Central Waters Brewing Co. Illumination Double IPA

Illumination Double IPA

 

Central Waters Brewing Co. in Amherst, Wisconsin, United States 🇺🇸

  IPA - Imperial / Double Rotating
Score
7.37
ABV: 9.4% IBU: 100 Ticks: 28
A walloping Double IPA, Illumination is immensely bitter yet unfathomably well balanced. Copious amounts of Centennial, Chinook, and Simcoe hops give it a citrusy mouthful of tropical pineapple and mango. Nicely rounded with toasty malts for gentle sweetness. Here's to all you hopheads!
 

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7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottled. Orangey pour. Citrus, pineaplple, etc. Bitter resiny hops and pine finish. Pretty good IIPA

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2025 at 01:15


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Old rating from 2017 - 355ml bottle brought back from NYC. Pours amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of citrus, grapefruit, pineapple, pine, hints of pepper & hops. Medium body. Dry medium bitter finish

Tried from Bottle on 23 Feb 2025 at 18:57


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

12oz bottle pours out golden orange topped with a white head. Nose is pine citrus hop forward some sweet caramel malts. Taste is more of the nice citrus pine resin hops and a sweet balanced malt.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Sep 2018 at 20:06



7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Golden orange pour small head. Nose is citrus and pine. Tastes of pine needles, caramel, honey, orange citrus, pineapple,and resin. Bitter slightly sweet finish. Decent.

Tried on 05 Jul 2015 at 22:32


8.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Draft. From notes. Citrus, grapefruit and light pine dominates. Decent caramel malt backbone. Pretty darn good.

Tried from Draft on 04 Aug 2014 at 20:00


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Location: Draft at Jake Melnick's, 5/27/14

Aroma: The aroma is pine and citrus hops, resin, and some caramel
Appearance: It pours a clear orange-amber color with a mid-sized off-white head
Flavor: The flavor is fairly bitter with a some lighter sweetness for a little balance
Palate: The body is medium, it has a soft-to-average carbonation, and a long, dry finish
Overall Impression: I enjoyed this beer. Nice example of the style, maybe not a top-of-style example, but a nice one for sure.

Tried from Draft on 13 Jul 2014 at 13:36


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

Well carbonated. Dry hops and a full palate with intense hop flavor. This beer is more focused on the hops and the malt is underneath. Citrus and herbal finish.

Tried on 10 Jan 2014 at 10:04


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Sampled on draft at the House of 1000 Beers this beer poured a medium caramel-tan color with a medium sized creamy orange-tan head that lingered and left great lacing. The aroma was tangy and sweetish pine. The flavor was tangy and sweet pine, resin, a bit of grapefruit and floral hops. Medium length tangy and sweet finish with lingering pine and floral hops. Moderately full bodied. Interesting.

Tried from Draft on 20 Jul 2013 at 20:12


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

Bottle thanks to madbeerbaron. Pours clear orange with a small beige head and good lacing. Aroma is citrus, pine, passionfruit, a touch of cat piss. Flavor is the same, light sweet, medium bitter, with a touch of dankness that I enjoy in my IPAs. Medium body, oily mouthfeel. Definitely a hop bomb, but a well crafted one IMO.

Tried from Bottle on 26 May 2013 at 11:13