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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6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Crisp copper coloured body with a thinnish tan head. Aroma of grapefruit, alcohol, oak, dry malt, resin and a good deal of cognac. Medium-bodied; Strong resinous, piney and grapefruit flavour with a good dose of malt and even more alcohol - strong, pungent and very warming. Aftertaste shows of some older hops with less alpha acids, a good deal of pine and light apricot fruits and a heavy alcohol note throughout. Overall, a good Imperial IPA, but showing too much alcohol, not enough hops and only a small level of complexity - still, it was nice to try. I sampled this 37,5 cL split bottle purchased from Pearl Specialty Market in Portland, Oregon on 04-May-2015 for US$6,46 sampled at home in Washington a few minutes after completing the USMC Marathon 2015 on 25-October-2015.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Oct 2015
at 12:50
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at Gourmet Haus. Pours a hazy yellow with full and sustained white head. Aroma mixes equally with malt and hops. Hop aroma is earthy and subtle. Flavor is more towards meadow, grass, biscuit and lemon.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 May 2015
at 15:52
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from Malt & Vine. Pours gold with a foamy white head. Aroma of green veg/hop and light fruits. Med + body. Flavor is dankish with crazy fruits and some supporting caramel. It’s mosaic, but has lots of citrus too. Some quaffs make me think of sliced cactus. Very strongly flavored without a hint of heat. Very, very hoppy and tasty. Not to mention nicely bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Mar 2015
at 23:03
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On tap at Bend pub. Pours out a dark golden topped with a sand head. Nose is pine citrus tropical fruit floral hops and some grapefruit. Taste is as the nose with a great hop mix along with a good caramel sweetness grapefruit bitterness on the end.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Oct 2014
at 13:00
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On Tap at the Bend BP Another deep golden/light amber beer with a thin soapy head. and lacing. Nice light malty sweetness in the aroma and lits of sweet citrusy aroma and flavors. Great ballance and big flavors on each side. Not super bitter. But very hoppy
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Sep 2014
at 21:23