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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8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle bought at Whole Foods in Portland in March 2016. A bit hazy light orange with a white head. Fresh and hoppy with pineapple, mango and some citrus. Refreshing and nicely drinkable with a medium bitter finish. Excellent hop juice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Apr 2016
at 05:21
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours clear gold into a tulip. Bright white head with good retention recedes leaving soapy spiders. Lemon joy and mild scallion aromas. Thick with mango and papaya tort upfront turning to sweet resin, and unfortunate lemon cleanser that dominates the lasting finish as it warms
Tried
on 11 Apr 2016
at 17:22
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
2nd March 2016
Lightly hazy gold beer, tidy pale cream colour head. Palate is light and semi dry with good fine carbonation. Smooth pale malts, light creamy sweetness. Hops are pithy and mildly spicy. Modest tropical fruits underneath light pine. Semi dry finish. Hop spicy linger. This bottle is at least 6 months old so it has held up well.
Lightly hazy gold beer, tidy pale cream colour head. Palate is light and semi dry with good fine carbonation. Smooth pale malts, light creamy sweetness. Hops are pithy and mildly spicy. Modest tropical fruits underneath light pine. Semi dry finish. Hop spicy linger. This bottle is at least 6 months old so it has held up well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Mar 2016
at 05:18
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
375 ml bottle poured into a Spiegelau tulip. Bottled on 1/12/2016. Hazy golden orange with 1-2 fingers of off-white head. Aromas of citrus, tropical fruit, light pine and floral notes, stone fruit. Tastes of citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit, floral notes, garlic and onion, light pine. Medium body with a dry finish. Nice juicy mouthfeel. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Mar 2016
at 22:04
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
At a tasting, small creamy bubbly head, hazy orange color, aroma of citrus, onion and guava, fruity flowery flavor with a very light maltiness in the back, shrubby slightly soapy bitterness, suprisingly light bodied. Highly drinkable.
Tried
on 17 Feb 2016
at 07:39
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at a tasting at troubles’s place. Yellow-golden. Nice fruity hoppy aroma, tropical, citric, and slightly oniony. Flavor of juicy fruity hops, with light sweetness and moderate bitterness. Medium-bodied. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Feb 2016
at 09:26
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Keg at Mikkeller SF. Pours clear deep gold with a frothy white head. Big dank hop nose, with notes of rich cat urine, mango, melon, tangerine. Medium sweet flavor with some oily pine, orange, piss, pale bread. Medium to full bodied with average carbonation. Lightly resinous on the finish, with more pee and tropical fruits, pale bread, light pine. Solid DIPA. Great mosaic expression.
Tried
on 29 Jan 2016
at 02:28
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle, thanks to Lectvay. Slightly cloudy dark orange with decent sized creamy white head, floral/grapefruit aroma, medium carbonation, sweetish taste with mango and guava flavors, full body, medium bitter finish. Very flavorful and satisfying.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jan 2016
at 14:38
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours a clear peachy gold with a light gray head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has lots of earthy tropical fruit with some grapefruit, a bit of onion and a bit of sweet grains. Flavor has a good amount of earthy tropical fruit supported by onion, sweet grains and a hint of grapefruit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jan 2016
at 23:50