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Viven Imperial IPA

Score
9891
OVERALLStyle
Serve in Shaker, Snifter

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 208   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.75   EST. CALORIES: 240   ABV: 8%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Brewed with Tomahawk and Simcoe hops


most recent ratings

3.8
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
Mr_Hensen (45) - ’s Gravenmoer, NETHERLANDS - MAY 18, 2013
Aroma is wat zoet, gedroogde abrikozen en vijgen. Smaak is erg bitter, citroen en sinaasappel schillen. Maar de nasmaak is weer wat zoeter maar toch blijft hij bitter in de huig hangen. Erg complex biertje met veel smaakniveaus maar voor mij toch echt te bitter om echt van te genieten.

4.4
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
tinybears (38) - BELGIUM - MAY 18, 2013
Drank this beer at Stokerij in Ghent. Trouble amber golden beer with off-white head. Aroma of citrus fruit.Tastes bitter and fruity with some spicy characteristics. Also a bit of honey. The finish is fruity and hoppy but overall a very nice beer.

5
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 20/20
corkyrory66 (232) - BELGIUM - MAY 16, 2013
Le vivier de ce Viven est intarissable. Cet imperial IPA est une bière, comment dire, royale... Déjà l’étiquette à la Wanted US sur papier kraft. Puis les 8 % abv affiché pour entrer dans le sérieux. Couleur très particulière entre le roux clair et l’abricot mûr. Clarté nette mais la couleur donne l’impression d’un tout léger voile, très joli d’ailleurs. Bulles pas très nombreuses, mais jolie mousse beige moyen à beaux flocons. Arômes de fraises, cerises bigarreau, pamplemousse rose et zeste d’orange. Volume doux mais structuré de la 1ère bouche, qui ouvre sur le pamplemousse accompagné de houblons fleuris/fruités du type Colombus. Arrière-bouche bien fraîche, marquée en haut du palais par une épice. 2ème bouche superbe sur des épices d’Orient, et du malt caramel qui arrive après. 3ème bouche pleine de finesse, élégance et pourtant avec une grande puissance des éléments aromatiques. Avec un côté doo wop qui est très plaisant. La longueur offre des prises de bouche de plus en plus prégnantes, de grandes saveurs, nous amenant à des impressions de grande classe. La levure est fleurie et superbe. L’alcool est comme on a dit sérieux, et remplit son rôle à merveille. La finale nous amène à regretter d’avoir encore si peu de gorgées de superbe breuvage. Tout est ici à son apothéose : arômes, saveurs, douceur … Voilà donc bien un nouveau chef d’oeuvre de ce brasseur par la Proefbrouwerij. Une bière qui va en montant, avec beaucoup d’originalité et de classe.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
yngwie (10760) - Kristiansand, NORWAY - MAY 16, 2013
Bottle. An unclear, dark golden to amber beer topped by a dense, off-white head of finger-thick size. Lots of tropical fruits in the aroma, peaches and orange peel, with a little malty sweetness. Alcohol and grass too. Sweet, bitter and fruity flavor with a faint peppery hint. Lasting bitter and fruity finish. Overall, quite tasteful and pleasant. Would like a bit more sting though, all the way. 130516

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Meilby (4467) - Kristiansand, NORWAY - MAY 16, 2013
Bottle 330ml @ Geokkjer
Pours clear deep golden with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, citrus, grape and grass. Taste is medium sweet and medium bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Geokkjer (4260) - Kristiansand, NORWAY - MAY 16, 2013
Bottle. Pours golden with a creamy off-white head. Aroma of peach, mint, pine, malt and grass. Flavor is sweet orange with some fruitiness, malt, pine and bitterness. Medium body, average carbonation.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
gEUS (580) - Linden, BELGIUM - MAY 11, 2013
330 ml bottle - poured into a Duvel tasting glass. Pours clear deep orange with a nice creay eggshell yellow head. Aroma is typically green hops: pine, bit of spices, apple, grass. Medium body with a stunning bitterness level, nevertheless, not in balance. Taste is only about the hops. Out og balance but certainly a good try

4.3
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
problyboutbeer (2) - Minnesota, USA - MAY 8, 2013 does not count
This is my first tasting of a Viven creation; poured from a bottle into a De Struise glass. The aroma sends a mixed message; citrus, interrupted by undertones of spruce. These two themes are carried into the the taste, where the spice of pine/spruce flavoring dominates. The flavor is more well-balanced here than the aroma. This beer has a very light body, and is an amber-orange color. Pours with a frothy white head that dissipates within minutes. When the yeast is mixed into the glass, there is a leathery flavor present Overall, I find it refreshing; a nice beer for the summertime.

2.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
Jeroenhensen (62) - NETHERLANDS - MAY 3, 2013
Deze ipa heeft een hele sterke geur en ook een sterke.smaak. Alleen naar mijn mening te bitter.

3.9
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
Leepe_steven (79) - BELGIUM - MAY 1, 2013
Pours hazy amber with frotty head. A lot of carbonation. Aroma is fruity, grapefruit, hops. Taste is the same as the aroma, hints of pineapple, bitter, medium body. Very nice beer.


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