Half Hitch Imperial IPA
Crux Fermentation Project in Bend, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Regular|
Score
7.47
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Hops climb up twine that’s just loosely tied to the trellis with a half hitch knot—and this Imperial IPA is just loosely tied to tradition. The Mosaic hop imparts surprisingly floral aromas instead of the more expected grapefruit-y notes. On the palate, complex layers of flavors might remind you of guava, mango, stone fruit and lemon, unraveling your idea of what an Imperial IPA should be.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
(can 12 fl. oz from americanbeer.cz online shop)
* Good, solid DIPA. Hoppy, bitter, malty. *
Clear golden. Lasting white head. Citrus, pine, sweet malty, later some fresh tropical fruits. Medium sweet, medium bitter. Medium-full body. Bitter, warm finish.
* Good, solid DIPA. Hoppy, bitter, malty. *
Clear golden. Lasting white head. Citrus, pine, sweet malty, later some fresh tropical fruits. Medium sweet, medium bitter. Medium-full body. Bitter, warm finish.
Tried
from Can
from American Beer
on 22 Apr 2026
at 20:45
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: bronzed copper with a sly transparency about it, a finger and a half's worth of white foamy head slid off to leave some light lace.
Aroma: some grapefruity/orange/citrusy hop blend, light caramel/toffee malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas together bittersweeet, mild finish of grapefruity hops and malts
Texture: medium bodied, leaning towards being a sipper, some smoothness but also some hop sting on the tongue
Overall: not bad, I think I could have this one again.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: bronzed copper with a sly transparency about it, a finger and a half's worth of white foamy head slid off to leave some light lace.
Aroma: some grapefruity/orange/citrusy hop blend, light caramel/toffee malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas together bittersweeet, mild finish of grapefruity hops and malts
Texture: medium bodied, leaning towards being a sipper, some smoothness but also some hop sting on the tongue
Overall: not bad, I think I could have this one again.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Feb 2026
at 18:46
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
500ml bottle picked up from the taproom in Bend, drunk outside our AirBnb overlooking a bunch of horses. Pours super hazy gold, small foamy head. Aroma is fruity, almost stone-fruit, resin. Taste is noticeably fruity, had to double check it wasn't made with some fruit or other, orange and grapefruit coming to the fore, soft citrus nice resin, hop oil, alcohol seems restrained bringing nice balance and drinkability. Nice DIPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2019
at 04:13
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
Tap at APEX. Aroma is orange, tropical fruit, bit of minerals, grapefruit. Good stuff. Light and sprinkly.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Sep 2019
at 16:03
8/10
Backlog
Tried
on 04 Sep 2018
at 11:39
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Aroma is hop, fruit and evergreen Taste is hoppy with a small malt spine. Hoppy finish. Good on a hot day.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jul 2018
at 22:24
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Canned from Premier Gourmet. Canned 17/3. Perhaps not totally fresh. Clear golden. Tropical fruits, mango, bit of pine. Bit medicinal+spicy. Fairly bitter. Med bodied. Not sure what to make of it
Tried
from Can
on 13 Jun 2018
at 19:45
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cans 4-17-18 3.8 bottle Highland 3-4-16 4.3 draft H & P Hops Fest 6-20-15
Tried
from Can
on 18 Apr 2018
at 01:12
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 6
Fat Mikkeler San fransisco. Tung lite gödsel i doften. Smakar tungt lite ale och svagt brett. Annorlunda dioa där humlen inte hade första platsen. Ja bartendern höll med förra ölen mye godare.
Tried
on 09 Feb 2018
at 14:23
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Poured from the tap. Very slightly hazy dark gold with white head. Citrus and light tropical hops with mild caramel malt, subtle resin finish with mild alcohol.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Aug 2017
at 00:51