Nice sweet fresh aroma. Mild hoppiness, very smooth. Beer almost reminds me of a dry Belgian style. Nice mild flavor, almost milky. My beer #100 since I started tracking my ratings.
3.5 out of 5 Stars.
Category Archives: Imperial IPA
Uinta Dubhe
Dark sweet smell. Nice strong fruity hop flavor. Sweetness fades quickly and leaves a nice hop flavor. Eventually that fades and you’re left with a clean dark malt flavor like a good dry stout. Very nice but almost a bit too complicated combination of flavors.
4 out of 5 Stars.
Schmaltz Hebrew Bittersweet Lenny’s R.I.P.A.
Slightly sweet, heavy aroma. Initial taste similar with a bit of hop flavor hidden amongst a very strong and sweet malt flavor. Finishes malty and sweet.
3.5 out of 5 Stars.
Laughing Dog Sneaky Pete Imperial IPA
Not much aroma other than a strong sweet smell when it gets close. Fairly harsh taste bite with a faint aftertaste. Not bad, but feels like you’re taking a calculated sacrifice just to take in the high alcohol. There are better high alcohol beers on the market.
2.5 out of 5 Stars
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New Holland Imperial Hatter
Mild aroma, a bit hoppy taste with a slightly malty aftertaste. Very easy drinking.
4 out of 5 Stars.
Viven Imperial IPA
Slight sweet smell. Hits taste buds with heavy sweet taste of hops. Finishes fairly easy, with a moderate hop aftertaste. Good.
4 out of 5 Stars.
Epic Imperial IPA Exponential Series
Release #16. Nice sweet aroma. Sweet hoppy aroma that finishes sweetly. A bit too sweet overall.
3.5 out of 5 Stars.
Southern Tier Oak Aged Un*earthly
Awesome woody oak aroma. Slightly sweet hop flavor, smooth aftertaste. Kind of ruined my taste test by eating mint chocolate before…
4 out of 5 Stars.
Sierra Nevada Hoptimum
Aroma a bit strong of alcohol. Taste a bit harsh, mix between alcohol and hops. Sweet/harsh aftertaste that quickly fades.
3 out of 5 Stars.
Dogfish Head 90 Minute Imperial IPA
Nice mild hoppy aroma. Good full-flavored hoppy taste that gets the saliva flowing. Nice moderate hoppy aftertaste that fades nicely. Great hop taste, but very well balanced.
5 out of 5 stars.