Sagefight Imperial IPA
Deschutes Brewery in Bend, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.00
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Citrusy hops go head to head with resinous sage and juniper in a flavor battle royale.
Malt: Pale, Crystal, Munich
Hops: Millennium, Bravo, Amarillo, Centennial
Other: Sage, Juniper Berries
Malt: Pale, Crystal, Munich
Hops: Millennium, Bravo, Amarillo, Centennial
Other: Sage, Juniper Berries
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 oz bottle. Pours a slightly hazy orange with a yellowy off-white head. Sage aroma, pine hoppiness, tea, and a touch of toasted malt. Flavor leads with sage, juniper, pine flavors, some tea, and a bit of sweet maltiness. Not usually the flavors I go for, but it’s quite good. Well made.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jun 2017
at 00:50
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours a dark copper orange with a thick finger of creamy beige head. Lots of thick lacing. At first “glance,” the aroma of a huge IPA permeates with a light sage note with some juniper. With further sniffing the sage grows stronger, but not overwhelming. However, when it comes to taste, the sage evident, but the juniper is pretty potent. Think gin with an IPA chaser and this is pretty much it. Glad to have the smaller format on this... more than 12oz at a time would be a chore.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Apr 2017
at 09:59
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle shared by Brian. Pours lightly hazy amber, small off-white head, dissipates quickly, some lacing. Aroma is caramel, sage, pine. Flavor is medium sweet, medium bitter, caramel and pine, herbal notes. Medium body, some what harsh and a bit hot. Liking the sage and juniper, but the underlying IPA was too sweet and harsh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Feb 2017
at 14:08
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. A- Sage, juniper, pine, citrus, A- Copper color, clear liquid, off white head. T- Pine, juniper, sage, bitter. P- Full body, average texture, average carbonation, bitter finish. O- I’m not normally a fan of DIPA’s but I do love my sage. This beer turned out quite well. Definitely tons of sage and a gin like juniper flavor along with loads of bitterness. A touch of citrus from the hops as well. Something different for sure.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jan 2017
at 20:13