Faintly sweet aroma. Full flavor sweetness with a slight harsh edge. I suppose I can taste some herbal tea flavors on there. Somewhat resinous aftertaste that fades out.
3 out of 5 stars.
Category Archives: Imperial IPA
Stone Enjoy By 04.20.16
Says bottled on 3/14/16 so it’s amazing the freshness expected, with just a little over a month shelf life. Nice aroma of fresh, sharp hops. Crisp hop bite with a bit of a sweet aftertaste that’s a bit tangy. If “dank” means halfway between resinous and fruity, that’s how I’d describe this.
4.5 Out of 5 stars.
Roak Blow Your Face Out
Very nice strong hop aroma. Full mouth flavor of slightly sharp, slightly sweet hop flavor. Aftertaste is very strong hop resinous flavor, with a kind of grapefruit tartness that lingers.
3.5 Out of 5 Stars.
Bell’s Mars
Strong sweet aroma. Full flavored sweetness very reminiscent of Hopslam, but without the hint of honey sweetness. Hop harshness mixed with a malt sweetness that leaves a slightly harsh hop aftertaste. Can taste hints of the high alcohol mixed in there.
4 out of 5 Stars.
Bell’s The Oracle
Very strong sweet aroma, almost like rotten or over ripe fruit. Sweet, puckering taste with a sharp hop bite on the backside. Lingering hop aftertaste at a low level. No notable alcohol flavor like you might expect with 10% ABV. Just a very strong, slightly harsh hop flavor to let you know something unique is going on.
4 out of 5 Stars.
Coronado Idiot IPA
Nice sweet hop aroma. Nice sharp grainy hop bite. Full mouth flavor that’s not too harsh and finishes nicely.
5 out of 5 Stars.
Short’s Stache Bender
Very sweet hop smell, almost smells sticky. Intense hop and malt flavor greets you then quickly fades to a mild hop taste then lingers there for a long time. You can taste the grapefruit, but it’s a bit excessive, the regular Hopstache is better balanced to my palate.
4 out of 5 Stars.
Alaskan Hop-a-Thermia
Rich sweet hop aroma, but not too strong. Nice sharp hop bite with a strong malt flavor in the background. Finishes with a nice balance of hops and malt and minor hop flavors fading in the distance. Gives no hint of its big ABV. Label says 040514, but it’s May 9th. I got this as a gift from someone a little over a month ago, so I must have missed the best by date by a month. I wonder how it would be fresh.
4.5 out of 5 Stars.
Stone Enjoy By 02.14.14
Nice dry, sweet hop smell. Nice strong hop flavor with a bit of malt sweetness. Not much aftertaste other than a faint clean sweetness of grains. Delicious blend of go sweetness and malt grain flavor. Drank on 2/1/2014, so I made it in time.
5 out of 5 Stars.
Green Flash Palate Wrecker
Moderately sweet hop aroma. Very full flavored sharp hop taste. Leaves pretty cleanly, leaving faint fresh hop flavors lingering.
4.5 out of 5 Stars.
