West Sixth Heller Heaven Double IPA

Brewed by West Sixth Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Lexington, Kentucky USA

Serve in Shaker, Snifter

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On tap at the brewery. Pretty low score on the site, not sure why. It didn’t live up to my expectation, but only because their IPA is so good. Still, this is a great beer. It takes on almost a different character than the IPA, with a sticky marmelade body. Lots of pine and citrus, as expected, and quite clean. Finish is very zesty and lets herbal notes come out. It’s a fairly malty IIPA, but not so much to the point that the hops aren’t the main focus. A little berry sweetness comes through.

Clear medium orange colour with virtually no head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate to heavy hoppy, citrus, fruity, grass, orange - citrus, light pine. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and light heavy bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. [20121128]

Pours golden with a white head. Aroma of light malt, grass, fruity hops. Flavor is malt, caramel, fruity hops, light citrus. Medium body, soft carbonation, light bitter finish with a light alcohol touch. 281112

Dark yellow with small white head. Aroma is malt, fruit, hops, citrus and a little grapefruit. Flavour is malt, fruit, hops, citrus, grapefruit, medium sweet, pine and medium bitter.

Light hazy golden with a small off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and rather hoppy - peach and grapefruit. Flavor is quite sweet and rather bitter. Dry and rather bitter finish. 281112

Medium head with medium duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are rich hops, citrus, pine, caramel and malt. Long bitter finish.

On draft. Cloudy golden orange with a thick foamy head. Aroma of typical PacNW hops, with some sweet malt and fruity yeast esters. Flavor is sweet and malty with a medium hop bitterness and a light alcohol heat. Medium body with a slightly syrupy mouth feel. Decent 2xIPA, slightly sweet and lots of fruity esters.

nice orange color. Very strong citrus aroma a little too strong. Very strong citrus and malt flavor, not great. a very piney finish with a alcohol taste. Overall not bad but not really good.

Growler from friend, orangish color with lofty white head that lasted and left some great lacing. The punch you in the face aroma of the citrus hops was fantastic. You got the same on the first sip and then it quickly disappears doesnt linger. Very nice, very very nice.

Draft. Poured clear dark orange copper color with an average fizzy off-white head that was mostly lasting with excellent lacing. Moderate to heavy earthy citrus hop aroma. Medium to full body with a slick texture and soft carbonation. Medium to heavy smooth bittersweet flavor with a medium to heavy bittersweet finish of moderate to long duration.This is a solid beer.