Suruga Bay Imperial IPA
Baird Brewing Co. in Izu, Shizuoka, Japan 🇯🇵
IPA - Rye Regular|
Score
7.15
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Hazy lively amber, nice grapey, melon hop nose, floral? Earthy, very bitter hop, has a hit of amber malts and a pronounced shot of alcohol in the finish.
Tried
on 17 May 2016
at 12:19
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines; hazy copper pour with a bubbly off white head, aroma has grapefruit and tangerine, taste has floral action, some lychee, citrus, quite lemony, floral action, OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Apr 2016
at 12:09
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap (BGM4, Wrocław). Pine, citrus and grapes in aroma, which is very intensive. Bitterness is medium to high but very gentle. Beer is light and very drinkable.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Apr 2016
at 10:33
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tap.Dark amber colour with medium white head.Aroma is fruity of exotic fruits and toffee caramel but most of pineapple and mango soft and smooth but with some harsh finish overall.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Nov 2015
at 06:56
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
330 ml bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 5/13/2015. Pours moderate hazy/cloudy deep orange/copper color with a 1 finger dense off white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass. Aromas of grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, apple, mango, lemon zest, orange peel, pine, honey, caramel, brown sugar, toasted bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/tropical/earthy hops, fruity yeast, and moderate dark/bready malt notes; with good strength. Taste of big grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, apple, mango, lemon zest, orange peel, pine, honey, caramel, brown sugar, toasted bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Moderate amount of pine/citrus rind bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, lemon/orange peel, pine, caramel, toasted bread, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Damn nice robustness, complexity, and balance of citrus/tropical/earthy hops, fruity yeast, and moderate dark/bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Fair amount of dryness from bitterness as well. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately sticky, and lightly creamy mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a slight warmth lingering after the finish. Overall this is a damn nice DIPA style. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/tropical/earthy hops, fruity yeast, and dark/bready malt flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink for the ABV. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Oct 2015
at 21:00
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
4 oz pour on draft at ChurchKey during the Baird/Shiga Kogen Tap Takeover. Shared by solidfunk, thanks! Hazy orange with off-white head. Aromas of sweet malt, citrus, light tropical fruit. Tastes of citrus, sweet malt, tropical fruit. Medium body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Sep 2015
at 23:29
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Some citrus and a little booze. Some pine. Pours hazy light orange with good head. Bitter finish. Tap at Churchkey.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Sep 2015
at 16:42
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
(Bottle) Cloudy amber with thin white head. Pleasant fruity aroma with hints of biscuit. Medium body with excellent soft carbonation. Very tasty and nicely balanced. There’s plenty of fruit notes, both sweet and tangy, at the start which give way to some light toffee malt and a steadily gathering spiciness and hoppy bitterness for a crisp but not aggressive long finish. Great taste - I kept having to sample it again - there’s quite some complexity in that well balanced profile. Excellent beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Sep 2015
at 07:11
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Hazy orange color. Good hop aroma. Taste: tropical fruit and citrus, sweet malty nectar, not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2015
at 05:47
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Hazy brownish color with white head. Bready malts, caramel, some grapefruit, moderate bitterness and booziness. I guess this bottle was a little bit too old. Ok
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jul 2015
at 13:16