Chillwave
Great Lakes Brewing in Cleveland, Ohio, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Rotating|
Score
7.57
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Inspired by the North Coast's dedicated (and sometimes chilly) surf community, our fully stoked Imperial IPA will melt the ice in your beard and never lose its balance.
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7/10
Smooth and citrus
Tried
on 06 Mar 2014
at 15:41
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12 ounce bottle. Pours a hazy orange amber color. Medium-sized rocky white head. Rich sweet malt aroma with a big pine hop bouquet. Huge bittersweet toasted malt flavor has a complex hop bill. I detect notes of citrus, pine, tropical fruit and chewy, resiny bitterness. The 9.4% alcohol is easily lost in this complex menagerie of malt and hop flavor. Despite the huge flavors here, there is a sense of balance that allows for a wonderful warming and spicy bitter finish. Nice clinging lace stays through to the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Nov 2013
at 18:03
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Bottle @ home, via trade with Homer321 (I think). Thanks bro! Pours a murky yellow orange appearance with a cream colored head. Floral, grapefruity, bready aroma with a bit of pine and caramel. Toasty malty, spicy, piney, grapefruity hoppy, mild caramel flavor. Decent but maybe I’ll give a bit fresher bottle a shot.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jul 2013
at 23:19
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Crisp ruby and peach-tinted copper coloured body with a bright bronze glow and a nice two centimetre tall tan head. Aroma of alcohol, resinous hops, pine, strong malt and some light grapes. Full-bodied; Strong rich malt and sweet flavours with a good piercing resin and syrupy hop flavour that balances well. Aftertaste shows a lot of alcohol, some light fruit flavours, a hint of resin, a lot of caster sugar sweetness and a rich, hoppy finish that doesn’t overwhelm the palate. Overall, a very well crafted Imperial IPA that is strong, but doesn’t seem as strong as it really is - the hops worked well and the balance was in check. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Total Wine in McLean, Virginia on 02-April-2013 for US$2.79 sampled at home in Washington on 09-July-2013.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jul 2013
at 22:37
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottled. Clear amber color, short head. Aroma of piney and flowery hops, some tropical fruit. Quite bitter taste. Crisp and dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jun 2013
at 01:54
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Great Lakes Chillwave Double IPA (by Great Lakes Brewing (Ohio)):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.7/5
25/V/13 - 12Fl. Oz. bottle @ home - BB: V/2/13 (2013-498) Thanks to BelvidereIPA for the trade!
Clear orange beer, creamy off-white head, little stable, non adhesive. Aroma: fruity, bit piny, citrus, some grapefruit, bit cheesy, smelly feet, bit English. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: pretty bitter, citrus, cheesy hops, fruity, mango, grapefruit. Aftertaste: pretty bitter, fruity, bit cheesy, piny touch. Not bad, but clearly overhyped.
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.7/5
25/V/13 - 12Fl. Oz. bottle @ home - BB: V/2/13 (2013-498) Thanks to BelvidereIPA for the trade!
Clear orange beer, creamy off-white head, little stable, non adhesive. Aroma: fruity, bit piny, citrus, some grapefruit, bit cheesy, smelly feet, bit English. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: pretty bitter, citrus, cheesy hops, fruity, mango, grapefruit. Aftertaste: pretty bitter, fruity, bit cheesy, piny touch. Not bad, but clearly overhyped.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 May 2013
at 11:04
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle: Poured a deep amber/orangey color ale with a rather large foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma consists of fruity hoppy notes with light citrus notes as well with some residual sugar. Taste is also dominated by fruity ester with fruity hops notes and some citrus undertones with some light residual sugar notes. Malt backbone is solid and provides a nice smooth aftertaste. Body is quite full with good carbonation, Solid rendition of the style with good effort to limit the amount of bitterness in the aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 May 2013
at 11:53
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
12 ounce bottle from Studio B, Fayetteville. Pours a clear amber color with a medium sized off-white head. Decent head retention. Big toffee malt aroma with candied citrus, citrus, herbal and resin hops. The taste is toffee malts with some nutty notes, resin, tropical and citrus hops. Medium-full bodied. Just a little bit too drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 May 2013
at 22:06
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours with a clear burnt golden hued body with a small white head. Aromas are citrusy, floral, papaya, caramel, flowers, tangerine and strong peachy hues. Light resin. Flavors are lightly sweet, nutty, floral, citrus. Strong resiny and grassy notes. Medium carbonation, off dry, lightly warming.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Apr 2013
at 18:57
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 10
Overall 6.5
Aroma fruity with grapefruit overtones appearance golden with a slight white top taste with a strong slightly bitter taste that remains long on the palate.
Tried
on 20 Apr 2013
at 15:52