brown color with medium white head. Aroma, fruity, honey and spices. Taste, hops, citrus, spices. Nice grapefruit bitter finish. Nice beer.

bottle, thanks to bu11zeye, dark brown pour with a soft buttery caramel aroma, flavors of caramel and citrus fruit with a bitter finish

Bottle (8.5%) thanks to bu11zeye. Pours with a hazed amber brown body and a tan head that stays. Aroma of raw table sugar, herbal hops, fruit, apricot. Flavors are bland, tea, dirty water, bitter and herbal hops. Taste under attenuated and green (homebrew like...nearly like a young extract beer). Lively bubbles. Very rough.

(750ml bottle) Pours a lightly hazy deep amber body with a small beige head. Aroma of caramel, grapefruit, pineapple, and light pine. Flavor of caramel malt, grapefruit, peach, apricot, and pineapple with a dry, moderately bitter finish.

Very dark, low carbonation with a not persistent froth. Hoppy, with a mix of floral and resin. A little bit sweet and well balanced. Very good.