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  IPA - Imperial / Double Regular
Score
7.64
ABV: 8.0% IBU: - Ticks: 14
You just may fall in love with this DIPA. Its intense hop kick comes from a healthy dose of Mosaic hops.
 

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8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottled. Clouded amber pour. Sticky lacing. Strong smell of mangos. Bursting with juice. Some resin oushop plus pineapple. Quite good. Not just another iipa

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2025 at 01:45


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Ever so slightly hazy golden and peach coloured body with a nice, two to three centimetre tall tan head. Aroma of alcohol, light grain, a dash of flowers, some citrus and stone fruits with a strong hit of sugars - mainly caster sugar - noticeable. Medium to Full-bodied; Robust malt and alcohol presence with a large floral and resinous side along with a touch of alcohol, more astringent hops and a little honey and sweet notes with the yeast very present. Aftertaste shows some flowers, a good hit of the resin and piney flavours and then a lot of the hop and bitterness from some more malty and earthy notes that shows some Simcoe or Warrior notes moreso than any of the 'newer' hop varietals and more akin to an 'older' school Imperial IPA. Overall, a nice and balanced Imperial IPA with a lot of malt, alcohol and sugar and less so of the hops, especially on the citrusey and fruitier side. I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint sized can, purchased from Total Wine in Springfield, Virginia on 20-October-2019 for US5,99 sampled in my hotel room here in Williamsburg (where the brewery is from!), Virginia on 24-October-2019, just four days later.

Tried from Can on 25 Oct 2019 at 13:16


8

Hop juice but also dry notes that make for a unique taste. Lots of papaya and melon notes.

Tried from Can on 10 Jul 2018 at 16:20


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Pours a nice dark amber from a can, some lacing. Grass, stone fruit, a little dried apricot, both in aroma, more forward in flavor. Ends with a nice bitter finish, not overly sweet to begin with, well-balanced. Good beer.

Tried from Can on 03 Jul 2018 at 23:17


9.2
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

Bomber from Whole Foods Market Fair Lakes Aroma: citrus, pine, tropcal fruit, caramel Appearance: hazy golden with a white head Taste: medium sweetness, medium bitterness, Palate: medium body, sticky, average carbonation, bitter, Delicious

Tried on 05 Jul 2017 at 20:49


8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle pours with a murky deep copper body that supports a thin near white head. The aroma offers up malty sappy pine hops and little else. The taste delivers a nice blend of bitter pine hops and then sweeter malts. To midway it gets a little floral in hops as well as lingering bitter pine hops. Tasted on the cold side but pretty tasty.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Dec 2016 at 17:26


8.9
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

22oz bottle. Poured a beautiful golden orange color with a medium sized white head. Aroma was a sharp hoppy aroma of citrus and pine resin. Incredibly tasty with a mild malt sweetness and a juicy hop character. Alcohol is in there, but it’s really smooth and easy to drink. This beer was amazing.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Aug 2016 at 14:20


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Very nice. Lots of peel and some citrus, pineapple. Orange pour with good head and lacing. Bitter finish with some tang. Tao at Red Apron.

Tried on 07 Aug 2016 at 10:12


8.2
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

Tap into a snifter showing lightly filtered orange with a finger of clean white foam. The nose is subtle with clean guava and very light tropical fruit. The palate is moderately carbonated and medium bodied. Flavors of juicy tropical fruit (pineapple, mango, a bit of kiwi) and a clean juicy finish. Still dry throughout and just in general a very well made IIPA.

Tried from Draft on 24 Jul 2016 at 14:24


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draft at Churchkey. Cloudy golden color, massive white head. Summer fruit aroma. Taste is earthy light onions. OK.

Tried from Draft on 19 Jul 2016 at 16:08