12 Beers of Apocalypse # 5 - Ruin Rosemary Agave IPA
Elysian Brewing in Seattle, Washington, United States 🇺🇸
IPA Series|
Score
6.97
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
22oz bottle during the complete set tasting. Pours out a orangeish topped with a small head. Nose is agave citrus orange hop have faded a bit. I am sure this was more bright fresh. But that’s the risk you take to try the complete set at once. Taste is more of the agave along with a citrus touch.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
22 Oz bottle pour. Pours a copper orange color with medium head. Floral hops aroma. Medium bitterness hop flavor with sweet fruit mixed in. Probably a little better fresh, but other way this is good.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Sample during the Armageddon tasting at Ale Wine & Spirits in Powell on 12/20/2012. Hazy yellow-gold color with a medium fluffy white head that dissipates slowly. Strings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of floral hops, citrus and malt. Medium body with flavors of herbal hops, citrus and pale malts. The finish is herbal and floral with a zesty citrus aftertaste. Decent overall.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Location: 22 oz bottle from State Line, 11/4/12, My First Post-Sandy Tick, it's good to be back home!
Aroma: The nose has a citrus hop presence, agave, and some underlying spice as well
Appearance: It pours an unclear orange color with a small, bubbly white head and light lace
Flavor: It is light-medium sweet, a bit fruity, some rosemary/spice, and a medium hop bitterness
Palate: The body is medium, it has an average-to-lively carbonation, and a fairly dry finish
Overall Impression: Overall, this is a very solid IPA. I thought the agave and rosemary worked pretty well, and are both subtle enough as to not overwhelm the beer. Very solid addition to the 12 Beers of the Apocalypse Series (of which I have now ticked the first 7). I hope I get to try, and look forward to trying, the next 5 beers in this quality series.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle @ home picked up at Wilbur’s Foco. Pours a pretty cloudy orange appearance with a nice sized off white head. Kind of dank, Honey, grapefruit, somewhat herbal, lightly piney hoppy aroma. Somewhat chewy yeasty, orange/grapefruit citrusy, light pineapple, mild spicy herbal, honey, vanilla birthday cake flavor. Not the best I’ve had from Elysian but really a nice, easy drinking, quite unique flavor. I didn’t really get rosemary outside of a slightly spicy herbal element. Thank you Elysian for not making my night of ticking a complete waste!
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bomber. Cloudy golden yellow color, small white head. Aroma of straw and light spice. Taste starts sweet, then citrus. Interesting.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Labelled as an IPA on the beer menu, but not as hoppy as I would have expected. Pleasantly bitter without being too strong. Strong flavor but not long lasting on the palate. A dark copper color with minimal head, served in a tulip glass.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
650 ml bottle. Pours a yellow tawny color with little head but lots of carbonation. Funky aromas of citrus and melon with a bit of sulphur. Flavors of lemon and malt.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle: Poured a murky orange to copper with a white fast dissipating head. Aroma is citrus and hops. Taste is nice gritty hops with nice fresh grain.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bomber from Malt & Vine. Pours dishwater orange/gold with a foamy white head. Aroma seems like citrus hop. With something a bit like sweat sox. Near full bodied. Flavor is sort of like papery sweetish sweat sox. A little bit astringent. The agave is recognizable. I expected rosemary, but I’m not getting it. It’s quite bitterish, but I can’t ascribe that to anything but citrus. Zest? Could be. Finishes balanced. This is the best agave beer I can recall. Usually I detest them. Perhaps the nectar purity standards have improved in recent years.